Last month we explored the horrific issue of child trafficking in Oregon and nationwide from the standpoint of the perniciousness of the problem and its effect on the children involved. We talked at length with Executive Director Corey Stark about the action plan undertaken by the nonprofit organization Northwest Giving Hope to make a difference […]
Prepare to be saddened, and alarmed. Every day, right here in the Portland Metro area, trafficked children are being horrendously abused. Together with the committed people in his organization, Northwest Giving Hope Ministries Executive Director Corey Stark is bound and determined to do something about it. “The reality is, anyone can buy a child within […]
As of this writing, the Southwest Portland Little League (formerly known as the Mount Sylvania Little League) has suspended the Spring 2020 little league baseball season until further notice. Here’s the latest post from SWPLL’s Facebook page: The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is rapidly changing the way that we, as global citizens, think, act, gather, learn, […]
In the mid-nineties I purchased as a Christmas gift for my preschool-aged daughter the popular battery-operated game Lucky Ducks. I’ve kept the game, along with many other vintage toys and games, in my basement all these long years. So, it made sense to bring the game out for granddaughter Olivia on one of her early […]
Sweeten Thanksgiving with this traditional dish I know this recipe by heart because many times I helped my mother make marshmallow sweet potatoes on the night before Thanksgiving. Such chores were a bargain I’d struck as the oldest of four children, the deal being that if I helped my mother with extra chores, I’d be […]
Larry Lovelin offering 50% discounts on way to retirement “I would like to extend my gratitude to my loyal customers. Without them, Springwater Jewelers would never have been possible.” So says Larry Lovelin, on his way to a well-earned retirement after thirty-eight years as a master jeweler, including seventeen-plus years at his popular location at […]
S.O.A.R. Membership Skyrockets After Announcement If a person had asked four months ago if there was an organized Republican group in the Sandy, OR area, the answer would have been “no, there isn’t.” There is now. The Sandy Oregon Area Republicans (SOAR) has only been around since May 24th, but has already attracted 643 members. […]
Here at the Northwest Connection, we have mixed feelings upon learning that Lori Porter has stepped down as the director of Parents Rights in Education. We have been grateful over the years to publish her submissions aimed at informing the public about what is transpiring in classrooms across the state, and what parents can […]
Will the baby boom generation be the last stand for the classic old-school hobby? With Millennials and Gen-Xers part of a sweeping demographic that has either come of age or existed solely within a culture centered around everyday reliance on the internet and social media devices, it can seem that way. But a look into […]
Reaching out to young adults on this topic actually bears out NWC Editor JoLinn Kampstra’s original reason for assigning this series of articles: her concern that hands-on hobbies that provide welcome diversion from the hustle and bustle of life in post-electronically wired America are near to extinct among the Millennial Generation. We wondered specifically about […]