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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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    Great lady. I enjoyed her energy and dedication as we served together on the board of the Shasta High Choir Boosters. Great smile, great laugh.
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    Shasta County has more 4-H youths than all of California’s other counties combined. Shasta County appears to be #1 in junior livestock sales with ~$2million/year compared to ~$1.5million for Kern... But Kern County has over 1,000 4H-ers, Fresno County has ~750, and Shasta is third with ~675. Statewide there are ~4,100, so ~1/6 California 4H-ers […]
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