This week is World Breastfeeding Week. Breastfeeding is a great gift for babies and their families. As a pediatrician caring for thousands of babies over the past 40 years, I have seen the great nutritional, immunologic and bonding advantages of breastfeeding. As I have assumed public health…
Do you believe every Federal law is perfectly written and perfectly implemented? Do you believe flawed Federal regulations should be updated and improved when better information, processes and science are available?
For centuries, mental illness — from mild, temporary depression, to severe, persistent schizophrenia — has been stigmatized. In recent years, however, mental health services increasingly are recognized as being just as important as physical health services. These days, many people are comfor…
I am sometimes faced with the question: What does an Education Service District do? I can understand the confusion. After all, we here at Douglas ESD have a superintendent — me — but we don’t have principals. We have teachers, but they work in schools all over the county. And our Stephens St…
Hello Everyone! My name is Ashley Hicks.
I would like to thank The News-Review for allowing me the opportunity to share with you some thoughts on the upcoming election. Also, this gives me the chance to introduce myself to those folks new to Douglas County.
An elected official is the bridge between the people and their government. That bridge should be built on pillars of honor, integrity and transparency. I will be that bridge.
It’s the worst kept secret in Douglas County that our commissioners are corrupt. Too much Wall Street money flows into their campaign accounts to truly represent the sovereigns of Douglas County. For a fact, Lone Rock Timber, a donor of Tim Freeman’s campaign, is a joint venture with Interna…
In May of 2014, Sutherlin residents voted 2-to-1 not to annex into the Douglas County Fire District No. 2. They simply did not want to pay the taxes.
When I read the front-page article in Sunday’s News-Review entitled “A road to controversy,” I immediately recognized the similarities to the logging of Busenbark Park story. The drama-filled responses from our leading local conservationists to these types of relatively insignificant events …
Author Susan Gale wrote, “Life is like a Ferris wheel. One minute you’re on top, the next you’re at the bottom. Just stay in your seat, enjoy the ride, and hang on until you reach the top again.”
Recently, Sonny Perdue, the Trump-appointed Secretary of Agriculture, sent a memorandum to all of his agencies, encouraging them to promote the concept of “customer service.” In response, Alice Carlton, the Umpqua National Forest Supervisor, and James Pena, the Forest Service’s Regional Dire…
As parents, we often find ourselves in situations where the ideas of rules and principles become the focus of family discussions when children’s choices conflict with our expectations.
Recent articles detailing the history of mismanagement at the Roseburg VA paint a sorry picture of our local facility. It’s a story that must be told, but it’s important to put the facts into context. Generalizing from the problems of individual facilities without providing context gives the…
After special counsel Robert Mueller indicted 13 Russians for undermining the integrity of the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump tweeted: “If it was the GOAL of Russia to create discord, disruption and chaos within the U.S. then, with all the Committee Hearings, Investigations and Par…
Howdy everyone! The ocean has lain down. Lingcod and rockfish have been getting pulled out in good numbers and crab are a boilin’. In terms of ocean fishing, the lingcod seem to be a quicker catch than the rockfish, but either way it’s great fishing out there.
The 2017 wildfire season was unprecedented in terms of firefighting costs, acres burned and the increased duration of wildfires. Even now, months later, the U.S. Forest Service is still experiencing the impacts from these fires.
Cigarettes each year kill more than 480,000 Americans and cost our nation over $300 billion in medical care and lost productivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of the 522,400 adults who smoke in Oregon, 5,500 will die within the year and many will continue to …
