Norma Mayfield and Jerry Robinson

You have to keep busy

Norma Mayfield had a good view of the checkout stands at Fred Meyer from the bench in front of the kid's play area. When I sat down next her, I introduced myself as publisher of the local paper.

Norma is a statuesque beauty with a great smile. But she seemed wary of this stranger trying to draw her out. She was chatting amiably with a man on her right. More ›

That's the way news was and the way news is

There's nothing quite like a crinkling, printed, newspaper feel and sound with today's local news-- and a good cup of coffee.

Choices are many in our media machine-operated world. More ›

Flummoxed about fish oil?

We can all be misled by slick marketing and propaganda.

I would have thought that couldn't possibly happen to me, critical thinker that I pride myself in being. But I have been seriously misinformed by well-credentialed experts who had my deepest admiration and respect. More ›  |  (2 comments)