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Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

Can Portland’s River Cleanup Correct Environmental Injustice?

by Aaron Gilbreath November 2, 2017October 19, 2022

The Willamette River, a superfund site, was once Portland’s lifeblood. A massive cleanup project could restore it for the communities of color that had long relied on it for food, work, and leisure.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Strange Art World of Craigslist

by Aaron Gilbreath November 1, 2017October 19, 2022

The artists who use Craigslist to find subjects and ideas have found a willing group of participants unfazed by unusual encounters.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

How Cinnabon Perfected Its Recipe

by mikedang October 31, 2017October 19, 2022

The story behind a “world famous” cinnamon roll.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized

Searching for Poet Frank Stanford

by Aaron Gilbreath October 30, 2017October 19, 2022

Traveling to Arkansas to search for mythic poet Frank Stanford.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

Idaho Conservatives Are Trying to Move the American GOP Further Right

by Aaron Gilbreath October 25, 2017October 19, 2022

For the ultra-right wing Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, today’s GOP isn’t Republican enough.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Fear of a Pence Presidency

by mikedang October 17, 2017October 19, 2022

Would things be better if Mike Pence were President? What his past political missteps tell us.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

Reflections of a Lifelong Metalhead

by Aaron Gilbreath October 11, 2017October 19, 2022

One aging Sabbath fan assesses the power and necessity of loud, dark music.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

NestlĂ© Is Sucking the World’s Aquifers Dry

by Aaron Gilbreath October 4, 2017October 19, 2022

The multinational corporation is gradually privatizing a natural resource.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes

Keeping Black Farm Families Connected to the Land in Michigan

by Aaron Gilbreath October 2, 2017October 19, 2022

Blueberry growing is popular around tiny Covert, Michigan, but how do these farmers of color keep their kids farming the land?

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Dangers of Being a Tiny Island

by Aaron Gilbreath September 28, 2017October 19, 2022

After a few rich outsiders bought the Island of Eigg, the islanders bought their island back.

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