'It feels good to be home'

Nearly 30 minutes after returning home, Mike Ramthun sat back in a beige recliner at his family's house near Pitchin with a blanket propped beneath his left leg.

Americans adrift
Audiences haven't responded especially well to movies dealing with Sept. 11. This isn't entirely a matter of denial or a result of the now-tired idea that audiences crave only escapism.

In brief
PHILOMATH The annual Rotary Salmon and Jazz Dinner on Saturday will have an extra bit of spice this year a silent auction to benefit the Philomath High School track-renovation effort.