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In Memory Of Mack Arthur Woods

Navy Veteran, Businessman, Songwriter And Patriot July 9, 1942 – April 25, 2017 Mack’s gone from us. However, he had a life that clearly had an positive impact on many people’s lives that will carry on. Navy Veteran – Mack served in the Navy for 25 years. He completed two tours of duty during the […]
Written by Bill Wehr June 4, 2017June 4, 2017

Robert Smalls (1839-1916)

Robert Smalls was raised as a slave in Charleston, South Carolina, where he learned about steamboats – including how to pilot large vessels along the Atlantic seaboard. He earned a reputation for exceptional navigational skills, and at the outbreak of the Civil War was forced into service for the Confederacy as quartermaster on the Planter, […]
Written by Helen Maguire May 9, 2017May 9, 2017

The Bard Has Spoken

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English :poet, :playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. Whether you’re a fan or not, you probably use many of his phrases on a regular basis — more than 400 years later. Ever […]
Written by Helen Maguire April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

Don Trotter: The Retired Architect Builds On Improving Fire District Emergency Readiness

The blare of the fire truck horn, or wail of the ambulance, makes us pause and hope that wherever it is going it gets there in time to prevent a catastrophe. The shock at what just happened at a fire or medical scene can be physically and emotionally devastating to the victims. For the fire […]
Written by Bill Wehr April 10, 2017April 10, 2017

Tolerance In A Post-Modern Post-Christian World

When I received an email the other day from a Multnomah County employee sporting their new logo “ALL are welcome here,” I wondered if that really applied to older white male scientists who dare to disagree with the County’s official religion “’Climate Hysteria” and all the anti-modern, anti-Christian dogma that goes along with it? Have […]
Written by Gordon Fulks, Ph.D April 5, 2017May 17, 2017

Why Tomato Pin-Cushions?

My mom, who made all my dresses when I was a girl, always kept her pins and needles stuck in a pin-cushion that was shaped like a tomato with a strawberry attached to it. I never gave it a second thought. Didn’t everybody keep their pins and needles the same way? Pincushions come in all […]
Written by Helen Maguire March 13, 2017March 13, 2017

Immigration: A Brief Historical Perspective

  From its earliest days, America has been a nation of immigrants, starting with its original inhabitants, who crossed the land bridge connecting Asia and North America thousands of years ago. By the 1500s, the first Europeans, led by the Spanish and French, had begun establishing settlements in what would become the United States. The […]
Written by Helen Maguire March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

Is The Bible True?

To many, the Bible is a book of legends and myths passed down through the ages. To say you inherently believe in the Word of God is generally viewed as ignorant, naive, and even foolish. So how do we know the Bible is reliable? To take it further, how do we know the Bible is […]
Written by Tj Saling Caldwell March 6, 2017March 6, 2017

Science deniers in the wind industry

The human health consequences of manipulated measurements Like the tobacco industry before it, the wind industry has spent decades vehemently denying known harmful consequences associated with its product, while promoting its fraudulent feel-good image. Dismissing or denying the serious health impacts of industrial-scale wind turbines is wishful thinking, akin to insisting that tobacco is harmless […]
Written by Helen Schwiesow, PhD, LCP March 3, 2017May 17, 2017

Hymn History: “It Is Well With My Soul:”

In our small community here, in Arizona City, my husband Frank and I actively participate in our non-denominational worship services each Sunday. Frank assists with providing music and I contribute by putting the applicable hymn lyrics up on a large TV Screen. Recently, I had the opportunity to do a bit of research about one […]
Written by Helen Maguire February 6, 2017February 7, 2017

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