By Amanda Knox This week Chris and I learned the shim sham. Without getting technical, I’d describe it as a social line dance combining tap-style stomping, gliding, kicking, wiggle-walking, and swagger. The shim sham is what our instructors…MORE
Opinion
Amanda's View: Alone time
Wed, 02/15/17
By Amanda Knox February 14th is creeping up, which reminds me that some of us don’t have partners with which to celebrate, and are perhaps feeling particularly alone. Not bad alone, necessarily, but notably alone, more so than on any other day…MORE
Pat's View: “For Love of Money”
Wed, 02/15/17
There sure has been a lot said and written about the topic of money. You know, money--- that green stuff that has pictures of the presidents on it like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin?
Warren Buffet---inventor…MORE
Pat's View: For Love of Money
Mon, 02/13/17
By Pat Cashman
There sure has been a lot said and written about the topic of money. You know, money--- that green stuff that has pictures of the presidents on it like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin?
Warren…MORE
Amanda's View: Alone time
Mon, 02/13/17
By Amanda Knox
February 14th is creeping up, which reminds me that some of us don’t have partners with which to celebrate, and are perhaps feeling particularly alone. Not bad alone, necessarily, but notably alone, more so than on any other…MORE
Amanda's View: Alone time
Mon, 02/13/17
By Amanda Knox February 14th is creeping up, which reminds me that some of us don’t have partners with which to celebrate, and are perhaps feeling particularly alone. Not bad alone, necessarily, but notably alone, more so than on any other day…MORE
Pancake breakfast in Des Moines is Feb. 10
Wed, 02/08/17
Village Concepts, a third generation family-owned business helping seniors thrive in retirement and assisted living communities throughout Washington state, is excited to announce a pancake breakfast with The Adriana co-owner Brian Scalabrine, a…MORE
Will community give Camp Second Chance a chance?
Wed, 02/08/17
By Lindsay Peyton
All the seats were full at a meeting discussing “Camp Second Chance,” the new homeless encampment at Myers Way.
The line-up of speakers at the Joint Training Facility, 9401 Myers Way South, on Wednesday night,…MORE
Amanda's View: Opportunity to be
Mon, 02/06/17
By Amanda Knox I remember how Don Saulo, the chaplain at Capanne prison, visited every cell each morning and greeted every prisoner by name. He brought in movies for us to watch, and each one—Kung Fu Panda, Avatar—made him cry. He told the…MORE