Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: The Deschutes River is a lifeline for Central OR. About 90% of its water is diverted to irrigation canals for farms during the growing season. But the system that determines who gets it, & how much, is over 100 years old — and it’s not holding up to climate change:

I now fervently believe this. Relatedly, I think celebrating good news and embracing joy are equally radical. You have to remember what you’re fighting for. We cannot sustainably organize around sorrow.

Did you know???? We have an episode about women's sports in Portland out this week & if you are old school like me you can hear it on YOUR RADIO today at 11:30am! 91.5FM in the Portland metro and streaming online anywhere on our website! LET'S TALK SOME BALL ⚽🏀⚾

"Oregon’s deep, hidden history of slavery" @streetroots.bsky.social reviewed historical laws and records, and talked to half a dozen historians to highlight the largely unknown history of slavery in the Pacific Northwest, especially Oregon. www.streetroots.org/news-stories...

His colleagues, family, friends and sources remember Zane Sparling as a talented reporter with a flair for language and an offbeat sense of humor that kept the job light even on days the work — and his health — were bleak. Read more at theoregonian.visitlink.me/QxR5KI

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: If there’s one thing Portlanders love, it’s WOMEN'S SPORTS 🙌 With basketball, soccer, roller derby & more, there are countless opportunities to play or cheer on local teams. It’s earned the Rose City a rep as a hub for women’s sports. We learn how it got there:

Devastating news about Zane, the inimitable local reporter and friend to many of us. There's a hole in the community that can't be filled. I'm grateful to have been on the receiving end of his jestful curiosity many times, read his stories, and of course, watch him work a karaoke crowd. RIP buddy.

Good evening, I have just learned that both Dave Foley & Bruce McCullough had minor roles in Anne of Avonlea, the CBC miniseries. That’s all, have a great night

COOL NEWS! THE EVERGREEN IS COMING TO OPB RADIO! STARTING TODAY! AT 11:30AM, RIGHT BEFORE THINK OUT LOUD! AND CONTINUING EVERY THURSDAY AT 11:30AM! THIS WEEK WE HAVE A LOVELY PRIDE EPISODE FOR Y'ALL! TUNE IN TUNE IN TUNE IN!

This week on @opb.org's The Evergreen: Some call the 1865 shipwreck of the Brother Jonathan the West Coast's Titanic. The ship sank near Crescent City, killing more than 200 ppl & taking a treasure in gold with it. Before that, the ship carried people from all walks of life, from all over the world:

Pride is about celebrating queer communities and it’s also a chance to learn about queer history. We bring you two intergenerational conversations about the importance of history, and combating queer erasure with friendship and resilience.

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: Happy Pride everyone! We're revisiting two intergenerational conversations about the importance of queer history, and combating queer erasure with friendship & resilience. From Julie Sabatier, @anomalily.net & @publicradiogoblin.bsky.social:

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: In Eastern Oregon's John Day, a historic building holds one of the world’s biggest collections of traditional Chinese medicine. Kam Wah Chung was home to the medical clinic of Ing Hay, who served as a beloved doctor to generations of residents across the region:

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: In Eastern Oregon's John Day, a historic building holds one of the world’s biggest collections of traditional Chinese medicine. Kam Wah Chung was home to the medical clinic of Ing Hay, who served as a beloved doctor to generations of residents across the region:

The stated purpose of Portland's camping ban was to compel people to move into shetler. But data crunched by @streetroots.bsky.social shows fewer than half of the homeless people police contacted during the first five months of the ban accepted offers of shelter.

Cool news for friends in Southern OR: @jpradio.bsky.social's Jefferson Exchange will be airing our collaborative Evergreen series with historical archaeologist (& Underground History host) Chelsea Rose! Starting w/ our episode abt Chinese cowboys & ranch workers in Eastern OR, this morning at 9:25!

This week on @opb.org's The Evergreen: Lakeview, a rural town of about 2400 people in Southern Oregon, is so remote that it's on the edge of the world's largest dark sky sanctuary. It's also millions of dollars in debt. But its residents are banding together to try to save their beloved hometown:

Lakeview, dubbed the “Tallest Town in Oregon," is home to hot springs, a roundup and about 2,400 people. But this former timber town is currently millions of dollars in debt. OPB reporters Bryce Dole and Joni Auden Land take us inside Lakeview and how residents are trying to save it.

I have 37 tabs open rn if that's any indication of how deep I am swimming in this upcoming history podcast I'm writing (stay tuned)

After Pam Wetmore lost her 46-year-old son Jim, who died on the floor at Amazon, one day, she received this in the mail: notice that the company had planted a tree in the Amazon for him. Her response: “That is no comfort to me at all.”

Bezos discusses why him paying more taxes wouldn't help working people on the same day my reporting reveals the working conditions inside an Amazon package facility where someone died last month.

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: Everyone who was in the Northwest on May 18th, 1980 has some kind of story about the Mount St. Helens eruption. Memories of that day have really stuck with people — and some are still looking for new clues about what happened, over four decades later:

Before NASA astronauts landed on the moon, no one knew for sure what they’d find there — but they had some guesses. In the ‘60s, NASA trained dozens of astronauts on the lava fields of Central Oregon, thinking they might mimic the surface of the moon.

