
Starla Pointer
"Stopping By:" A reporter who knows that everyone has an interesting story to tell welcomes suggestions.

Stopping By: Moving forward
‘Live Your Dream’ grantee pursues art as creative outlet, and education as art therapist

Stopping by: Good day, every day
Inspiring kids by example, first-year teacher sees results are often ‘mágico’

Stopping By: Wonders of the world
Career in medicine sustains, informs local photographer’s global image-making

Stopping by: Lanes for life
A strike and a spare, and friendship, keep seniors coming back to bowling alley

Stopping By: Valentines forever
On their first official date, 16-year-old Rosie Minor clambered onto the handlebars of her future husband Kent Minor’s bicycle. Off they went to a Tony Curtis movie. They’ve been traveling ...

Stopping By: Healing with needles, Chinese techniques
Acupuncturist Shana Levin knows what many of her patients are feeling: they just want the pain to stop. She felt that way herself after being injured in a car wreck; she also suffered ongoing pain from ...

Stopping by: From the heart
Asian Heritage Association is one way Yu-Shan Chen extends the hospitality of her native Taiwan and helps educate the community about her culture

Stopping By: Carving Quartet
Four men with knives gather every Thursday to whittle away at both wood and the world’s problems. Wearing leather aprons and one or two protective gloves each, Bob Lunt, Ralph Juda, Tim Wahlberg ...

Stopping By: Mother, daughter continue tradition of caring for others
Jen Von Derahe first saw her daughter’s face when she was born in the Willamette Valley Medical Center delivery room. Now she sees Abi almost every day, since they both work at the hospital. Von ...

Stopping By: Information for all
Books themselves, and the libraries that contain them, mean a great deal to Judie Folgate, a McMinnville woman who has been associated with libraries since she was in second grade. “Our ...

Stopping By: Stories of flight
Evergreen’s new CEO is an advocate for education, and the people behind the planes

Stopping By: Jules’ Joyeux Noel
On New Year’s Eve, Jules Fohom will celebrate a special day — the 25th anniversary of God answering his prayers for a wife.

Holiday traditions: A Kulkul Yule
Food and faith stand out among memories of a Christian Christmas in India

Holiday Traditions: Ukrainian Christmas
During Rock of Ages chaplain’s childhood, the holiday season started after New Year’s