WEN takes a look at the broader picture with lifestyle, book reviews, and travel features.
Health & Wellness Heart month and cardiovascular health By Craig Brett, MD, Northern Light Mercy Cardiovascular Care With Valentine’s Day approaching, matters of the heart are certainly... Read more
BookShort The First Ladies: A groundbreaking partnership By Stephanie Miller Who says strong women can’t collaborate? Outspoken First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a capable advocate for civil... Read more
Book Short A Burning: Thrilling debut novel Review by Stephanie Miller A teenage girl posts something foolish on Facebook. She is summarily arrested as a terrorist, tossed in prison, and hel... Read more
BOOK SHORT ‘Devil Makes Three‘by Ben Fountain By Stephanie Miller Enter the lawlessness of Haiti, 1991, when a violent coup d’etat results in the fall of President Jean-Bertrand... Read more
Seasonal Affective Disorder By Emily Erickson, MD & Greg Bates, NP Updated Nov. 27, 2023. Originally published Dec. 4, 2020. It’s that time of year when the days are shorter and the temp... Read more
BOOK SHORT 100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife Review by Stephanie Miller Our human fascination with “what’s next” now has a definitive—if irreverent — travel gu... Read more
Book Short ‘Harlem Shuffle’by Colson Whitehead Review by Stephanie Miller Staying straight when everyone around you is getting rich by being crooked is a storyline as old as huma... Read more
City News Brief Portland Parks Offers New Tai Chi for Arthritis The City of Portland Parks, Recreation and Facilities will offer people of all ages a new way to stay fit. Portland is one of... Read more
Book Short Trustby Hernan Diaz Review by Stephanie Miller There are four sections to “Trust,” a novel by Pulitzer Prize winning author Hernan Diaz. The first is a novel itself, a... Read more
The Portland Gothic House & Cuba Connection Part III: 19th Century Life in The Portland Gothic House By Marta Morse Current resident, Marta Morse, glimpses 19th Century life at The Portl... Read more
