Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Hyper Local News I Springfield, Cottage Grove, Creswell, & Pleasant Hill
Springfield School Board needs a reset Dear Editor: In a close 3–2 vote, the Springfield Board of Education approved a $2.34 million midyear reduction-in-force that will eliminate 27 licensed full-time-equivalent positions after semester break. Board Chair Heather Quaas-Annsa and members Nicole De Graff and Ken…
Many years ago, I walked home irritated with my spiritual director (my professional training is as a minister). Her sin? She had said that she thought I’d be a lot happier if I were a little less judgmental. I was irritated because I had worked…
Dear Editor: I wish to compliment The Chronicle and staff on the Dec 25 issue of the papers. Also, I would hope and pray that you all have a very happy New Year, and many more to come. I was impressed with Noel Nash’s recent…
During World War II, the Christmas trees at the White House and Rockefeller Center remained dark. This Christmas is the 80th anniversary of the first Christmas after the end of the war. According to author Matthew Litt, Christmas 1945 was the “greatest celebration in American…