The Other Oregon

06/24/2025

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01/23/2023

Rural women: here's a great (free!) opportunity to learn effective ways to improve your community!

Program begins March 22 View as Web Page   Turn Up Your Voice: Taking Action for Change Program Starts in March   Want to learn how to better connect to government to make change in your community? J

04/05/2022

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 now a designated a ‘"call

04/04/2022

Cover story from our Spring issue:

MORROW COUNTY — Shiny new wind turbines rise over the sagebrush and farmland in rural Morrow County, part of the expansive Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility that has crystallized in the

03/30/2022

A terrific piece from the Spring 2022 issue by Nella Mae Parks about how rural Oregonians can help their communities thrive.

I moved home to Cove a lucky 13 years ago — something no one expected I would do.

12/31/2021

An inspirational story to ring in the new year. Happy 2022 to all!

A rising star in the livestock industry, Alec Oliver was named 2021 Agriculturist of the Year by Oregon Aglink, a nonprofit group dedicated to agricultural education and promotion.

11/10/2021

Grant County's experience with a problem that is widespread in rural Oregon:

The phone calls do not get any easier for Josie Thomas, owner of the Growing Tree day care center in John Day.

11/09/2021

Are dollar stores affecting your rural community?

The town of Pilot Rock has less than 2,000 people, but will soon have two dollar stores. We’ll talk to reporter Antonio Sierra, who recently wrote about the impact of the expansion of dollar stores in Eastern Oregon.

11/04/2021

Widening perspective on the Lewis & Clark story, by Underscore:

New federal-tribal partnership will deepen the Corps of Discovery journey with stories from the many tribes who helped the explorers find their way.

10/18/2021

Share your experiences to help the Oregon-based Ford Family Foundation understand what's going on in different communities across the state!

Oregon Voices Survey What’s it like in your corner of the state? ¿Cómo es en la parte del estado donde vive? On This Page The Oregon Voices survey is a statewide listening effort aimed at connecting with Oregonians from every corner of our state. Funded by The Ford Family Foundation and develope...

10/05/2021

Redistricting: Next time, let's have Artificial Intelligence do the job.

From our bleacher seats in Eastern Oregon, the redistricting process can seem labored and, ultimately, futile.

10/01/2021

Our Fall 2021 issue should be hitting the mailboxes of print subscribers now. For everyone else, you can read online here:

View the The Other Oregon for Thursday, September 23, 2021