We at The Chronicle admire our fearless leader, our publisher, Noel Nash. Over the months we have come to know him as a good man, a generous community leader, intelligent, fun, ethical, and open-minded. Noel is a leader and business owner who motivates team spirit,…

I dedicate this piece to Otto, Malcolm, Aubrielle, Emiliano, and Glenn, “Pandemic” babies born to friends and family. Joey Blum In 30 years of living in Oregon, I had never visited Mary’s Peak until last Monday. “The native Kalapuya called the Peak tcha Timanwi, or ‘place…

PAT EDWARDS LORANE – Our ballots arrived in the mail last week and we marked them right away and dropped them into the big white ballot box in the Walmart parking lot in Eugene on Monday when we went to town. It felt good, knowing…

Ivan DelSol is a political candidate running against incumbent Cottage Grove Mayor Jeff Gowing (The Chronicle, Oct. 8). DelSol was born under the sun sign Scorpio during the lunar Year of the Pig. Scorpio-Pigs are known for being smart and good-natured.  They have a passion…

A mother born under the sun sign Cancer during the lunar year of the Pig asked me about the traits of her two sons. Her younger son was born under the sun sign Taurus during the lunar Year of the Rabbit (2011), and her older…

DelSol My name is Ivan DelSol and I’m running for Cottage Grove mayor in 2030.  I know, I know. I’m a few years early. I wanted to get a head start.  The thing is, this year most everyone still supports one of our major political…

Savage “America is hurting, really hurting. Thousands of people are dying every week. Jobs lost. Lives thrown asunder. The West is on fire. Our international standing at the lowest point I can remember. We need leadership. We need empathy. We need unity. We need justice. We need…

Clark CRESWELL — If you were to ask me to bake you a dozen chocolate chip cookies today, I would feel confident in the quality of cookies that I placed before you. It would have melty chocolate and a nice combination of both crispy around…