Opinion

Once again a new year is here. It can be easy to feel both stuck and overwhelmed when…

In last month’s column I mentioned some of the crazy statements I’ve heard from other gun owners. It…

Anyone, in any business, could probably go on and on about the strange ideas some of the people…

Navigating the holidays healthfully can be tricky.  Many challenges present themselves: over eating, food cravings, belly bloat, constipation…

There has been a lot of talk lately about the proposed governor’s budget.  I have it sitting on…

What a year it’s been.  Speaking locally, Lebanon continues to move steadily ahead, which is a good direction. …

I realize that Veteran’s Day has come and gone, and I usually write some kind of firearms-related piece…

Last month we prepared ourselves for making substitutions for white sugar in holiday baking.  We considered the effect…

Based on past experience with urban renewal districts, city officials see a new downtown URD as an opportunity…

I’m going to get a little political on you this time around! I intentionally keep these articles about…

I am writing this article while waiting for a business round table meeting to start at Marshfield High…

It is evident in the stores already – the holidays are almost here. Not only will it soon…

One thing we can say for sure about Lebanon’s ballot for the Nov. 6 election: It’s loaded with…

 Mounting a scope on a firearm can be one of the easiest or most difficult tasks that I…

I vividly remember the last time I over-did the cookie eating.  I had been able to say no…

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me why Portland has so many more legislators…

I should start out by admitting I’m not a big fan of government social programs, which typically, in…

Pancakes. I used to think of them as a weekend luxury – “that thing” you did with the…

The great John Moses Browning was the firearms genius of all time. It is pretty surprising that the…

I want to welcome Susan, my new legislative assistant. Susan is picking up the rhythm of my office…

I recently returned from the annual Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association convention, which is held annually to bring journalists…

One of the most frustrating things to me is explaining to some-one that they can’t just go out…

Comfort food: That is the claim to fame of good ole pasta. Large, small, flat, round, tubular, shell-like…