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Author: Laurie Chandler

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Side Effects: Caution! Attending Your Local Quilting Guild May Land You on the Ocean

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Laurie Chandler

Eleven years ago I moved into the small central Oregon town of Sisters, home of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. I took advantage of the culture of Sisters and learned to quilt. I fell in love with it. Cutting perfectly… Continue Reading →

Columns, Lead Story Laurie Chandler
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Side Effects: Caution, Lost Dreams Can Awaken

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Laurie Chandler

When I was in college in 1978 I took a creative writing course. The final assignment was to write a short story. We had to make copies for the whole class. The class then took the stories home to read… Continue Reading →

Columns, Lead Story Ignore the negative voices in your head, Laurie Chandler, Saying yes, Saying yes to what you were born to do
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Do Over: In Case There’s Another Missile Warning . . .

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Laurie Chandler

  False alarm. Not going to die. Never mind. Wait. What just happened? You mean now I get to plan what I would really do, instead of what I really did do? Great. What I know now, is that I… Continue Reading →

Columns, Lead Story Hawaii missile alert, Laurie Chandler, What to do if there's a nuclear blast, What to have to prepare for a disaster
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The Day the World Ended and Started Again

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Laurie Chandler

MAUI, Hawaii – Jan. 13, 2018: I don’t normally post like this, but today was one of those days. Today when we received an emergency alert telling us that a ballistic missile attack was imminent, I thought I was going… Continue Reading →

Lead Story, Opinion, Opinion Hawaii missile alert, Laurie Chandler, missile warning, Nikki Amburn

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  • Comment on For gardeners, the North State’s Dog Days are a real bitch by Steve Towers
    In reply to Doni Chamberlain. I once told the late Gary Matson that I hated some non-native plant we'd encountered during a day in the field—maybe Tree of Heaven, but I don't recall exactly. I do recall the curmudgeonly lecture my comment elicited. Gary said that all plants—even non-native weeds—were admirable in their own ways. […]
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    I grew up where a hot summer day was 85°F. I've lived in Shastanistan for 25+ years, and I'll never acclimate to triple-digit heat or >250 AQI when there are nearby fires. And I have zero desire to assimilate to the local standard of stoic non-complaining. I reserve the right piss and moan about the […]
  • Comment on … We all scream for sister’s best no-cook, eggless vanilla ice cream recipe by Ray Shipley
    For the hot fudge sauce, how much butter? Thanks for sharing this!!
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