Archive for January, 2010

Want a demonstration of the limits of of Google and the Internet? Type "how to forge a check" into a search bar. Try "counterfeiting a check." Try "making

If Sherri Smith had to be honest about the real reason she reopened Florabundance' it was because she had to fulfill the requirements of the shopping gene. "I

Dexter Phoenix's travels as a war correspondent have led him to conflict areas such as Angola, Algeria, Somalia, Colombia, Palestine, and Lebanon, where he was one of only

It's not uncommon for banker Lucy Escobar to encounter potential clients with shoe boxes full of receipts from their businesses. "They'll understand that they have to pay taxes,

It was time to start practicing what we preach. Longtime readers might notice changes in the February Salem Monthly, starting with it's physical size. The paper is now

Here's the most surprising thing about Max Brooks' "World War Z" - it makes the reader wonder why anyone should wait for the zombie apocalypse to finally get

Imagine a world where every time you started your car, part of your home dissolved. How often would you walk or bike to work? Now stop imagining, because it's

I remember vividly the moment I knew I had arrived in Salem as a public voice. I was checking the online version of my column to see if

:-) More progressive than we realized In 1989, it took eight weeks for a woman to get an appointment with the Marion County Health Department to receive a prescription