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By: Debbie Feehs Parenthood is filled with challenges, whether it is rebellion, sickness, or schooling. Regie Valenti has faced all these struggles and more while being a foster care parent. It was a crisis in Los Angeles that made Valenti … Continue reading →

By: Debbie Feehs Christy Obie-Barrett is the founder of a Family for Every Child, which is an organization that helps foster care children find permanent homes. Here she talks about starting AFFEC and her current involvement. Interview with Christy Obie-Barrett … Continue reading →

By: Debbie Feehs Eugene–On a cold Sunday morning a red carpet leads to the entrance of Valley River Inn. This is just the beginning of the pampering many young girls experienced at the Princess for a Day Event in Cal … Continue reading →

After reading an interesting piece in the Register Guard, I chose to do 4 different posts including a multimedia project, a Q&A, a profile, and a story piece about foster care. I have been researching the program A Family for … Continue reading →

By: Debbie Feehs Sunday morning is not a busy time in the Harlow Neighborhood, but everyone is on his or her feet in the Center for Spiritual Living. In a small building behind the Blockbuster on Coburg Rd., about 210 … Continue reading →

By: Debbie Feehs Eugene–Super Bowl XLV is a time for getting together with friends, eating, cheering, and…watching funny commercials. In between intense plays, fans are shown a different kind of entertainment through  advertisements. While commercials are often viewed as an … Continue reading →

By: Debbie Feehs Image1: The Science Factory is a Children’s Museum located by Autzen Stadium in Eugene by the Cal Young Neighborhood. Image2: Auten Stadium is the University of Oregon’s football stadium located by Cal Young Neighborhood. Image3: The Nike … Continue reading →

Just past the 105 on Coburg, sits the Oakway Center in the Cal Young Neighborhood. Not many customers are shopping at nine o’ clock on a Monday morning, but several Borders employees are still in the store working. Jesica (she … Continue reading →

The Oakway Center in Cal Young Neighbor is pretty quiet on Monday afternoon, but there is a lot of activity in the Borders Book Store and Coffee Shop. When first entering at 12:41pm there is a salesclerk on with a … Continue reading →