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The Blue Scorcher Bakery and Cafe Celebrates Transition to a Worker Cooperative
As the United Nations declares 2012 the International Year of the Coop, the Blue Scorcher Bakery and Café in Astoria is embarking on its path to becoming a worker-owned cooperative….
NEWS AND FEATURES
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Darcy Wiegardt: Permanent Cosmetics Technician to the Coast
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsIn the start of every new year, there is a hope, a wish to fulfill what has not materialized in years past, a fresh look, a yearning for new confidence.... -
The Pursuit of Happiness
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsOur lives are stories. Research into human happiness has found that long term happiness is all about the stories we tell ourselves about the events of our lives. It turns... -
HEALTHY KIDS: No Cost, Low Cost Insurance for Kids
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsACCORDING TO A STATEWIDE SURVEY carried out by the Oregon Health Authority, an estimated 560,000 Oregonians, or approximately 14.6% of the state’s population, went without health insurance in 2011. Of... -
Data processing with Janus in southern France
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments“Be kind to strangers, lest they’re angels in disguise.” - verse from Shakespeare and Company song Offbeat questions arise while minding my bookshop in winter on the Oregon coast. Like...
COLUMNS
Diabetes, Am I At Risk?
Last month I reviewed the definition and disease process of Diabetes. This month I would like to personalize this subject a bit more and explore whether you are at risk….
The Future & 2012 Predictions
There are many things to look forward to in 2012! This is the year for transformation and a deeper connection to your spiritual path. We have sudden changes at the…
Advanced Tips on Cycle-Dog Relations
THE FUZZY brown object on the porch of the yellow house may look innocuous, like a bath mat or a discarded wig, but as I approach, it comes alive! The…
Free Will Astrology – January 2012
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In North America, a farmer who grows wheat gets only five percent of the money earned by selling a loaf of bread made from his crop….
A Dickensian Christmas
By the time this is in print, the holidays will be over, but the Dickensian nature of today’s world will not be. Charles Dickens portrayed the savage inequalities produced by…
Goats, Beavers & Carp, Oh My!
It’s hard to keep up with the world of invasive species, but I thought I’d start off 2012 with some stories I’ve been reading and listening about lately. Let’s start…