Category Opinion & Editorial

Chelsea Pisani wears multiple hats running her small business in downtown Creswell – leading her staff and clients through the pandemic.EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE Despite the heaviness that seems to be dominating our thoughts and routines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Creswell community continues to provide…

A reader born under the sun sign Libra during the lunar Year of the Monkey, asked about the dynamics between her family members and herself. Her daughter was born under the sun sign Sagittarius during the lunar Year of the Dragon; her father born a Leo…

A female reader born under the sun sign Aries during the lunar Year of the Rabbit asked me what sign would match well with her sign. An Aries-Rabbit is very strong, independent, and a good leader. However, an Aries-Rabbit is also very sensitive to stress,…

We’ve updated you several times since purchasing the paper in March 2019 in terms of our near- and long-term strategies. I always step gingerly into this topic; it’s hard to gauge how much “inside baseball” information our readers want. We’ll always err on the side…

I received a question from a female reader who was born under the sun sign Taurus during the lunar Year of the Tiger. She wondered what I could tell her about her potential and any hidden talents she may have. A Tiger-born typically exhibits unbridled energy…

New appliances have been installed as the community kitchen initiative nears its opening date. Susan Kenady-Blachnik is one of the more inspiring people I’ve met in Creswell. She’s a tireless champion when it comes to feeding those in need. She has the will of a…

Sheriff Clifton Harrold chats with residents during the National Night Out. I grew up the son of a house painter, and I know a little bit about brushes. My brothers and I worked for our dad during high school summers and in our college years, teasing…

Pat Edwards Words escape me. For days now, I have been trying to figure out a way to express my thoughts about the current historical events we are living through right now since George Floyd died at the hands of rogue police officers in Minneapolis.…

Joey Blum “Humanity today is like a waking dreamer, caught between the fantasies of sleep and the chaos of the real world … terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence.” Edward O. Wilson, Evolutionary biologist, from his book “The Social Conquest of Earth”…