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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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Breaking the law to uphold it
The South Slough of the Coos River is a beautiful place. Eelgrass flourishes within the shallow tidal waters ...
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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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Ancient village site is reborn again
The old building on a small highway that houses the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) is ...
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When food is much more than a commodity
The hulking 20,000-square-foot building, sandwiched between a rough road and dark evergreen trees, is unremarkable save for a ...