This month it’s all about the double chromosomes. I’m a big fan of female power and an even bigger fan of looking and feeling good while getting my grove on. Whether hitting the trails or soothing my springtime skin this list of girl gear strikes a balance between the road warrior and duchess in all ...

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Recently I saw Brave, Pixar’s latest animated feature, and like most Pixar movies, I enjoyed it immensely. It’s an unconventional little story about Merida, a medieval Scottish princess betrothed to marry a suitor from one of the Clans loyal to her family. However, Merida defies both her parents’ expectations and traditional gender roles by going ...

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A lot of people like to bandy about the phrase, "Freedom isn't free!" when talking about our armed forces. They imply that living in a free democracy is impossible without our mighty armies, that our soldiers are somehow using their youth as the coin that keeps our polls open and the secret police away from our ...

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It all started harmlessly enough. First, upon returning home from work, I would occasionally notice a flyer or two in the mail basket, presumably picked up during a sunny neighborhood walk. Then, the emails began streaming in on a regular basis. "Beautiful house!", the subject line would read, the body containing a lone RMLS or ...

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Here's an oldy but goody. This piece orginally ran in December of 2012 and we've had a number of requests to run it again. Enjoy. Here's to avoiding as many Facebook faux pas as you can. It’s a new year. It may be our last year together if the Mayans were correct, and from the ...

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"Date Night, Paint Night.” Those were the words uttered from my girlfriend’s mouth this past weekend while we sat outside on a sunny bench in Sellwood, Oregon. "Surprise! We're painting," she declared with an impish grin. I swallowed the bile rising in the back of my throat. My husband squeezed my arm. Coughing, I asked ...

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