Reviews

Every writer understands that his or her creative work has been inspired by an individual called a muse. Anyone who falls under the spell of a muse is compelled to follow her influence. So it was with Ross Adams, the friendly postal clerk in Roseburg...

If you read the letters to the editor in this newspaper, you are probably familiar with the name Sheila Lawrence. The Roseburg resident writes thought-provoking letters that are praised by some and raise the hackles of others.

As a young boy, Joseph Springer devoured books on World War II history, as did his father, Jack Springer, himself a World War II combat veteran. One day when the elder Springer had finished reading a book on naval history, he gave the volume to his son.

As the tenth anniversary nears of the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, there will be many stories told. Jean Potter's is a compelling one. On Sept. 11, 2001, she had to race down 81 flights of stairs in the North Tower to survive. Her...

If you are going to find out how to moon a cat, you'll have to read to the last page of Rebecca Hale's latest thriller about Rupert, the bigger-than-life cat character she introduced in her debut crime novel, “How to Wash a Cat.” This is the...

Glide's prolific writer Bonnie Leon introduced her readers to Kate Evans, who defied the odds to follow her dream of becoming an Alaskan bush pilot, in “Touching the Clouds.”

Oregon Musical Theatre Festival's show at Swanson Amphitheatre provides a fun and tuneful time

In these times when citizens have digital cameras in their cellphones, one wonders how many of those quick flash-in-the-pan photos will be preserved as historic reminders. However, the publishing of this pictorial work with more than 200 black-and-white...