My daughter came running in from the backyard last summer, beaming, with arms flexed and said, “I have mommy muscles.”

This Bend mom of three added a recent addition to the family: a restaurant.

This mom is learning that life has a way of forcing you to meet yourself.

We’re raring to go on all the fun things for summer! While you’re planning, evaluate your family’s dental health and safety so you don’t get caught unaware.

Did you know that Lane County Waste Management services are not supported by taxes? Instead, they are supported by tipping fees — the cost paid by residents and garbage haulers for disposal. These fees keep the system running, covering everything from daily operations to essential public services.

You know that feeling of constantly holding it all together? The mental to-do list, the emotional labor, the never-ending responsibility of motherhood? It turns out, your body physically may be holding onto that, too.