By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
As of Tuesday, my calendar says it is summer. It’s true we’ve had several days in the 80s. I always marvel at Oregonians. After a long hard winter and a rainy, wet spring Oregonians come out of their caves to soak up every ray of sunshine.
They seem to want that sun [...]
By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
Have you ever read those scare sheets that come with prescription medications? Or tuned an ear to those glowing wonder drugs that come on by the dozen day after day in TV commercials, only to get a fast talking voice at the end telling you the gloomy side effects?
Honestly, I just [...]
By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
Libraries across the nation are in trouble. Not because there aren’t enough patrons. More than ever readers are flocking to the libraries during what is now called the Great Recession. However, as a fall out of the nationwide continuing recession, government is slashing budgets. Government always slashes what the public benefits [...]
By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
America celebrated Memorial Day on Monday, a celebration dating back to 1866, then called Decoration Day, to honor the fallen in the bloody Civil War. It continues today on the last Monday of May to remember the fallen in all American wars. To some it was just another holiday and for [...]
