Category: Featured Stories

I’m standing in line at Jimmy John’s, ready to pick up my No.11 – no mayo. I look over and there is a stunning woman sitting at the booth toward the corner. So obviously, I have to immediately look cool. […]

It’s amazing what a month-long break from writing can do to a person. I find myself re-reading class assignments in disgust, scratching my head at AP Style and neglecting the Oxford comma. It’s a lot like running. Once you stop. […]

I have to say goodbye to a friend today. I’ll miss him. Saying goodbye is tough. No one does it correctly. There are often awkward pauses. Fidgeting. People resort to swapping old stories. Living in the moment is too uncomfortable; […]

Over the past decade, athletically speaking, Oregon State has held Notre Dame in a headlock. Or a full-nelson. It’s not that the Beaver are always better, they are just better at the right moments. Maybe it’s even luck. The Beavers […]

Welcome spring back, everyone. Last Friday it was sunny, then rainy, then sunny, then cold, then warm. It’s safe to say spring sports can begin. The official start is still a few weeks away, but break out the batting cages […]

It’s an interesting year for our area. A lesson in sports psychology. Teams seem to be littered with young, talented players but teams are still struggling. Of course, experts will say, winning young rarely happens. And it’s true. It takes […]

They were nervous. Rightfully so. It’s 2006. The newest members of the Forest Grove varsity soccer team were 14. There were nine of them. All swallowing loudly, biting their nails and re-wrapping their ponytails every five minutes. They were 90 […]

Jim Murray, former Los Angeles Times writer, is my inspiration. He has been since my 13th column. And trust me, that column was as unlucky as the number it represented. Jim cleaned my slate. Set me straight. Taught me how […]

Humor is often cited as a response to a situation of unexpectedness. Humor is truly the absence of normality. Take five minutes and watch the latest episode of Family Guy. It’s a man stepping lightly over thin ice, only to […]

Taking a step back from any situation is an interesting thing, really. An objective look at a scenario can be eye-opening at the very least. Oftentimes it shows that the most obvious or mundane details tend to have a little […]