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Minidoka Swing Band will ‘keep the music alive’ at Oregon Historical Society concert
The Minidoka Swing Band blends jazz and history to tell the story of Japanese Americans imprisoned at the Idaho prison camp.
‘Lost Women of Highway 20′ resurfaces interest in original Oregonian series: Beat Check podcast
Editor Therese Bottomly talks with senior enterprise reporter Noelle Crombie, the author of The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2018 series, "Ghosts of Highway 20," which became the basis for Octavia Spencer's new docuseries, "Lost Women of Highway 20." The new docuseries debuted earlier this month. Crombie describes the original series and the work that went into it.
Letter from the Editor: ‘Forgotten Four’ shines light on painful time in Portland’s past
We revisited the time period after the killing of George Floyd and the unprecedented protests in Portland.
Dorothy Fahlman, piano teacher who coached gifted children, dies at 90
Dorothy Fahlman taught over 1,200 students in the Portland area.
D.B. Cooper identity remains ‘enduring mystery,’ but release of investigative files builds case for FBI effort
CooperCon, the annual D.B. Cooper convention, gets underway in Seattle on Friday.
Readers respond: Theater reborn as work of art
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
Minidoka area wind farm threatens to overshadow past for Japanese Americans
If approved by the Bureau of Land Management, the Lava Ridge Wind Farm would put up 400 turbines on 118 square miles near Minidoka, where survivors say they are witnessing another attempt to bury the past.
‘I Am Not Invisible’ exhibit puts Oregon’s women veterans in the spotlight
The exhibit, on display in Monmouth this week, grew out of conversations among women who served in the armed forces but did not recognize themselves as veterans.
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New owner of Bowman ‘castle’ in Pendleton ponders the landmark’s future, learns about its past
In 1905, Pendleton photographer Walter S. Bowman built his photo studio on the banks of the Umatilla River. Today, the building in a castle motif is owned by Linda Witherrite.
‘Lost Women of Highway 20′: Where are Oregon killers John Ackroyd and Roger Dale Beck now?
Ackroyd and Beck both went to prison for murder.
Readers respond: Cleveland High School site meant for education
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
New memorial to slain trappers marks turning point in Oregon history
No one knows for certain what triggered the killings by members of the Quuiich Tribe of the lower Umpqua at a time when Indigenous people were suspicious of white trappers and their intentions in what is now Douglas County.
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