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Can Measure 110 meet the funding needs to combat Oregon’s addiction crisis?

On a gray cold morning in Eastern Oregon, Barrett Hamilton watched his coworker, Olen Grimes, hand out warm…

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The Pine Mountain Observatory — rural Oregon’s gateway to the stars

About 30 miles southeast of Bend, the Pine Mountain Observatory offers a stunning glimpse into the dark skies…

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Cash for trash: Columbia Ridge Landfill benefits Gilliam County

The year was 1988, and residents of rural Gilliam County had an important decision to make. Would they…

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The Spray General Store has become a thriving center for arts and community

On a cool and cloudy Saturday evening in September, the Spray General Store shone like a beacon just…

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The long way: Completing Oregon’s Blue Mountains Trail

Riley Gill was cold, wet and a little bit worried. High up in the Strawberry Mountains, the young…

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Wheatland Ferry keeps traffic flowing across river

KEIZER, Ore. — For motorists traveling between Yamhill and Marion counties, there are only three options: drive to…

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Ivory Lyles supports urban and rural Oregon

SALEM — Inside the Oregon State Capitol, the halls buzzed with activity — lobbyists chatting, people typing on…

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Flexing our sovereignty

Last summer, I saw a Facebook post from a Native community page for the Portland/Vancouver area that said…

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How indigenous nations are rebuilding food systems

“We were thrown to the four winds.” That’s how Francene Ambrose describes the fate of her people when,…

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Breaking the law to uphold it

The South Slough of the Coos River is a beautiful place. Eelgrass flourishes within the shallow tidal waters…