Poem of the Week 8-15-11
By the Lake By Tu Fu The old fellow from Shao-ling weeps with stifled sobs as he walks furtively by the bends of the Sepentine on a day in spring.…
Hints for the Busy Homeowners
The Simple Musts For Your To-Do List Every homeowner’s to-do list will vary by the weather-cool and rainy, sunny and dry-but from indoor to outdoor projects, it is important to…
Ultimate Burger in Hawaii
Most restaurants try to be all things to all people, big menus, spend lots of time being distracted trying to figure out how to bring customers into their restaurant and…
Poem of the Week 8-9-11
A Fit of Rhyme Against Rhyme By Ben Jonson Rhyme, the rack of finest wits, That expresseth but by fits True conceit, Spoiling senses of their treasure, Cozening judgment with…
What I Learned From The Northridge Earthquake
By Barbara Lewis, Special to the Van Nuys News Press When I was president of a homeowners’ association in 1993, I helped to organize the Emergency Preparedness Plan for the…
Ease Kids Back into Learning Before the Bell Rings
For most kids summer translates into 100 days of sun and fun, with minimal time spent on learning. And that can have a big impact on just how prepared they…
Man Dies from Turkey Salmonella
Update 8-4-11 Government officials were able to trace the ground turkey purchases by using the shopper loyalty cards that patients with salmonella poisoning had used to buy the ground turkey.…
Quotes Of The Week 8-1-11
Quotations about health: ~ “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” — Mahatma Gandhi ~ “The only way to keep your health is…
Poem of the Week 8-1-11
Pure Imagination By Roald Dahl Come with me and you’ll be In a world of pure imagination Take a look and you’ll see Into your imagination We’ll begin with a…
Facts of the Week 8-1-11
AboutOregon… ~ The population of Oregon is 3.4 million, with 1.5 million living in the Portland area. ~Oregonhas no sales tax. ~ There are more than 6,000 lakes and 112,000…