Opinion

Today I woke kind of pessimistic, having been mulling the general state of the economy both nationally and globally ,probably from listening to too much news coverage, or it might be me just getting up in a funk but there are many indicators that…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

This week I've been blessed enough to host a friend I haven't seen in over a year. We were room mates in college for nearly all four years and have never quite seen eye to eye, but one of the great things about friendship…MORE

Johnny Pesky (who died last week) was not only a great baseball player at Lincoln High in Portland but he was also a whiz on the ice rink near Vaughn street park where the Portland Beavers played in the 30's.

I know because I…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

I thought I would take things in a different direction this week. I seem to recall my initial Take Two column mentioning something about me including 'How To's' every once in a while, and I've been a bit remiss in that…MORE

Twelve-year-old Jillian Rhodes, just graduated from 6th grade at Marvista Elementary and celebrated the 4th of July at Angle Lake.

She had picked out the yellow kayak and paddled out on the lake, when she noticed the canoe of a 60+year-old…MORE

This morning (Aug. 1) at 11 a.m., I encountered two LaRouche supporters standing by their table blocking the sidewalk. This was right outside the Seahurst Post Office.

Their sign stated "Impeach Obama" and great care had been taken to…MORE

Maybe someone has an answer for me. When did the term "tea party" become a bad word ?

It wasn't that long ago when I was is school, that in American History class I was taught of the exploits of this group and the reasoning behind their…MORE

Some years back I was in New York traveling with former partner Al Sneed.

We were looking for printing equipment but we had some time for sightseeing and noticed Jack Dempsey's restaurant.

For youngsters reading this, Dempsey was…MORE

Friday the 13th has always had a legend of bad luck, but this July was a very lucky day for Richard and Virginia Johnson. Or was it luck? We’ll get to that later.

In 1948, long before Normandy Park became its own city, Richard (90) and…MORE

Dr. Jon CullomMARINE VIEW VETERINARY HOSPITAL In the last three months, three cats have been presented to our veterinary hospital by their owners, dead on arrival.

These were not outdoor cats exposed to potentially fatal circumstances on a…MORE