Editor's Note:

For all Oregon Statesman subsribers I have a confession. The Oregon Statesman is not really a newspaper, although previous issues were designed to look just like one. The title was inspired by the newspapers The Oregonian and the Statesman Journal - so there ... This marks the evolution of the O. S. as it will now be in a blog format. If I am able, I will try to post the previous issues here as well. Either way, using a newspaper venue is kind of a cool way to mark significant family events. I hope you enjoy.