Monthly Archives: November 2011

Civility, Democracy, and Conflict

A linguist, a historian and a rhetorician walk into an auditorium… My colleagues Jon Lange and Jeff LaLande and I are participating in this year’s campus theme series at Sothern Oregon University. The theme this year is Civility and on … Continue reading

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Simple, Beautiful, New at SOU

A rural locale devoted to pacifism, human rights, ethical living, and compassion. It sounds like Ashland. But actually it was the Fellowship of New Life in England, whose adherents included Edward Carpenter, Olive Schreiner and Henry Salt. Tonight’s talk by … Continue reading

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The Unique and Original Tree House Children’s Bookstore

Down on the Plaza, next door to Eden Vale’s wine tasting room, is a cozy, magical bookstore all for youngsters. The Tree House Children’s Bookstore has been in business for 33 years. The fourth owner of the store, LadyJane, bought … Continue reading

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