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Show your ‘petiquette’
Portland, OR –Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and Portland Public Schools are encouraging dog owners to show good “petiquette” when visiting parks and schoolyards. “Parks and schoolyards are used for many different kinds of play, from soccer to jogging to dodgeball to biking,” says Ali Ryan, who manages PP&R’s Dog Off-Leash Program. “The best ways […]
What’s the skinny on essential oils? I love them, but a friend told me they are no good for the environment.
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What’s the skinny on essential oils? I love them, but a friend told me they are no good for the environment. — Mary M., via e-mail Essential oils are more popular than ever for medicinal and therapeutic purposes as well as in fragrances and flavorings for food […]
Taking control of our destiny
The odds were stacked against Don Hussey. At an early age and for most of his childhood, Hussey was surrounded by hatefulness, heavy drinking, deprivation, foul language, cracks in the head, abject poverty, and people going nowhere. Having been subjected to one hardship followed by another, anyone would have surely dismissed any chance he might […]
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Social Security Announces 1.5 Percent Benefit Increase
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 63 million Americans will increase 1.5 percent in 2014, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 1.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 57 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2014. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on […]
‘One Man Guitar Festival’ to join Scott, Moore at O’Connor’s Vault
Veteran Portland singer-songwriters Cal Scott (Trail Band, Kevin Burke) and Richard Moore (The Wombats) welcome “One Man Guitar Festival” Paul Chasman to their bimonthly circle at 7 p.m., Monday Dec. 2 at O’Connor’s Vault in Multnomah Village. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door from http://songwritersdecember2.brownpapertickets.com. Seating is very limited and the […]
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Astoria events feature breweries, poets gathering
Beer Boom on the Columbia River Buoy Beer will start production on a three-barrel pilot system with plans of increasing up to a 20-barrel system. The brewery will set up shop in early 2014 in the old New England Fish Company building on the Columbia River waterfront in Astoria. It will feature a full restaurant […]
What are some steps we can all take to prevent beach erosion?
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are some steps we can all take to prevent beach erosion? — Kyle Phillips, via e-mail Beach erosion is a huge issue for coastal areas in the U.S. and elsewhere. According to the non-profit American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), all beaches endure storms and […]
