EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLEFalling trees and ominous smoke clouds were part of a weekend trip to Bend on the Labor Day holiday. Labor Day was smokey and grey outside while my partner and I visited Bend this weekend. These face masks are proving to be useful…

A reader of The Chronicle asked if she and her husband were born under compatible signs. She was born under the sun sign Libra during the lunar Year of the Rabbit, and her husband was born under the sun sign Gemini during the lunar Year…

A reader of The Chronicle asked if I would tell him about his personality and what career would be good for him. He was born under the western sign Leo during the lunar Year of the Tiger. He has been working in farming. Now, in his…

Ten years, a full decade. Is that a long time? If you live to be 90, that makes nine of them. Throw out the first and last ones, and that leaves us with seven good decades in our lives. Anything more is a true blessing.…

We all have smooth lunar years, and we all have challenging ones. This year, 2020, is the lunar Year of the Rat, and I received a question from a reader of The Chronicle who was born during the Year of the Rooster. She wondered when…

The well-known comedian and actress Lucille Ball was born 109 years ago on Aug. 6, 1911 under the sun sign Leo during the lunar Year of the Pig. Leo-Pigs are bold sweethearts. They are outgoing and social. They express a natural humor, energy, and strength,…

Amy Aguero explains how the school district will support families and students with special needs. Monday evening, in an online public forum, Creswell School District Superintendent Mike Johnson and his senior leadership team did their best to provide clarity and direction under the most uncertain…

Noel Nash With all this talk of the United States Postal Service on the verge of extinction, I can’t help but recall the Seinfeld episode where Jerry agrees to deliver mail for his neighbor, Newman, a postal carrier. Jerry takes on the task like a…