Decatur native shares experiences of college year in Japan with Northwest Christian Campus students

DECATUR - Japanese women in traditional dress take those tinysteps because of their shoes.

YOU CAN HELP: Volunteer opportunities in Clackamas County, Sept. 4-10

Check out volunteer opportunities in the Clackamas County area.

Brits get etiquette tips on Olympics tourists

Britain's national tourism agency issued guidelines recently on the etiquette of dealing with the hundreds of thousands of foreign visitors who will be in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

SIDS Rate Down In NJ

The number of babies dying from sudden infant death syndrome has dropped significantly in New Jersey, far outpacing the decline nationwide, according to a new report from the SIDS Center of New Jersey.

Business briefs

ITHACA - Commercial National Financial Corp.'s board has declared a cash dividend of 13 cents per share. It is payable Oct. 1 to shareholders of record Sept. 10. Commercial National Financial operates Commercial National Bank, which has an office in Lake Odessa.