One of the biggest cultural shifts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was the increase of virtual communication. Virtual meeting spaces such as Zoom, GoToMeeting or Microsoft Teams became a staple for conducting business and keeping in touch with loved ones. Read more

Sue Naumes is a retired grower who helped manage one of the West's largest pear companies for decades. Today she spends her time collecting rare, and precious, fruit labels dating back to the early days of the industry. Read more

Dave Frohnmayer — a storied leader of Oregon's democratic and academic institutions — showed me the Oregon Way. He never defined it. He never disclosed who formed it. And, he never developed a clear test for how to identify it. Still, Frohnmayer showed me that an Oregon Way exists, that it c… Read more

A best-selling author puts pieces of rural Oregon into her work. Read more

Bob Luoto paid his way through college by working in the woods with his dad during summers and raising a few livestock. He graduated in 1974 with a political science degree and instead of heading to law school, he returned to the woods. Read more

Jamie Nesbitt has always been attracted to the mountains and outdoor activities. When he and his partner, Richard Scharfenberg, visited an acquaintance in Bend, they quickly fell in love with the area. Read more

More and more people in Oregon’s urban centers are turning to biking over other forms of transportation, but even in rural Oregon cycling culture has taken root as cyclists are exploring beyond the Cascades. Read more

The big controversy here on Malden Farms is the land-use development known as the Driveway Project. Read more

Klamath Falls resident Twila Slease was diagnosed with spina bifida at birth, with a portion of her spine outside her body. Read more

ENTERPRISE – The Historic OK Theatre in Enterprise celebrates its centennial this July with Grammy-winning artists, live theater, local food and libations. Read more

Few Oregonians would ever accept a job without knowing the salary. Agricultural producers do that every season. Read more

Stereotypes about the divergent lifestyles and viewpoints of urban and rural populations are nothing new. Read more

At age 18, the imagined made-for-TV movie of my life features a whip-smart young woman leaving her podunk, backwards town to get educated and completely change the world. Read more

Rural Oregon is known for its beautiful landscapes, recreational activities and as a place people Read more

Eastern Oregon’s sliver of Mountain Time Zone was created back when railroads ruled commerce and conference-call confusion was many decades off. Read more