Christmas gifts for Dinner Table
 
We need the following items as gifts for our guests at the Christmas party Dec. 21:
Shampoo, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soaps, razors, shaving cream, other toiletries,  socks, gloves, mittens, scarves
Kids’ gifts (books, matchbox cars, etc.), have some fun here
Cookies* – a batch of about 4-5 dozen if you can manage it.  [...]

Now is the perfect time to tell your state legislators how you feel about the proposed budget cuts. Writing to your legislators is as easy as clicking here, then clicking on Find Your District and entering your address. The website will tell you who your legislators are (in case you’re not sure) and allow you [...]

It’s not the way I’d like to start my advent, but to borrow from a William Stafford poem, “the darkness is around us deep.” The latest state revenue forecast–while not as dire as it could have been–was bad enough to trigger another $2 billion in potential cuts coming just in time for the holidays. With [...]