Oregon Humanities

My entire body is paper white but my face has an olive or tannish coloring to it. If I put my hand up to my face, you can see the comparison. I just want my face’s skin color to match my body skin color. I’d prefer to use homemade products I tried lemon juice for a little while but my skin became sensitive to it.

Agespots

Agespots, Australia | on Karen Karbo on abnormal beauties

I am dreading for a long hair. I cut my hair last summer to a graduated bob and had it trimmed just last month. It takes my hair forever to grow. I just want my long hair back because I miss it. Please help me. thanks!

Conditioners

Conditioners, Australia | on Karen Karbo on abnormal beauties

My mom said something about she seen on the news where you can’t take big bottles of shampoo and stuff. I remember though that when I went to Miami that I had a pretty big bottle then. Not as big as what I have now though. Which if anything I will just go buy the smaller bottle I had the last time if I have too.

Conditioners, Australia | on Dmae Roberts on hoarding

Thank you for this comment, Chelsea! And thank you, also, for your teaching and your work with oral history. I’m sure the experiences in your classroom will really strike a chord for some of your students. I hope to hear some of your stories sometime!

Raina Hassan | on Raina Hassan on boys don't cry

Bravo Raina, I had to watch Boys Don’t Cry in several sittings as I couldn’t deal with it all at once. Storytelling is such a part of our culture and history. But we seem to be letting good stories slip through our fingers only to be replaced by shiny, over-produced, plot-less, mind-numbing tripe. Stepping off of my soapbox now! I have added an oral history component to my summer speech class and while some are embracing the concept, some of my students are completely lost as to why it is important. Their presentations begin next week and I am excited to see the results. Keep telling great stories!

Chelsea, Grants Pass | on Raina Hassan on boys don't cry

Not yet, Larissa. We’ll be making an announcement/sending notification to the contest applicants soon, and the summer issue is currently in production.

Raina Hassan | on O.Hm. Essay Contest

Hi,

I was wondering if the winners/finalists for the mind-changing essay contest have been listed yet? Is the summer magazine available now?

Thanks,
Larissa

Larissa, Salem | on O.Hm. Essay Contest

Well put Thorne. Following the link above, you’ll see work of Thorne and some of our colleagues that will give you more context for what Thorne’s written here.

kael, dallas | on Thorne Anderson on war

Thanks, Mary! Glad to hear it. The next issue is on “Work” and should be out in September. I think it’ll be a good one, too.

Kathleen Holt, Portland | on Letter from the Editor Spring 2010

Yes, Jane, exactly! And by the way, there is now an excellent blog post about the Slow Food Farm Labor-related panel I mentioned in the above post. http://slowfoodportland.com/blog/ Check it out!

Katherine Deumling | on Reiko Hillyer on local food

Hi Katherine. Nice comment. And a good post. I think about this often but more from a guilt standpoint. That my interest in seasonal, and by extension, local, eating only goes so far…I won’t give up my condiments and I don’t think there’s a lot to gain by closing off cultures. What logic do I use in not buying mangos, but I’ll buy Italian wine or garlic chili paste? I think what you might be implying Katherine is that it’s more than just thinking about the associated costs of shipping food thousands of miles. It takes many different kinds of efforts.

Jane Pellicciotto, Portland, OR | on Reiko Hillyer on local food

Really enjoying this issue of the magazine… each article is so well-written and intriguing!  Thank you!

Mary Rechner, Portland | on Letter from the Editor Spring 2010

What an interesting background, auto mechanic, journalist and Arizona senate?

Phoenix Graphic Design, Phoenix, AZ | on Profile of Gillian Floren of Greenlight Greater Portland

I love this post and I’m so glad I stumbled upon it. Slow Food Portland just explored a similar complication of our “local” focus in a recent event on farm labor, immigration, etc. The discussion was framed differently but is connected to that potential for inwardness and exclusiveness you mention. From one of the panelists perspectives, this bifurcation of the food system has enabled many of us to buy our way out of the industrial agricultural system and lose sight of the bigger fight—banning pesticides (not just for organic production) but ALL production, etc. In short, the policy piece is even more important than the consumer, vote with your fork piece.  It’s a huge, sprawling, complex topic but we could start with doing a little less patting ourselves on the back for our virtuous buying and yes, get to know people and foods from other cultures and spend a lot more time on the phone with our elected officials.

It’s time for Mark and Heather to have another party so we can catch up!

Katherine Deumling, Portland | on Reiko Hillyer on local food

Thanks Raina, I would appreciate that.

Mia, Australia | on O.Hm. Essay Contest