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Give a dog a break!

Not everybody loves the 4th of July. Just ask your family dog or cat for their 2 cents, and this is likely what you’ll get: Panting Drooling Pacing Hiding Decreased appetite Abnormal urination & defecation Dilated pupils Excessive grooming Howling… Continue Reading

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Solo Train Travel: One Bucket List Item Down …

The Coast Starlight at North Fork of the Willamette River, by Wiki-media.

Last week I finally took myself up on my bucket short-list for a solo train trip. Off to to Portland I went to visit my daughter for a few days. Booking a ticket was easy. Go online, choose your dates, pay with… Continue Reading

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival Openers Offer Feisty Women, Intimate Drama, and Thoughtful Dialogue

ASHLAND, Ore.—Theatergoers have plenty of thoughtful and entertaining options for live performances this season at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Bill Rauch, the festival’s artistic director, is directing two of the 11 plays, which include three world premieres and one U.S.… Continue Reading

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Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s New Season is Director’s First

ASHLAND, Ore. – Our theatrical neighboring town to the north recently kicked off its 2013 season with a new executive director at the helm of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Cynthia Rider, a Kansas City native, has stepped into the considerable… Continue Reading

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Menuplease: Fine Dining at Clearie’s

Femme de Joie only dined twice at Doc Clearie’s Skyroom, once on the occasion of her high school graduation and again a few years later for a reason she can’t recall now. She remembers nothing whatsoever about the meal itself;… Continue Reading

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Local Author Introduces Book on the Sacramento River

A stunning new book written by Anderson resident Bob Madgic gives historical, poetic, narrative, and photographic homage to that stirring flow of water that defines our region in so many ways: the Sacramento River. Bob is sharing about his book… Continue Reading