January 16, 2018<January 16, 2018 Oregon Reader Essay: Showing Me the Way Home Longing for family and Oregon
September 15, 2017<September 15, 2017 Death and Rebirth on Vista Ridge The lilies of Vista Ridge became a symbol of my rebirth.
August 30, 2017<August 29, 2017 In Oregon I Learned to Live To me the letters in Oregon stand for Overlooks, Ridges, Evergreens, Gorges, Outstanding vistas, and Nature.
August 11, 2017<August 2, 2017 Of Blackberries The blackberries of my childhood are gone, replaced by houses and driveways and above-ground swimming pools and swingsets. But there are blackberries all around if you know where to look, and we still go out together to fill our buckets.
June 12, 2017<May 23, 2017 Growing Up Golf I was born in 1960 in the center of town—not literally, but culturally. Prineville Golf and Country Club was the center of the Prineville universe.
April 7, 2017<March 21, 2017 Nurtured by Wind and Sand “It’s OK to wake up smiling.” That was how the Oregon Coast made me feel.
February 26, 2017<January 11, 2017 Oregon: Things Look Different Here One woman shares her personal awakening after moving from Washington, D.C. to Portland, Oregon.
November 24, 2016<February 24, 2017 When the Moon Landed in Oregon He wanted to become a traveling neon sign salesman. He wanted to bring neon to every nook and cranny of Oregon.