Two years ago the GOP Convention met at Prairie High School. In 2012 it was a packed ballroom at the Vancouver Hilton with overflow into adjacent rooms and spillways. The influx of first timers with seasoned conventioneers bogged down check-in, added to confusion, and the convention started almost an hour later than promoted, but once rolling it was difficult to stop.
Listen to the audio interview with author Kathy Condon. Kathy Condon is an award winning author. She wrote It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask, which was chosen by USA Book News as Best Book Award finalist in its business category. Her latest book, Face-To-Face Networking, It’s All About Communication, is an ...
At the same time that Mayor Leavitt delivered his State of the City address and Oregon State legislatures met to hear testimony on the Columbia River Crossing Light Rail Tolling project, the Regional Transportaion Avisory Committee met in relative obscurity. The meeting was captured on video, though, and while most ...
Author Kathy Condon makes no apologies about being self-published. In fact, she’s proud of it. Her first book, It Doesn't Hurt to Ask, was chosen by USA Book News as Best Book Award finalist in its business category. This past summer, Condon released her second book . . .
Parent Talk: protecting kids from poor choices Situation: A single mother is struggling with her 14-year-old daughter who wants to do her own thing. In the past, the daughter has made bad decisions – run away from home, made poor choices in friends, and the mother feels she is too ...
In the last of 10 features on Christmas around the world we visit Venezuela with Romelia Alvarado. Romelia Alvarado: In Venezuela, Christmas is celebrated as a religious occasion. As in Colombia, the presents are brought by El Niño Jesus (Baby Jesus) instead of Papá Noél (Santa Claus). The unofficial start ...
Christmas Around the World is a ten-part series. This audio podcast on Norway is narrated by Ed Stortro, who created this series. His father grew up in Norway and immigrated to Canada and the U.S. Ed Stortro was born in Vancouver, Canada, and has lived in the States since he ...
Christmas in France is celebrated mainly in a religious manner, though secular ways of celebrating the occasion also exist, such as Christmas fairs, decorations and carols.
Nate Foreman shares about Christmas in France.
Children do not hang Christmas stockings but put their shoes by the fireplace so Père Noël, Father Christmas or Santa Claus, as you might say, can give them gifts
Christmas Around the World is a 10-part series. This audio podcast on Germany is narrated by Igor Schlidt. Igor Schlidt grew up in Paderborn, which is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. Today, he lives with his wife in Vancouver. Igor Schlidt: In Germany, Christmas traditions vary by ...
Christmas Around the World is a 10-part series. This audio podcast is narrated by Konstantine Goldinov. Goldinov spent the first 15 years of his life in Kazakhstan, then moved to the U.S. He now lives in Vancouver. Konstantine Goldinov: Sviata Vecheria or “Holy Supper” is the central tradition of the ...
Christmas Around the World is a 10-part series. This audio podcast is narrated by Tatyana (Tanya) Ivanov. Tanya Ivanov was born in Kazakhstan and moved to the U.S. when she was five. She now lives in Vancouver. Tanya Ivanov: As in other Eastern Orthodox countries, Christmas is celebrated on January ...