Shoulder by Shoulder — Losing Mom
1. I am a little more than 12 weeks into recovery from my rotator cuff surgery when my mom goes in for her own shoulder repair. My recovery is going well. My cousin Bill has had the same surgery and
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There’s just s’mooch to see
Lea’s kiss that morning came as a complete — albeit not unwelcome — surprise. I was at the Oregon Coast Aquarium to watch her paint, which she did in fact do quite well. Every time Lea completed a
The sweet smell of success
Long ago, when the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival was still in its infancy and success a worrisome question mark, the event was held at the Newport Armory. As it is today, the festival was largely the
Even cowgirls get good news
Standing in the arena last July, Mckensie Henson heard her first name called and for an instant believed she had won the 2015 Miss Teen Rodeo Oregon crown — until the judge called someone
A real housing bubble
After searching the countryside for a year, Theresa and Richard Wisner had finally found their little piece of paradise, property so rural no one could tell them for certain which town it was in. Now, it
Ex of the city
Some days, I wonder what I’ve missed out on by moving to a small town. How I might have grown had I stayed in the city, how my horizons might have expanded, the new opportunities I might have sampled.
Tillamook Coast bookstore wins independence grant from a famous author. We know why.
Reading was quite a struggle for the young Jody Swanson, so it may come as a surprise that she now owns a successful independent bookstore. But to Swanson, it makes perfect sense.
All in your head?
I don’t know if I believe in ghosts, but I have had my share of Twilight Zone experiences. Once, after my young beagle died from a bad heart, I turned and saw a pup watching me from behind the glass
Keeper of Cape Meares Lighthouse on Oregon’s Tillamook Coast
Back in the day when Freddie Graves was a child, no public roads led to the Cape Meares Lighthouse, but that didn’t stop Graves and her family from enjoying it. Visiting the coast from their Molalla
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