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Rural shelters combat challenges through collaboration
Margaret Varner wants people to know that humane societies are more than the sad Sarah McLaughlin song that plays during U.S. Humane Society commercials. “We ...
Author: ALIYA HALL - Page 11 The Other Oregon
Feature Stories
Setting the table for newcomers and returnees
I moved home to Cove a lucky 13 years ago — something no one expected I would do. Here, I found the nascent beginnings of ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 7:15 am
Cover Story
Wind energy keeps turning in rural Oregon
MORROW COUNTY — Shiny new wind turbines rise over the sagebrush and farmland in rural Morrow County, part of the expansive Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:00 am
Columns
Publisher’s Note
We are entering a time of great upheaval as we come out of the pandemic, and we all face much uncertainty due to Putin’s invasion ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:00 am
The Land
Turning fields to subdivisions controversial in Eastern Oregon
In 2021 a bill was passed by the Oregon Legislature that opened up 200 acres of land zoned exclusive farm use (EFU) to housing development ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:00 am
The Land
Oregon State Parks Benefit from bonds, but more is needed
Oregon State Parks are a treasure. They range from colossal sand dunes on the coast to the otherworldly geologic features at Fort Rock east of ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:00 am
The Culture
Oregon Jews find community in rural spaces
When Alice Shapiro moved to Central Oregon in 1994 from the East Coast, she wanted a different take from urban Judaism. She didn’t expect the ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:00 am
Feature Stories
Southern Oregon will soon have deep water offshore wind energy
On Feb. 25, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that a hundred-mile stretch along southern Oregon’s coast from Coos Bay to Brookings is ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 6:00 am
Feature Stories
Investing in equitable pathways to federal funding for rural communities
New funding opportunities from the federal government are adding urgency to an old concern — that rural Oregon continues to leave dollars on the table ...
by Staff reports, Friday, March 25, 2022 5:00 am
The Land
State parks at a glance
Number of state parks in Oregon: 254 Number of annual visits: 53 million Most popular state parks: Valley of the Rogue State Recreation Area, Yaquina ...