Audubon Wildlife Care Center tends to sick, injured, orphaned native animals

By Janie Nafsinger /
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Thu, Mar 4, 2010, Updated Mar 4, 2010

A native painted turtle struck by a car is on the mend, its broken shell pinned together with picture-hanging wire. An American kestrel, a small falcon, is fattening up after nearly starving on a diet of hamburger. Feathered, furry, amphibious, the patients at the Audubon Society of Portland Wildlife Car…

Events calendar for March 2010

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Sun, Feb 28, 2010
Updated Mar 4, 2010

Calendar items for April are due by 5 p.m. Monday, March 15. E-mail listings to editor@boomnw.com. Photos also may be e-mailed in jpg …

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How safe are your cosmetics?

By Paul J. Rosen, J.d., L.ac /
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Thu, Mar 4, 2010

Paul J. Rosen, J.D., L.Ac., is a licensed acupuncturist, a master of Nutrition Response Testing and the clinic director and senior clinician at …

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Senior Stories shared with audiences live, on cable and online By Janie Nafsinger / Boom! Thu, Mar 4, 2010 When Muriel Ganopole moved to Rose Villa senior living community with her husband two years ago, she wasted no time jumping into the social …

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The upside to being in a wheelchair

By Joe Bushue /
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Thu, Mar 4, 2010

Joe Bushue is a travel agent and lifelong Gresham resident who has been tolerating multiple sclerosis for more than 30 years. His column for BOOM! …

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RiversEdge Storytellers present 'Tales of Body and Soul’ By Janie Nafsinger / Boom! Thu, Mar 4, 2010 Updated Mar 4, 2010 Gather around: Ken Iverson, Julie Strozyk and Anne Rutherford have a few new stories to share about themselves. The three local residents, who make …

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OASIS events: March 2010

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Thu, Mar 4, 2010

OASIS, the nonprofit enrichment organization for adults 50 and older, offers the following class highlights during March. Unless otherwise noted, …

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- News briefs: March 2010

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- Staying fit at 50 and beyond

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- Embrace your inner child

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- New books: March 2010

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- New business provides in-home consultations for the visually impaired

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- Are you a victim of poor nutrition?

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- News briefs: February 2010

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Health & wellness events: March 2010

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Thu, Mar 4, 2010

Super Colon at Meridian Park The Prevent Cancer Super Colon™ will visit Legacy Meridian Park Hospital on Thursday, March 4, from 8 a.m. to 5 …

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Laugh your way to better health By Janie Nafsinger / Boom! Thu, Feb 4, 2010 The merriment starts at 10 a.m. sharp. Fist bumping. Arm waving. Clapping. Chanting. Singing. Laughing. Lots of laughing, which is the point. The …

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