http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/index.php Portland and surrounding area community news and information http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126827157620781900 2010-03-10 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126827157620781900 en-us It was right there. It was huge, old, big. At night it was lit up by flickering candles, orangish. When it was daytime it was blue and green, an amazing sight. It was the Blue Mosque and Agia Sophia Mosque. It was like looking at Mount Rushmore right there out the window from my bed. In the ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126827103842792200 2010-03-10 17:30:38 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126827103842792200 en-us I’m half asleep on the couch. It’s 4:45 a.m. I hear the thump-thump-thump of my toddler scooting down the stairs. In the dim lighting of the room, the sound reminds me of something out of a horror movie when some paranormal creature hunts down an unsuspecting victim and lurches out at ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764896547498300 2010-03-03 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764896547498300 en-us Ballots are due on Tuesday in the March 9 special election that includes an opportunity for us to cast our vote on a proposed 3-cent per gallon fuel tax to help support the city’s street fund. Encouraging people to vote yes on any tax is a tough assignment. No one, including me, likes to ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764878262183300 2010-03-03 12:39:42 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764878262183300 en-us Some great changes have taken place at the Estacada High School baseball field the last few weeks. With the great help of several people in this community, the baseball program has completed two brand new dugouts. This was a big step towards our program’s rebuilding process and couldn't ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764866263192100 2010-03-03 12:37:42 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764866263192100 en-us I am writing in response to the letter, “District pensions rob students of programs, education,” published in the Estacada News on Feb. 10, 2010. I checked with the district administration office, and they provided me with information about how funding for pensions is ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764853014517900 2010-03-03 12:35:30 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764853014517900 en-us Estacada Curves is helping our local food bank with the sixth annual food drive for the Estacada Area Food Bank. This has been a great community event in past years that provides food for the hungry and raises awareness about health and fitness for women. You can participate in the food drive ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764846970075600 2010-03-03 12:34:29 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126764846970075600 en-us I would like to thank all the people who came to the cancer fundraiser on Feb. 13 at the Estacada Community Center sponsored by the Estacada Women of the Moose Lodge. This was a successful event because of the volunteers and many people who came to participate. We had a lot of fun, and we hope ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705404785713800 2010-02-24 15:27:27 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705404785713800 en-us Christians are often asked to explain their goals and priorities. I would like to talk about some of them, as given in the Bible. In Matthew 6, Jesus presents three sets of antithesis: the first earth vs. heaven, darkness vs. light and money vs. God. The first deals with treasures, the second with ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705272024899100 2010-02-24 15:05:20 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705272024899100 en-us I knew a 20-year-old kid named Rodney when I was in high school. He was a regular customer at the grocery story I worked at, and often stopped in to socialize with the store employees. His favorite topic of conversation was the plans he was making for a huge 21st birthday celebration, with an ... http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705254269567000 2010-02-24 00:00:00 http://www.estacadanews.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=126705254269567000 en-us While it is still too early to draw definite conclusions, what we know so far about Friday night’s shootings point to an extreme case of domestic abuse. Relatives of Charlotte Grahn – who was shot by her husband, Jeffrey Grahn, at the M&M Lounge – say she had feared her ...