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Environment

A new and improved Hoyt Arboretum

A new and improved Hoyt Arboretum  (Portland, OR) –Hoyt Arboretum Friends and Portland Parks & Recreation recently announced the completion of a multi-year, $115,000 signage project in PP&R’s Hoyt Arboretum. Visitors now enjoy 269 new way-finding signs, 11 map panels, 20 interpretive panels and 10,000 complimentary maps to take with them. The improved way-finding signs […]

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Books

Sex, Drugs 'n Facebook: Tools For Parents

There was a time when parents thought dealing with sex, drugs, and rock & roll was tough — but today’s parents have to deal with the dangers of a “virtual” world; a world of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sexting, Internet addiction, exposure to porn and other inappropriate online content. In fact, wisely managing children’s exposure to the […]

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Books

A New Liver and Three Funerals

Inspirational writer describes being “Born Three Times” Frieda Dixon knows what it’s like to have your faith tested. Like most of us, she’s been thrown curve balls in life. At times, she didn’t know where to turn. In her new book, “Born Three Times,” Frieda exposes a family secret and the toll that tough economic times have […]