The Culture

Meet the rural lobby

Few Oregonians would ever accept a job without knowing the salary. Agricultural producers do that every season. They…

The Culture

They wrote the book on the urban-rural divide

Stereotypes about the divergent lifestyles and viewpoints of urban and rural populations are nothing new. The cliché of…

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Five ways to bridge the urban-rural divide

In their discussions with The Other Oregon, retired professors Michael Hibbard, Ethan Seltzer and Bruce Weber offered their…

Columns

Coming home to change the world

At age 18, the imagined made-for-TV movie of my life features a whip-smart young woman leaving her podunk,…

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Allure of Eugene doesn’t compare to draw of tiny Culver

Rural Oregon is known for its beautiful landscapes, recreational activities and as a place people from the urban…

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Mountain Time no mystery to Malheur County residents

Eastern Oregon’s sliver of Mountain Time Zone was created back when railroads ruled commerce and conference-call confusion was…