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It’s no secret that college can create many struggles for students. It is, of course, meant to challenge you academically.  There are, however, other major challenges many students face that are less visible. You may face challenges of maintaining good grades across the board or finding a balance with your time management. Perhaps you’re struggling to get a group project off the ground or finding just the right topic to write an essay on.  The most challenging struggle facing many students today, though, is finding the funds to allow you to continue with school and cover your bills, without going so far into debt you feel like you’re drowning before you even get a degree. Linnea Everts of the Linn-Benton Community College Foundation wants to assist with that. She’s dedicated her time at LBCC to helping students in financial need. I spoke with Linnea Everts on a wide array of topics. She shed some light on issues that affect most college students, how she relates to the student...

Over the last whirlwind of 10 weeks, I’ve had the privilege to read the work of one of America’s best authors, Stephen King. Which book of his was I consuming you ask? His memoirs on the art and pastime he’s dedicated his profession and livelihood on, “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” In all honesty, I wasn’t looking forward to reading this book. Stephen King, while highly regarded and esteemed, isn’t my first pick of an author when I’m looking for something to read. I don’t much care for the spooks and thrills he’s gained his fame from, so to say I was hesitant to read his memoir is an understatement. From the opening pages, I was enthralled with this book. King breaks down the art of writing in extremely intuitive and easy-to-understand ways. Not only does he openly discuss the skills and techniques needed to improve at the craft of writing, he also openly discusses his life and all that it contains. Some of the most meaningful and heartfelt moments of the book are those in which ...

The long walk up to Disneyland’s ticket booth and bag check will be buzzing with excitement. Eager children, unable to contain their elation, bouncing and jumping here and there, getting into spontaneous games of tag.  Young adults, wearing their custom-made, Etsy purchased mouse ears.  Families with strollers the size of SUVs and equally packed with supplies for the adventure ahead.  In that mix, my daughter, eyes full of enchantment and thrill, my wife and myself Disneyland has always held an air of intangibility to it. As a child, Disneyland was as real as dragons or unicorns. Going there was as likely as going to Jurassic Park or getting a selfie with the Loch Ness Monster holding a sign with my name plastered on it. As an adult, I’ve twice had the privilege of walking the hallowed grounds of Disneyland, located in the tempered climate of Anaheim, California. Both times were an absolute delight and magnificent.  I first got to experience the charm of the magical ...

  In this photo made on May 22, 2019, a long queue of mountain climbers line a path on Mount Everest.  NIRMAL PURJA/AP When I utter the phrase “Climbing Mount Everest” what images spring to your mind?  Do you picture accomplishing the unthinkable? Maybe you imagine completing a strenuous task? Possibly you think about it in the same vein as traveling into space? You probably don’t picture it as routine as commuting to work or planning a vacation or booking a flight, right?  Perhaps you should. It used to be, getting to Nepal was a struggle in itself. Before you could even embark on the mountain, you had to find yourself at the foot of the Himalayas. Since 1953 when Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, and Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand mountaineer he assisted up the infamous mountain, first climbed to the precipice of the known world, times have drastically changed. Nowadays, I could catch a flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport tomorrow and be in Nepal in l...