Red vs. Red

Redbox’s machines take on Netflix’s red envelopes

Love affair with cacti: Plants that pokes back

Corvallis man shows it’s possible to grow many of the desert species here in the mid-valley

Try these three fragrant trees

Several years ago, while relaxing in a friend’s lounge chair on a recent balmy summer evening, I caught the faintest scent of jasmine-lemon drifting across their patio.

Green lawns: It doesn’t mean a lot of weeds

A “green” lawn doesn’t mean the same thing it used to.

There’s always room for more holiday cookies

Bake your pick: A stunning wreath, a smashing sleigh — or nutty, decadent, doable treats

Summer Reading 2009

Get to know local authors; find the perfect beach book

A walk in the parks

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. — It’s too early for civilians. As dawn’s first light falls on the jagged peaks, creeps down the dwindling glaciers and glides across glass-faced Swiftcurrent Lake, most of the tourists in the Many Glacier Hotel are still snoozing.

• Sunday's Column - July 5, 2009
  
• Love or Freedom
  
• Anonymous Sources
  
• Relaxation is Expensive
  
• Recommended Reading
  
• Sunday's Column - June 28, 2009
  
• As Uninspiring As You Get
  
• Blame Pythagoras for String Theory
  
• Yawning, Sneezing, Hiccuping Sleepers?
  
• Piercing Sirens Are Damaging
  
• Sunday's Column - June 21, 2009
  
• To Medicate or Not?
  
• Locking Your Car Doors
  
• Banks and Brokerages
  
• Your Musical Education
  

• 6 Superfoods You Should Know
  
• 5 Ways to Stay Motivated
  
• Keep Your Knees Healthy
  
• How To Make Time For Yourself