The NAACP Removes Barriers
“We serve as a reminder of where we’ve been and where we’re going,” says local NAACP President Eric Richardson. “We call on the United States … Continue reading
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Fight for Women and LGBTQ
Planned Parenthood Is Not Giving Up The mission of Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon (PPSO) is to ensure the right and ability of all individuals … Continue reading
Weed Turns some Users Green in the Gills
“Weed is really amazing for a ton of people, but really dangerous for some,” Kristen Mort says. Her 18-year old son was hospitalized earlier this … Continue reading
Invest in the Arts
Ninety-three years ago, cheeky cubist Pablo Picasso reflected on his career choice, on a life spent scratching away at reality. “We all know that art … Continue reading
Social Issues
Giving to the Civil Liberties Defense and American Civil Liberties Union What civil rights, right? President-erect Donald Trump — who thinks the Bill of Rights … Continue reading
Stumbling Toward Grace
Kenneth Lonergan’s masterful new film, Manchester by the Sea, grapples with the wages of grief
There came a moment early in Kenneth Lonergan’s new film when I knew I was in trouble, emotionally speaking: Led by the doctor into a … Continue reading
Give Guide
Love Trumps Hate
As much as I would like to hold a sign saying “Not my president” as I’ve seen others do, I’ve been forced to recognize, kicking … Continue reading
Back Beat
Music news & notes from down in the Willamette valley
The road to becoming Sonic Bent is long and winding. The self-described “progressive jam with a splash of cry-in-your-beer Americana” band — featuring Jeff Alberts … Continue reading
Waterworld
Composer Justin Ralls premieres Water is Life at the Wildish, plus more holiday favorites
If someone makes a movie about the Standing Rock Lakota fighting back against Big Oil, that filmmaker might find the soundtrack at 7:30 pm Friday, … Continue reading
Paper Cuts
A novelist takes revenge in director Tom Ford’s pretty but vacant new film Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford’s second feature, , is a movie within a movie, and while both are lushly attractive, full of precise light and deep reds, neither … Continue reading