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Building A Community

BriJit Jenkins, co-founder of Radical Alternative Development, made a comeback, and now she’s helping others do the same

Culture 4 months ago

Many years ago, BriJit Jenkins was 17 years old, living in a tent, pregnant with her daughter and seemingly out of options. Now, Jenkins is … Continue reading →

She Almost Quit School. Now She’s in Congress.

Oregon Rep. Val Hoyle once stopped attending high school after being told she wasn’t “college material.” An undiagnosed visual processing disorder nearly derailed her education.

Culture 4 months ago

Before she was sworn into the 118th U.S. Congress, before she led the Oregon House as majority leader, before she led Oregon’s Bureau of Labor … Continue reading →

Job Loss to Adventure 

Long-serving English teacher navigating life after language school’s closure

Culture 4 months ago

It was 2:30 am and Robin Rogers could not sleep. She had been receiving messages from over 50 of her former international students who heard … Continue reading →

Don’t Call It a Comeback

Our screwups are what make us who we are

Culture 4 months ago

Every once in a while, I repost my mugshot on social media. The charge was felony inciting a riot, and I was about to spend … Continue reading →

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