One side effect of my cancer treatment was that I lost my appetite and couldn't keep my weight up. So one of the best things about my trip to Spain this summer was learning to love eating food again. I'm fighting fit now, and I feel great even though I've only gained 4lbs. Eating the Mediterranean way has done wonders for my health, and I hope it will do wonders for The Skanner readers ...

Augustana Lutheran Church
Welcomes you on All Saints Sunday, November 1, 10:00 am
One combined festival service with Portland's finest musicians

Heavy drama is playing out during the final week of several election races in Washington state, where mail-in ballots are due at election bureaus on Nov. 3.

Talking about someone's addictions can be a touchy subject. Especially for professionals. Keeping this secret hidden can be a matter of professional and personal survival. Many neuroscientists would like to change that. This October, along with 21 other journalists and graduate students, I had the privilege of earning a scholarship to the annual Wake Forest University Addiction Studies Program for Journalists. The two-day conference was an opportunity to hear from some of the nation's preeminent neuroscientists who specialize in addiction research.

The National Black Veterans of Portland is holding an Education Employment Expo Monday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oregon Convention Center.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An overhaul of the way Oregon compensates foster parents means a big raise for most but some foster parents who care for some of the sickest children are facing deep cuts.

Six members of the Metropolitan King County Council today introduced legislation directing the County Executive to end the provision of animal sheltering services by April 1, 2010, and end the provision of animal control services to the cities by that same date unless new agreements are made that allow the County to recover the full costs of field services.

Con artists are taking a particular phone scam to a new level, attempting to scam restaurants, auto-repair shops and more. Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon, and Western Washington has received numerous reports in recent months about con artists misusing Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) to place fraudulent orders and scam businesses over the telephone.

At a news conference Monday, members of the multi-agency Metro Gang Task Force displayed the guns and illicit drugs seized in the arrests of more than 24 alleged gang members. Gang experts skeptical that bust will deter other dealers from taking over the drug ring's market share.

Bellevue College is embarking on a unique pilot program in the hopes of saving students money for the costs of their college textbooks.