Pat Edwards      Week 6 of the COVID-19 “social distancing” is here and I, for one, am not having a huge problem with it. I am, for the most part, an introvert, anyway. My comfort zone is at home. Jim and…

Nancy and Ruby Blum in 2018 at home near Creswell. Ruby is a health policy adviser for Dallas County in Texas. I am a biologist by education. I believe in data and intelligence more than I do in prejudice or magical…

Erin Tierney, executive editor This past year I’ve logged a considerable amount of hours actively listening to Noel as he sits to the right of me – be it from across the newsroom or on the move to meetings, interviews…

Photo by Bradley Cook/Flashbox Studio As I spend more time at home practicing social distancing, I’m grateful for the many comforts I enjoy: sitting in a favorite chair, listening to music, reading … of course, almost always with a kitty…

Dr. Margaret Pattison COTTAGE GROVE – The Emergency Department at PeaceHealth Community Medical Center is the quietest I’ve seen in 10 years as an emergency physician. Patient volumes are much lower than usual. During the past month, while you’ve been…

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Dr. Damon Armitage, Camas Swale Medical Clinic doctor and lieutenant colonel has been deployed since the start of April to assist in the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing’s medical group. PHOTO PROVIDED With the stay-at-home measures proving effective in…