Jedediah Barros

9/4/1982–08/12/2024 Jedediah Barros, age 41, of Keizer, Oregon passed away on August 12, 2024.  He is survived by his parents, Andy and Dale Barros, brother, Joey Barros, sister-in-law Diana Barros, nephew Joey Barros II and niece, Raegan Barros. Jedediah was…

Obituary: Cori Lyn Caywood DeHart

Cori Lyn Caywood DeHart passed away April 17, 2024 in Salem Oregon. Cori was born in Montpelier Idaho January 31, 1969 to Nancy Jensen and Dennis Caywood. Cori loved her daughter, family, coworkers, concerts, and cats. She was a valued…

Obituary: Daryl “Pete” Peterson

Pete was born on August 15, 1940, in Salem, Oregon to Ivan and Ardath Peterson. He passed away on October 23, 2023. Pete attended West Salem Elementary School, Leslie Middle School, and South Salem High School (class of ’59), He…

A dark and beautiful comedy

There have been a few films that I have seen over the years that I was not even aware were considered black comedies until I looked them up on Wikipedia long after the fact, and I am never sure if this is because the ratio was off or if I just wasn’t dialed into the humor for whatever reason. On the Count of Three has a good deal of this unevenness, but it has even more moments where the balance is pretty darn good.