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Behind the door to a small room in a nonprofit building in Hood River comes the mighty sound of many voices. Community radio station Radio Tierra operates from a 10x20-foot room in The Next Door building, filled with a computer monitor,...  Read More

Young people struggling with mental illness, and their families, face a double whammy in rural areas of Oregon — lack of awareness and acceptance coupled with a shortage of services. And that’s a problem. Research in the last decade has...  Read More

Butte Creek Mill has been a mainstay of the economy in Eagle Point and its surroundings since it first opened its doors in 1872. Its customers then were farmers, who came with wagons filled with grain, townspeople, who gathered to...  Read More

When Indian Givers was first published in 1988, author Jack Weatherford sought to place Native American history in its proper context: not as a separate category outside mainstream history, but as an essential element that has had great...  Read More

Oregon artists were impressively represented on the recent list of grant recipients from the New York-based Joan Mitchell Foundation. Five of the 25 recipients were from Oregon, including three Hallie Ford Fellows: Elizabeth Malaska, Wendy...  Read More

Renee Couture spends a lot of time alone in her cozy studio in Glide, creating the conceptual pieces that have won her acclaim. Last fall, she opened the door to a visitor — Julia Bryan-Wilson, professor of modern and contemporary art at...  Read More

It has become too common of a news story: A pastor, a teacher, or a trusted authority figure is charged with child sexual abuse. The headline grabs attention and serves as a reminder that child sexual abuse is happening in every community...  Read More

In 1971, a group of concerned residents in Hood River identified a need for a residential treatment facility for troubled youth. They launched The Next Door out of a rented farmhouse, offering treatment and beds to 10 youth. Nearly 50...  Read More

When Amy Gabriel accepted a job in 2010 as counselor at a brand-new youth camp near her home in Yreka, California, she was both excited and a little apprehensive. The senior-to-be hadn’t done much camping, and now she was going to spend an...  Read More

In 2016, when Elizabeth Gronert graduated from the University of Iowa, she didn’t quite know what to do next. She knew she wanted to get out of the Midwest. She knew she wanted to build career connections. And she knew she wanted an...  Read More