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As It Was: Shorty Noble Leaves Name on Trail to the River

A trail in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness is named Shorty Noble Way for a miner who declared in a 1978 interview that he was “the last free man.”Noble came to…

The red carpet is rolled out at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 6, 2021, in Cannes, France.

Cannes Rolls Out The Red Carpet For An Expanded, More Inclusive Film Festival

After the cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Cannes Film Festival returns to the French Riviera with an expanded program and a historic jury led by filmmaker Spike Lee.

Letting Lentils Lead On The Farm

We even sing songs about American agriculture: "where the corn is as high as an elephant's eye..." But the romanticism about small family farms is…

California’s Coastal Range Fires Are Getting Significantly Worse Every Decade, Experts Say

Large-scale wildfires in the Northern part of the coastal range have been increasing at about 10% per decade since 1984 due to climate trends that make it easy for wildfires to spark, researchers found.

What You DIDN'T Know About Pot: "Grass Roots"

Marijuana is now officially out in the sunshine in Oregon and California, legal to grow and legal to use. But that doesn't mean the practices that…

People look on at a celebration of Indigenous Peoples' Day in 2016 at Seattle's City Hall. Seattle began observing Indigenous Peoples' Day two years earlier to promote the well-being and growth of Seattle's Indigenous community.

Columbus Day Or Indigenous Peoples' Day?

More and more places in the United States are dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the shift isn't happening without some pushback.

Christopher C., 17 in Chinatown, Manhattan.

Asian American teens navigate being themselves as their communities are targeted

Photographer Eric Lee interviewed Asian American teens to learn how they were handling a global health crisis that some blame on their communities.

Three major wildfires have torched the hillside above Withers Ranch near Paisley, Ore., in the past 20 years.

Cheatgrass Pandemic: Funding Loss Hampered Fire Mitigation In Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon land managers lost momentum in the fight against invasive, fire-prone weeds during the pandemic. Now, the Bootleg Fire is at their doorstep.

As It Was: Wily Agents Lie in Wait for Buyers Looking for Forest Land

There was a land rush in Oregon in 1902 by people seeking homesteads on timber lands. They poured off the trains in places like Ashland, where…

Michelle Obama speaks during a 2016 event at the White House with the cast of the Broadway play "Hamilton."

'Hamilton' Cast Re-imagines Show's Lyrics To Promote Voter Registration Day

The performance was part of a virtual voter turnout event hosted by former first lady Michelle Obama and the nonprofit When We All Vote.

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