Paul Huard, an Ashland High School teacher, chose to spend summer vacation helping people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Rick Steves latest TV venture is a six-part series "Art of Europe," featuring some of the great works to be found on the other side of the Atlantic.

Cathy Park Hong calls the effects of racism "minor feelings," something she's experienced a lot growing up as an Asian American. She lets the stuff on the inside out in a book of essays, "Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning."

The songs of the late composer, Stephen Sondheim, are celebrated in a concert coming to Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University (September 29th), "LIAISONS: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano." Anthony de Mare is the performer.

Lynn Kunstman of Jackson County Master Gardeners.

Tova Friedman says she has a responsibility to tell the world of the Holocaust, because so many other children died. Her memoir is "The Daughter of Auschwitz: My Story of Resilience, Survival and Hope."

Southern Oregon Climate Action Now, SOCAN, has been providing candidate forums on its core topic for several election cycles, and does so again this fall.

Research into microclimates within old-growth forests show a buffering effect for some bird species, a chance for them to escape the challenges of living outdoors in increasingly hotter climates. The research comes out of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University; doctoral student Hankyu Kim led the work, assisted by Professor Matthew Betts.

Sarah Urist Green explores what makes an artists tick in her work as a curator and as the host of "The Art Assignment" on PBS-TV and now in a book, You Are an Artist: Assignments to Spark Creation.

Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance scored a Regional Park Program grant from the state to put into improvements to facilities and trails at the Mount Shasta Nordic Center.