Inner Peace: This is my autumn
This is my autumn: Our trees starting to turn to brilliance, my life changing too. I no longer expect the days to go on and on. I am moving toward my final yielding. I recently celebrated my 80th...
View ArticleInner Peace: Appreciation is all you need
Appreciation is the is the magic formula you’ve been seeking.— AbrahamAs people walk down their spiritual path they run into many diverse spiritual tools, each with its own specific purpose. Some of...
View ArticleAccepting what is, even after a tragedy
Two hundred million people were killed in World War II, 53,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands Vietnamese died in Vietnam, nearly 3,000 American were killed in the 2011 9/11 attacks and now 58 have...
View ArticleFrom dehumanizing to rehumanizing
“There is a line. It’s etched from dignity. And raging, fearful people from the Right and Left are crossing it everyday. We must never tolerate dehumanization … When we engage in dehumanizing rhetoric...
View ArticleA holiday gift: Quiet your holy mind
How many of our spiritual leaders — from Oprah, Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Eckhart Tolle — tell us that when we quiet the mind we will attain inner...
View ArticleInner Peace: Soulful suggestions for the season
These winter months and holidays have always been a challenge for me. I start noticing a slight dread in October that grows as November and December quickly accelerate — with the shortened days of...
View ArticleMany holidays, all celebrating the Divine in us
Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, Chalica, Boxing Day, Yule, Bodhi Day ...Yes, December is full of holidays and the list above is only partial. In Christian societies Christmas is well known and widespread....
View ArticleGive yourself the gift of inner peace
The article below was published on Christmas Eve 2008 as a guest opinion. It was the beginning of the Inner Peace column. George W. Bush ("43") was president at the time. Here is the article, updated...
View ArticleA walking meditation in Spain
Years in the makingmy path to Finisterreunfolds step by stepUnstructured spiritual paths, meandering as they tend to be, often prove most meaningful for many of us as we flee the strictures of...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: A vote against the recall
Residents upset with Ashland Senior Center management decisions are attempting to gather 1,556 signatures from registered voters to recall three Parks and Recreation commissioners. Having background...
View ArticleGold Hill's Centennial Bridge lives on
The wooden Centennial Bridge located upstream from the railroad bridge south of Gold Hill lasted for 35 years. Constructed in 1876 by Thomas Chavner, the founder of Gold Hill, the Centennial continued...
View ArticleAs It Was: Indian agent sees reservation improvements in 1897
In condescending, racially tinged language typical of the times, the San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1897 how the federal agent in charge of the Klamath Indian Reservation, Maj. C.E. Worden, was...
View ArticleAs It Was: Owners closed landmark Upper Rogue lodge
The owners closed the Rogue River Lodge in November 2015 to convert the main building into their home and to remove the parking lot. Anne and Lee Kimball are the eighth owners of the lodge, a 78-year...
View ArticleGhost stories haunt Oregon Caves Chateau
The chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument east of Cave Junction is a six-story, rustic building dating to 1934. It spans a canyon with a stream running through its dining room. Like most old...
View ArticleAs It Was: Horse-drawn trolley served Klamath Falls
Before Klamath Falls had paved streets, the city offered a railway franchise to the first of two companies to lay the track for a horse-drawn trolley along Main Street. The Klamath Land and...
View ArticleAs It Was: Hannah Pottery provided pioneer essentials
Handmade pottery, popular today for its decorative value and craftsmanship, is not the household necessity it was in Josiah Hannah's Day.Josiah Hannah brought 20 years experience working in a Missouri...
View ArticleAs It Was: Steamer Winema reigned as queen of Upper Klamath Lake
The largest boat ever to sail Upper Klamath Lake north of Klamath Falls, Ore., was the $10,000 Winema, a 125-foot long stern-wheeled steamboat with a 22-foot beam. The steamer, known as the Queen of...
View ArticleAssisted living options may fall short
When you hear the phrase “assisted living,” you would naturally make assumptions about the amount of assistance you'll receive at such a facility. You may be surprised to discover that it might not be...
View ArticleCOPCO dam flooded a Klamath River canyon
It wasn’t easy for people to give up their homes and land when the Siskiyou Electric Power and Light Co. chose Ward Canyon on the Klamath River in Northern California as the site of COPCO Dam No. 1.The...
View ArticleLinkville residents endured disastrous winter of 1889-90
Residents of the tiny town of Linkville, Oregon, suffered a double hardship in the winter of 1889/90. First a disastrous fire wiped out the business district of the community that would later be...
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