Category Opinion & Editorial

No animal should have to suffer like this!

Abandoned 4-year-old cat. KATHY JANUARY Dear Editor, This photo was taken of an abandoned cat that was 4-years-old in a mobile home park in town. This is why people should spay and neuter their animals, and this is why more people should get involved and…

We’ll miss you, Gini!

Dear Editor, I would like to commend Gini Davis for her 11-plus years at The Creswell Chronicle. What a great job she has done – both with her excellent sports coverage, as well as reporting on other area events. Whether she was covering these stories,…

Giving my granddaughter the recognition she deserves

Dear Editor, On May 31 I attended the awards presentation at Creswell High School. I knew my granddaughter Madison Marrs had a grade point average that qualified her for a silver cord. Her name was not called when the silver cords were handed out. On…

Sweating it out in Phoenix

Now and then I get an opportunity to travel; probably it is not so much an opportunity, as just doing it. However, I am spending a week visiting family in Phoenix, Arizona. The summer is next to unbearable; the temperature has been 94 degrees at…

A Fond Farewell – To everything, a ‘season’

In the words of author Gregg Levoy, “When you’re on the right path, the universe winks and nods at you from time to time, to let you know.” After 11 years and three months, this will be my final issue writing, taking pictures and copy-editing…

Pondering the complexities of SLAs

Good Day! I was so ready to answer some recent questions I have received for Week Two. You have reached out to me about relationships, work conflicts, networking tips, how to get past annoying sales people… You even asked me how “Deadpool 2” stacks up…