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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, ... Read more

by Staff reports, Friday, September 30, 2022 3:00 am

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Staff reports, Friday, June 24, 2022 7:00 am

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