Feature Stories
How Climate Change, Urban Development are Squeezing Out Family Farmers
Rick Blaine and his wife have been farming in Hood River for almost 50 years. Over the years he has accumulated multiple orchards, growing apples, ...
Author: SHANNON BELL - Page 10 The Other Oregon
Feature Stories
RV parks adding long-term slots for short-term housing
DEPOE BAY — Ralph Hooper sets out his lawn chairs in front of his RV. His dog, Toby, watches him from inside his 27-foot long ...
by Staff reports, Friday, September 30, 2022 1:00 am
Feature Stories
Proposed lithium mine near Oregon-Nevada border stirs conflict
In a remote desert near the Oregon-Nevada border lies a caldera carrying the largest known lithium deposit in the U.S. and one of the largest ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
Cover Story
Southern Oregon sand artists inspire community and healing
Along the southern coastal town of Bandon, Ore., ornate meditative labyrinth pathways etched into the sand draw thousands of tourists from around the world each ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
Columns
Editor’s note
Whether in literature or in journalism, conflict can drive a good story. The bigger the conflict, the better the story. The rural-urban divide is one ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
The Land
Oregon to see more wildlife crossings on crash-prone highways
Underpasses, bridges and highway safety projects aren’t just for people anymore. A growing number of spots along Oregon highways now have built-in wildlife crossing structures ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
The Culture
Pendleton Woolen Mills adapts to changing times, markets
PENDLETON, Ore. — Machines rumbled and roared. Looms interlaced colorful yarns at right angles to form cloth. People scurried by, pushing tubs of spools. Here ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
The Culture
The Dalles is home to Oregon’s oldest bookstore
Klindt’s Bookseller, Oregon’s oldest bookstore, sits on a busy street in the heart of downtown The Dalles. It was established in 1870 by Ingwert Cornelius ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
Making-a-living
Tillamook farmer adopts robotic milking, feeding systems
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Kurt Mizee stood and watched as the Lely Vector swept across the concrete barn floor at Tilla-Bay Farms, dispensing feed for 180 ...
by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am
Making-a-living
Gordon Clark’s second life: From surfing icon to rancher on historic Oregon ranch
MADRAS, Ore. — Gordon Clark likes to say he’s had two lives. In the first life, Clark was a California surfing icon and owner of ...