Category: Features

As a parent of two daughters, I find myself becoming exasperated when the girls don’t understand a reference. It’s usually something generational, something I know they’ve never experienced yet I find myself expecting them to understand simply because they’re my kids. I guess I expect them to automatically know everything I do.  Kids these days…

In the state of Oregon, there are many different species of animals struggling to survive. From coastal regions to the more desert-like locations, endangered and threatened animals range from frogs and turtles, to many different birds. What is being done to try to save these animals?  In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed…

What happens behind closed doors seldom sees the light of day. Described by EOU Privileged Campus Advocate Jessa Suthann as, “the silent health crisis of America”, domestic abuse and sexual assault crimes leave an incomprehensible number of men and women without a voice and without reprieve. For those that have managed to break away, the…

Mental health is vital to our overall health. Each of us have been impacted in some way during the last two years from the pandemic and other major world events. This is a reminder to pay attention to your mental, physical and emotional health needs.  Good mental health is defined differently for everyone. Simeon Kulp,…