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Nick Ut/AP PhotoCalifornia voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state. -
Roman Battaglia/Jefferson Public RadioNext Wednesday is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California, municipalities and groups will celebrate in a variety of ways.
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At the peak of Maya civilization, something like ten million people lived on the Yucutan Peninsula. Fewer than a million live there now, near the ruins of… -
Andrew Solomon has a knack for getting into the middle of things. In previous books, he helped us understand depression, appreciate the complexity of… -
It was another battle in a long war: American Navy ships sunk the German submarine U-550 in 1944. For 68 years, the sub lay on the ocean bottom off… -
Thomas Doty's storytelling ability can make his characters seem larger than life. And now the longtime teller of tales from Southern Oregon has put some… -
If it seems like American armed forces are frequently busy somewhere in the world now, just consider our history. Christopher Kelly, an American living in… -
Try to imagine "Downton Abbey" floating on the ocean, and you have some idea of the opulence of the RMS Lusitania, the ship sunk by a torpedo during World… -
It may not be possible to have a dull conversation with Andrew Bacevich. He's a retired army colonel and retired history professor who writes compelling… -
Newcomers to Oregon can scarcely believe the stories of a few decades ago, a time when Republicans dominated state politics and fought for landmark… -
Growing up on a prairie ultimately made Laura Ingalls Wilder famous. The Little House on the Prairie and related books made Wilder a beloved author, and… -
"Magic" in today's world is largely in fiction or on stage: Harry Potter and disappearing elephants. But we live in an age where science holds sway, and… -
There's no place like home, jillions of people once said. And there's nothing like a human, we should add. Because humans and homes are intricately… -
Christmas morning provided a surprise to the owners of Eagle Point's historic Butte Creek Mill, but not the pleasant kind. The mill burned to the ground…
