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We're not done learning after high school, not by a long shot. And the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute--almost universally known as just OLLI--continues…

The commercial image of the Christmas season is nearly impossible to live up to. All that smiling and singing and buying and wrapping and surprising can…

Southern singer-songwriter Paul Thorn joins NPR's Debbie Elliott to talk about his latest record, Never Too Late To Call.

Maintenance of early day roads made of dirt or dirt-covered wooden slats was tricky, with rain a constant threat.Del Norte County in California was the…

Only after government pressure on the tobacco industry increased did we learn how big a fight Big Tobacco put up. The release of volumes of documents from…

Every election, Oregon voters must wonder what all the fuss is about in most of the other states. Reports of having to show ID to vote, or waiting in long…

Sarah Ruhl is a playwright, author, professor and MacArthur genius grant recipient.Max Ritvo was one of her students. When Max's pediatric cancer…

NPR's team in Tokyo put together our favorite moments of the Games, where participants showed their athleticism, sportsmanship, and what motivated them to compete.

A proposal to allow more low-altitude training for the Air Force, sending planes as low as 100 feet off the ground, is ruffling feathers in the rugged and majestic Owyhee region.

As the California drought grips the state, the state's deserts have become a hotbed for water theft.