In Modern Society, Has the Consumer Become the Consumed?
THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — Last week, a security guard was trampled to death at a Walmart in New York. There, beneath a mass of a 2,000 shoppers, a man lost his life to a mad stampede of pounding elbows, knees, and feet. CBS News reported items on sale at that particular Walmart during the infamous “Black Friday” rollbacks included...
NIKE: How Do I Return My Nike.com Order?
NIKE — Nike.com orders can be returned for any reason within 30 days of the shipping date. After 30 days, product can be returned if unworn and unwashed. Some exceptions apply. If your package did not include a prepaid return label, start your online return by clicking the button below and following the on-screen prompts. After you...
VERTICAL BRANDS: Come to Missoula, Montana!
VERTICAL BRANDS — Do you want to live in a place where you can wear your Birkenstocks 360 days a year—not because it’s warm outside but because it’s considered stylish with wool socks? A place where the smell of patchouli isn’t a cliché, it’s real, and residents don’t think...
U.S. OUTDOOR STORE: Thirty Two Prime is for the Daring Snow Shredder
U.S. OUTDOOR STORE — The Thirty Two Prime isn’t your beginner’s snowboard boot. This boot is for the tough, daring snow shredder that needs a stiff boot to absorb turns and stomp hard landings. Made with new and improved, cutting edge STI Evolution Foam, the Prime offers...
PDA DENTISTRY: Revitalize Your Reception Area: 5 Quick Tips
PDA DENTISTRY — You all know the old adage, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” It’s something we’ve been hearing since we were kids. So why is it that this common pearl of wisdom is so often overlooked among dental professionals? Often, it’s because we get caught up in...
Thousands Detained in Immigration Raid
THE BEACH TIMES — Heavily-armed police detained at least 1,000 people in separate immigration and crime raids in Tamarindo, Playas del Coco, and Filadelfia on the weekend. The raids began Friday at around midnight, when officers with automatic weapons and wearing bulletproof vests blocked exits to...
Local Hospitals to Decide on Physician-Assisted Dying in Wake of Election
THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — The Klickitat Valley Health (KVH) hospital is among local health care providers that will decide in the coming weeks how to respond to the passing of ballot measure I-1000, which allows doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients. The practice, formerly called “doctor-assisted suicide,” is part of...
Climatologists Predict Colder Winter
THE GOLDENDALE SENTINEL — Klickitat County residents should brace themselves for more of the harsh weather conditions that hit the region this week, weather experts said on Monday. In fact, winter will be colder than average throughout the state of Washington this year, climatologists predicted. “The temperatures for the entire state...
Lawsuit Alleges Abuse at Mt. Angel Abbey in 1970s
WOODBURN INDEPENDENT — A Roman Catholic priest is suing Mt. Angel Abbey for more than $1 million for sexual abuse he says occurred in the 1970s. The priest, identified in the lawsuit as Father X, claims that Father Emmanuel Clark, who is now deceased, hugged him with his pants unzipped and pressed his head to his chest, telling him his...
Rachel Cavanaugh
Portland, Oregon
Rachel Cavanaugh is a long-time journalist based in the Pacific Northwest. With more than 18 years of experience as a news reporter, writer, photographer, editor, and digital producer, her work has been featured in Men's Journal, MSN, The Hollywood Reporter, Bustle, Digital Trends, Elite Daily, Matador Network, Gear Junkie, Inverse, Mic, and other publications. She's worked as a Digital Producer for Microsoft’s msnNOW, Digital Content Writer on Nike's Global Consumer Services' team, Gear Reviewer for Digital Trends' Outdoors and Sports section, Staff Commerce Writer for Bustle's Outdoor and Fitness E-Commerce platform, and Editor-in-Chief of the Goldendale Sentinel, a weekly print newspaper in Washington state. Most recently, she was the Editorial Director for Columbia Sportswear's Tough Mother Outdoor Guide, helping to conceptualize and global retail giant's first ever digital magazine and build it from the ground up. Over a four-year period from 2020 to 2024, she grew the publication into a journalistically-styled content platform, creating compelling storytelling about people and places in the outdoors. She was responsible for all content strategy and production from story ideation and planning to research, interviews, and article delivery. In addition to writing higher-level brand stories, she managed a small team of freelance writers. She currently splits her time between Baja, California where she lives in an RV on the beach, and Hood River, Oregon where she spends her free time kiteboarding, snowboarding, and playing with dogs.