Month: January 2017
It’s TEA time ~ Herbal Tea Healthy Living Benefits
For centuries, people in every culture have used herbs and spices to enhance the taste of food and drink as well as to support, protect and heal their bodies. Passed from generation to generation, the wealth of information about the healing powers of herbs and spices for our physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual selves […]
How many in Clark County come from countries on Trump’s list?
Many airports remained embroiled in protests today after President Donald Trump on Friday issued a temporary order to turn away travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries. That list includes: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan and Libya. How many people in Clark County were born in those seven countries? The answer is close to 500 but […]
Hard Weather Hurts the Wildlife
The snow storm that hit Tuesday evening was the largest we’ve had in several years. It left a foot of snow on the ground in the Ridgefield area, closed schools and public offices, and with the continued cold will likely last until midweek next week. The photo above is of a robin eating fruits from […]
A Refreshed Healthy Living Path for 2017
FROM THE KITCHEN OF SATED SENSITIVE DENISE HAYS With the first few days of 2017 under our belts and the unusual weather pattern of more snow and ice…It’s that time of year when we typically go inward to assess last years performance – and chart a refreshed healthy living path for the new year. Looking […]
Gluck – Making the Most of the Much Maligned Melano
For most, the hot topic/question for the Timbers is… What to do about Luca? For me, it’s certainly a short-term concern, but I’d submit there’s a longer term question that still needs to be answered that far outweighs what to do about Luca. To explain, if you will. The Timbers have seen the trees […]
A look at our most popular Facebook posts
Every year the media trots out Top 10 and Best of lists as the year draws to a close and we are not stranger to this trend. Earlier this week, we provided a list of the top 10 local stories of 2016 selected by the newsroom and by the readers, as well as the 10 […]