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Communities step up as wildfires devastate
As the French Creek fire burned in the night outside of Glide on Sept. 7, Abigail Malek posted to social media: “If you have friends out there, check with them to see if they need any help.”
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Ag-tech creates farmer-centric solutions
An innovative partnership between agriculture and economic development in the mid-Willamette Valley is promising to flip the script on traditional startup and entrepreneurship activities.
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Processing wildfire trauma
When Roseburg author Alison Hinson published her children’s book Mabel and the Fire, she had no idea how quickly it would become relevant in her home county.
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Cross-sector solution needed to address disparities
When it comes to keeping the most vulnerable residents safe and healthy, the actions of community leaders throughout Oregon demonstrate that community building and public health create a powerful combination.
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Visual artists earn national accolades
A pair of Hallie Ford Fellows received national acclaim for their artistic achievements. Earning headlines in art news are Native American artist Wendy Red Star and Chiloquin artist Natalie Ball.
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Neighbors working together
Bilingual public education, traffic safety and a vision for more inclusive, united communities motivated residents in Molalla to get involved. The path to creating the change they wanted?
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Artist-run exhibition space
About 10 years ago, Eugene artist Mike Bray and a group of fellow MFA students from the University of Oregon began looking for a venue to show contemporary art from around the country.
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Visual Arts Program brings national curators to Oregon
Renee Couture spends a lot of time alone in her cozy studio in Glide, creating the conceptual pieces that have won her acclaim.
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Scholar wins prestigious science award
In March of 1995, 20-year-old single mom Amy Van Wey was in debt and alone, living with her newborn son in a school bus in the Little Applegate Valley. “It was not a great combination,” she says.
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Getting ready for kindergarten
It was summertime, but one room at Yoncalla Elementary School was alive with the sounds of children — young children. They were in the Family Room, a space where parents and their children can gather, socialize, volunteer and learn.
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