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My youngest daughter Skyler turned 1 this month.  She was born at home.  My wife & I decided to got with a midwife after seeing our first birth involved little to no help from the hospital.  In fact they told my wife to "hold the baby in" until the doctor got there... 

I LOVED it!  I would not change a thing in the world and our midwife was the greatest professional and passionate member of our team - dare I say family - that morning that Skyler came into our lives.

Thank you Midwives for all that you do!  We support you!

posted 2 years, 9 months ago
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The caller from Bend sounded more like a CSA - Community Supported Agriculture broker.  My family & I did these last year and really enjoyed it through Denison Farms in Corvallis.   This year we now have our own garden growing, along with supporting the Salem Saturday Market.

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I live in Salem, my wife works near the intersection of 25th & Mission Street.  If I had to meet my wife at her work I did everything that I could to avoid this intersection and Mission Street all together.  To turn left you would often have to wait 3-4 cycles of the light due to the volume of people running read lights.  They were all impatient and therefore block everyone else.  After the installation of red light cameras the safety and flow at this intersection has DRAMATICALLY improved.  Kudos to the City of Salem.  If anyone argues against them it is because they are looking out for themselves and not for the good of the people around them.

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