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Dear Annie: After the death of her son, my 90-year-old neighbor has no one to care for her


Dear Annie: After the death of her son, my 90-year-old neighbor has no one to care for her

Dear Annie, I have a 90-year-old neighbor. Her only caregiver was her adult son, who died last week after a long battle with opioid addiction. Since then, myself and another neighbor have been checking on her several times a day as she requires a lot of care. We have grocery shopped for her, picked up […]

Troutdale man accused of kicking 12-week-old puppy, faces animal cruelty charges


Troutdale man accused of kicking 12-week-old puppy, faces animal cruelty charges

A Troutdale man is facing charges of first-degree aggravated animal cruelty and second-degree disorderly conduct after his neighbor recorded a video that appears to show him kicking his 12-week-old puppy. The incident occurred Monday when Merlyn Christopher Blair, 25, walked Bruno, his Rottweiler-bull terrier mix, onto a patch of grass at his Troutdale apartment complex, […]

Question to Eric: Volunteer cuts a good figure in public, but behaves terribly in private


Question to Eric: Volunteer cuts a good figure in public, but behaves terribly in private

Dear Eric: The manager at my workplace volunteers with a group unrelated to our work. The volunteer group works with the court system to provide access to community resources for women recovering from substance abuse. My colleagues and I hear our manager interacting with other volunteers in the group when they occasionally meet at our […]