The people who walked out of the Oregon Legislature most recently say they did it because their voices were not being heard and acknowledged. It's a common complaint from the rural parts of Oregon, especially east of the Cascades, in the state's vast high and dry country. That area may get drier still with the advance of climate change, and work is underway to address it.
Filmmaker James Parker looked east of the mountains for his documentary Other Side of the Hill, airing this week (April 25th) on Southern Oregon PBS. James Parker and co-producer Juliet Grable check in to talk about what they found out there, in the way of people taking on big issues, often in concert with people and groups that know little of rural Oregon.