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Stories of Southern Oregon: Commune Doctor Stays

Dr. Jim Shames has been a frequent guest of The Exchange, since he's Jackson County's chief medical officer. But we did not realize what a backstory he…

As It Was: Timber Baron Builds Brookings, Ore. in Early 1900s

In 1906, California timber baron John E. Brookings began investigating expansion opportunities along the Southern Oregon Coast.Within two years, his…

As It Was: Newspaper Offers Glimpse of Early South Coast Life

On June 16, 1883, the Del Norte Record newspaper published a column titled “News of the Week.” It offers a glimpse into early-day life on the Southern…

How one Oregon town put politics aside to save itself from fire

The Timber Wars tore Ashland apart. Wildfire prevention brought it back together.

As It Was: Early Settler Hoy Flournoy Names Lookingglass

In 1845, Hoy Flournoy emigrated from Missouri to Douglas County and a year later joined a Jesse Applegate survey party that slowly moved south for six…

As It Was: Gold Hill Features Potato Polo in Early 1900s

In the early 1900s, Southern Oregon communities often held events to boost the economy and bring attention to their uniqueness. One type of celebration,…

<strong>Left</strong>: Stephanie Ruiz's photograph of her family. Photography helped with her anxiety. "The program was one thing that I looked forward to every week. It was like my little escape from being home." <strong>Right</strong>: "I enjoy photographing Black joy," Brianna Logan said. "[Photography] allowed me to document the experience of being Black and elevate the positive experiences."

These Young Students Learned Photography And Gained Community During The Pandemic

As the pandemic isolated students across the country, four photo programs worked to counteract that solitude. Students learned skills and documented their experiences, capturing a moment in history.

That smiling LinkedIn profile face might be a computer-generated fake

Stanford researchers uncovered more than 1,000 of these LinkedIn profiles. A technology that has been used to promote misinformation online has now entered the corporate world.

Casey Baldwin, a research scientist with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, points out a salmon nest, or redd, on the Sanpoil River.

Tribes ask for more support for salmon reintroduction to the Upper Columbia

Upper Columbia tribes want help to continue reintroducing salmon above Grand Coulee Dam.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pictured on July 1, has rejected two of the five members nominated by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to serve on the Jan. 6 select committee to investigate the U.S. Capitol riot.

Pelosi Rejects 2 GOP Nominees For The Jan. 6 Panel, Citing The Integrity Of The Probe

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks could not serve on the select committee. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to pull all five of his members in response.

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