Category Archives: Newsletter Columns
The Blues are back in town!
Don’t miss out on Portland’s REAL Blues Festival People die without health care. 70% of Americans support a Single Payer healthcare system but the politicians don’t listen and people keep dying. We’re being done wrong, but who cares and who’ll … Continue reading
Shop Talk- Who actually LIKES our newspaper ads?
Comment of the Month “I love your advertisement in the April Bee!” Sabine S. Thanks Sabine, we look forward to the April Bee ad every year and we’re really glad to know someone actually reads it! We try to give … Continue reading
Drew’s Kitchen- Creamy Salmon Linguine
There’s no better dish for the Great Northwest than Salmon, and no better way to prepare it than this quick and easy recipe. Broccoli is best, but feel free to substitute any veggies you happen to have around. Ingredients: 8 … Continue reading
Health Notes- Want to live to 90? There’s different advice for men and women
How likely are you live to 90? Depends on your gender and body size By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Updated 5:45 PM ET, Tue January 29, 2019 Living to the ripe old age of 90 may depend on your body size … Continue reading
“How To Hide An Empire” by Daniel Immerwahr
”How To Hide An Empire” by Daniel Immerwahr Synopsis from publisher: “A pathbreaking history of the United States’ overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empire. We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are … Continue reading
Humorousness- Florida Man is coming for you
April is the month for humor and we try to take advantage. Our April Fools’ story this year was about a Florida Town that sold itself to a for-profit prison company to become the first prison town in the country. … Continue reading
Popcorn Shorts for April 2019
Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading
News To Make You Furious- You’re not old… You’re a harvestable asset
Client Don H. made us Furious this month when he sent us a story that opens in the kitchen of Rudy and Rennie North, a retired couple in Las Vegas. It was a normal day until a nice woman arrived … Continue reading
Tom’s Tidbits- The goose is cooked while the gander goes free
Greetings, Crime and punishment have dominated the news the past two years, but pick the past two decades, centuries, or millennia… the questions of what crime is, who should be punished, or what ‘appropriate punishment’ means are as old as … Continue reading