Each week, I include a Brain Tease to challenge that three-pound lump of gray matter hiding behind your forehead, since brain teasers can stim…
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I appreciate all our readers, but this column is for those (very vocal) Facebook commenters who, based on said comments, do not understand the…
I imagine most of you are retired, and having retired you may have found it wasn’t as simple as you had expected navigating the five common st…
Many of us in our generation are concerned about our memories. Why can’t I remember that brilliant idea I just had, the name of a friend I saw last week, or my oldest son’s birthday — it’s sometime in August! But we may not be the only generation.
Demetra Ann Dionas Kramer, age 86, a resident of The Dalles, Ore., passed away peacefully in her home on Aug. 14, 2021, surrounded by her fami…
In 2018, 480,000 people died from the greatest cause of preventable death — cigarette smoking — in the United States, according to the Centers…
Today, Jenny Loughmiller’s home art studio in The Dalles is awash with light and vibrant color, the walls adorned with neat rows of her foot-square canvases, each with a heart theme. But two years ago, that same room was her master bedroom and one day, when she looked out one of the windows that provide so much light, all she saw was desolation.
To the editor: It is more difficult to engage a man with the word g-o-d than it is with a specific topic derived from the Scriptures. If I began a conversation with a man using the word g-o-d this and g-o-d that it would be a very short conversation. It is much more reasonable to say, “Did you know that the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah foretold of the Jewish people returning to their land after their dispersion by the Romans?”
Fall sports registration is underway; Mind over Mountain adventure race Aug. 6 at Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort; Post Canyon 50K and Half Marathon
Take a moment to review your past and present before pursuing the future. You have too much on your plate, and you must channel your energy in the direction that makes the most sense. Modify your schedule and remain focused on your dreams.
