Peggy O’Mara’s op-ed, “Breast is best. Case Closed,” won a Maggie Award for best signed editorial. Peggy O’Mara is the editor-in-chief of Mothering magazine. The award ceremony was Thursday night at the Sheraton Gateway in Los Angeles, California. These awards are dedicated to celebrating excellence in publishing and media. A lot of fabulous people were there: many magazine editors and…
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I like the title my excellent editor put on this story about Gold Beach, Oregon. And the amazing accompanying photo by Kim Wycoff. I’ve been writing a lot of travel stories about Oregon lately: Eco-luxe hotels, the bald eagle fly-out in the Klamath Basin, letterboxing in Portland. The more places I visit in Oregon, the more I fall in love…
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I am featured in the PBS FRONTLINE documentary, “The Vaccine War,” which airs tomorrow night, April 27th, 2010 at 9 p.m. in most places. Tomorrow (since I’m writing this at 9:30 p.m. after having spent all day on airplanes returning from New York City where I was at the American Society of Journalists and Authors meeting) the PBS show “Frontline”…
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I love inspiring young writers and teaching people who are eager to learn. I also like meeting new people and networking. To both those ends, my 5-month-old daughter Leone and I have a lot of work-related travel coming up. There are a lot of logistics to work out, including care for the baby while I’m working, But I’m looking forward to it….
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My profile of the co-founder and president of gDiapers was published in Oregon Business Magazine. If you could use only one word to sum up gDiapers co-founder and president Kimberly Graham-Nye? Passionate. Fast-talking, energetic and committed, Graham-Nye is as passionate about diapers as she is about the business of selling them. Screen star Julia Roberts’ son’s undergarment of choice (before…
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A Boat Ride to Wizard Island The beauty of Crater Lake rivals better known national parks like the Grand Canyon. It’s such a spectacular place. I’ve been feeling very lucky lately to live in Oregon for so many reasons: Gold Beach, Klamath Basin, OSF. Having Crater Lake in our back yard is a big one! When my brother and two…
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