Erik DelBene

All It Takes Is Kindness

The definition of kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate, expressed through benevolent and helpful actions directed at others without expecting anything in return. It is both a natural human trait and a learned behavior that fosters stronger social bonds, increaseshappiness and self-esteem, and has physiological benefits like lower blood pressure due …

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Skid Steer Work

Skid Steer work, repair and rerock driveways starting at $500 plus materials. We can also move/pile brush. Call for a bid. S.C.& Sons. Call 541-840-0182.

Finding God

I didn’t go to church in jail to find God. I went because it was the only way to interact with guys from other blocks and pass off contraband. On this particular day, I had to get some pills to a guy in B block, and chapel was the safest way to do it. I …

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Love Is Messy

She was in her late 80s. I was rushing around, trying to make everything perfect for a church luncheon. You know the drill—centerpieces crooked, someone forgot forks, and I was sweating through my nice blouse pretending not to panic. She was sitting alone at a table in the corner, napkin in her lap, hands folded, …

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Protecting Our Grasslands

Why Do We Need To Protect Our Grasslands? Grazing land, also referred to as grasslands, serve as a cross-over ecosystem that contributes critical protein production for a global population, provides for rural economies, and at the same time influences our climate, eater and air quality, wildlife habitats and sequesters significant quantities of atomosphic carbon. In …

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