Make the McKenzie Connection!

Articles written by Francesca Anton


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  • Which way of living do we want?

    Francesca Anton|Apr 18, 2024

    As the Harbick green signs appear again for the third year along the McKenzie River, it felt like a good time to do some research online to give me some tools in my attempt to be a responsible voter. The first thing I did was to pull up Mr. Harbick’s submission to the Oregon Voters Overseas/Military Pamphlet (https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide-military/votersguide.html). The second thing and I humbly admit my complete lack of knowledge he even existed, I saw Charlie Conrad’s name also listed for State House District #12, so I pulled that one...

  • Guest Opinion

    Francesca Anton|Aug 24, 2023

    As I inhale the smoke and listen to the helicopters racing back and forth over the house, fighting yet another fire in the Central Cascades and McKenzie River Valley, my thoughts wander to the Permian Period of Earth’s history which ended in a mass extinction, and how this summer, with all it’s disturbing weather and environmental news, is reminding me of the conditions on Earth about 250 million years ago (mya) that brought the Permian to an end. In story form, Pangea, the most recent supercontinent, attained its condition of maximum tec...