This week’s paper has an extensive overview of who is running in which races for the upcoming election season. You’re either on the ballot – or not – at this point with the candidate filing deadline behind us and the Nov. 8 election closer than you think. There are no[Read More…]
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Extra! Extra! Print is dead; long live print
Perhaps you heard the news last week. The country’s largest newspaper chain, Washington, D.C.-based Gannett and owner of The Register-Guard in Eugene, laid off 3% of its U.S. workforce – or roughly 400 employees. The company also announced that it would not fill another 400 vacancies for a total job[Read More…]
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The 48th Annual Eugene/Springfield Joint Chamber Golf Classic – a partnership of the Eugene and Springfield chambers. The Chronicle was delighted to sponsor and participate in the event this past Friday at Pine Ridge Golf Club. The weather could not have been better. The course was in great shape, and[Read More…]
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It was almost 10 years ago when my wife brought home a “foster” cat one afternoon following her volunteer shift at Mary’s Kitty Korner in Granby, Conn. I put foster in quotes because, if you know Dee Dee at all, this was a full-on adoption right from the start. He[Read More…]
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An overview of the cottage Grove High School job fair in early June. This edition of The Chronicle marks a milestone – a bittersweet one. Before purchasing the paper in February 2019, I spoke to several publishers of weekly newspapers around the country for guidance and insight. They all counseled[Read More…]
From the publisher: The world turns its attention to Creswell
It’s hard to predict when something truly historic might happen, or where. Sometimes, even a small, rural community might touch the white-hot glow of an international spotlight. And, indeed, Creswell has a starring role in the biggest, ongoing geo-political story in the world. In 2000, while working for a paper[Read More…]
Midwives, McKenzie-Willamette provide unique birthing opportunity
PHOTOS: WHEN A BELLY BLOOMS PHOTOGRAPHY – A couple completes a water birth together. “It increases maternal satisfaction and is safe for babies,” said Kanya Del Pozzo, a certified midwife and nurse practitioner. SPRINGFIELD – You might say that ever since the water birth program was first offered inside McKenzie-Willamette[Read More…]
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BRAD COOK / THE CHRONICLE – Tom opened for Buddy Guy last Thursday in Portland, and then played drums behind the legendary Blues artist. I joined Dave and Lonn the other morning at Blue Valley Bistro off Melton Rd. in Creswell to discuss coverage of the upcoming World Athletics Championships.[Read More…]
Column: Fifty first names only – March edition
Noel Nash Joe and Sandie came by our Springfield office last week to discuss their ideas regarding a weekly food-and-music festival they’re trying to establish in Cottage Grove. The experienced marketing and festival organizing experts hope to attract residents and visitors from throughout the southern Willamette Valley to the Western[Read More…]
Privacy, convenience driving at-home colorectal screening
Parker Ensuring good health is easier than ever these days, and many testing procedures are less distasteful than ever. People already enjoy the benefits of receiving life-sustaining medicine delivered to their front door. At-home test kits provide convenience, privacy and, in some cases, dignity. So the increasing at-home medical testing[Read More…]