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Thousands of visitors will flock to the Southern Oregon town of Grants Pass this October, drawn by a free outdoor festival that features dozens of local and national chalk artists. Besides the chalk creations drawn on downtown streets, Art...  Read More

Zach Edwards knew he was taking a chance launching a new business in the middle of a recession. He found the confidence he needed in his education. “Having a business degree just gave me so much confidence,” Edwards says. “I knew that when...  Read More

In the early 1990s, a group of residents in Condon began exploring the idea of establishing an assisted-living center. The facilities nearest to Condon, the seat of the northeastern Oregon county of Gilliam, were more than a hundred miles...  Read More

Maury Forman is on a mission to rebalance the stool in rural communities. It’s the economic development stool—the widely accepted three-part theory for creating economically healthy communities. Traditionally, that strategy consists of...  Read More

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For many years, my family has taken camping trips with several other families. It’s a lot of fun, but it also was a lot of work. The process would start in midwinter, as we struggled to find a date and a place that everyone liked. Each...  Read More

The early American West demanded tenacity from the pioneers who crossed to settle the Oregon Territory. Farmers, ranchers, miners and trappers were eager to reap the bounty, and the population swelled as the Donation Land Claim Act...  Read More

In 1998, Lisa Brookshier had a well-paid management job. But everything changed for the single mom of two daughters when her company was sold and the division she worked in shut down. When she began applying for similar positions...  Read More

Vicki Jo McConnell was born and raised near the remote southeastern Oregon town of Arock, a rural community two hours from Boise, Idaho. She went to school in the Arock area, leaving to go to college in Boise. She taught school...  Read More

When Sally Bartlett was younger, her two biggest ambitions were to bake bread and write poetry. “I was never looking for a career,” she says today.Nevertheless, she got one. Today, the Prairie City resident serves as economic...  Read More