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As New York City braces for the peak of the pandemic within the next week or so, the virus already is very real to people in the southern Willamette Valley who have family and friends there. Small-business owner Shachar Efrati,…

Joey Blum When I began showing symptoms of the Coronavirus, our daughter Ruby, who is a health adviser in Dallas, Texas, told my wife, Nancy, and I to separate from each other in the house. “We’ve been married for 38…

Benjamin Wilkinson, owner of Common Bond Yoga in Springfield, teaches a yoga class. The studio is live streaming every class for free on YouTube. “It’s so incredible to realize that all the things we’ve been training for, that I’ve been…

Yaakov Levine We all know that stress can have a big, and not so positive effect on our health, so reducing stress, especially with the fears we are feeling with the looming virus should be a goal for all of…

New Hope Baptist Church members (from left) Kristin Walker, Lana Walker and pastor Ben Walker prepare free dinners. Instead of the usual Wednesday evening sit-down gathering, the church has adapted to a drive-thru takeout format. CRESWELL — It’s a truth…

Richard Heyman When I was a young lad in the mid-1930s the national and the rest of the civilized world was involved in several occurrences that affected us all. One was the “Great Depression,” this had started in October of…

We are in the midst of the pandemic self-isolation and, for Jim and me, it is “so far, so good.”  Last week, two of our neighbors and I took advantage of the beautiful sunny days and completed the much-improved flower…

For the foreseeable future, the Creswell Blue Valley Bistro will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. for drive-through only with a limited breakfast menu and lunch menu due to short supply and being short-staffed. Espresso 58…