If you have a few minutes and you're curious about local PNW space history, check this out! I was lucky enough to be featured in this documentary about the Oregon 'lunar fields' back 2019 :)

Happy Monday, ICYMI your friends in @opbkmhdcreators.bsky.social have their first (unanimously ratified) union contract 😎

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: Before astronauts ever went to the moon, we didn't quite know what they'd find up there. So from 1964-1971, NASA trained dozens of Apollo astronauts in Central Oregon. Why? They thought Oregon's lava fields MIGHT be similar to the surface of the moon:

We are officially less than two years away from the events of CHILDREN OF MEN Matters seem to be right on schedule

1/ Tear gas was created to incapacitate grown men. So when I started seeing reports of kids hurt by tear gas deployed by federal immigration agents, I wondered how often it was happening. My colleagues and I started to count:

This semester I taught a course on the History of the Far Right in the US. We were lucky to have one of the Pacific Northwest's best contemporary chroniclers and interpreters of the far right, @leahsottile.bsky.social, visit the class. This piece by Leah was inspired by what she heard students say.

I read this the second I finished my work week; it's breathtaking & you should read it too. (The photography is also fantastic.) "It becomes more and more taxing to believe in a livable future" “I wake up in the morning and am greeted with death" “I’m nostalgic for a period I was never a part of”

Just FYI we are finishing up a podcast for next week about THE MOON full of MOON FACTS and I think it might be illegal to have this much fun while working in journalism but I DON'T CARE

Samuel R. Delany: "We talk about this being the age of information, but this is not the age of information. This is the age of misinformation..." Octavia E. Butler: "Or it's the age of being snowed with so much stuff that we can't tell the difference." They said this in 1998.

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: The Lloyd Center in Portland is set to close for good this summer. The mall holds a special place in many Oregonians’ hearts, from its ice rink, to its commercial jingles, to its indie retailer renaissance in the last decade. We look back on its storied history:

Spinning off Jefferson Public Radio from SOU to save $300k per year seems like a shortsighted plan. That station (where I used to work) brings a lot to the university

Happy happy birthday! I loved this episode with Danez Smith

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: At the peak of his popularity in the ‘50s, no one was bigger than Oregon musician Johnnie Ray. A decade later, Portland's The Kingsmen recorded one of the greatest rock songs of all time - their version of Louie Louie. Both helped make rock n roll what it is today:

At his peak in the 1950s, no one was bigger than Oregon musician Johnnie Ray. A decade later, Portland’s The Kingsmen recorded one of the greatest rock songs of all time. What was it about Oregon in the middle of the century that made it so musically innovative?

Today, I urge everyone to find and financially support an independent news outlet — one that will not be attending a spectacle dinner tonight to schmooze with the Trump administration while they berate the press.

Here are some highlights of the tentative agreement: - No minimum salaries in contract lower than $65k, minimum salary increases for many positions - KMHD hosts in particular get a nearly 30% increase retroactive to July ’25 - Guaranteed yearly increases of at least 3% for all 3 yrs of the contract

I theoretically/romantically love reading paper books, but lately it has taken me several months to finish one, whereas I just consumed a 368pg audiobook in under 2 weeks. If audiobooks can make my most beloved activity since childhood more accessible to me, then I am audiobooks’ new biggest fan!

BABY'S FIRST UNION CONTRACT, UNANIMOUSLY RATIFIED!!!!

OPB's "The Evergreen" continues its quest to learn about the interesting jobs of people in the Pacific Northwest. This latest installment follows a park ranger, a food pantry worker and a fitness coach.

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: our latest At Work With stories, where we ask PNWers what it’s like to do what they do. We meet a food pantry worker who provides access to cultural foods, a park ranger who protects an urban forest, & a fitness coach who prioritizes strength over weight loss:

I saw Selena (1997) last night in a packed theater & I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Everyone singing to all the songs, going "ooooh" during romantic scenes, cheering for EJO's speech about MexAms, booing the hell out of Yolanda every time she's on screen. Audible sniffles at the end. Would do this every week!

My Western Edge co-founder @leahsottile.bsky.social obtained the 911 calls related to this death. A worker who called for an ambulance described a man who was bleeding from some type of headwound and was blue in the face while some employees were told to keep working.

In our episode, we pose a question to listeners: what books have you read that made you feel seen & why? If you'd like to take a break from [waves arms around at everything] & tell us about meaningful books in your life, we (& I personally) would love that. Reply or email theevergreen-at-opb.org. 📚

For more than a week, Amazon has managed to keep a death at its Troutdale, Oregon, facility out of public view. Workers I spoke to are pissed.

For our latest At Work With, we met a fitness coach at an inclusive gym who loves helping folks find out how strong they can be: "When people exceed their own expectations, when people do more than they thought they could... people will surprise themselves. And it's always so much fun when they do."

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: When Renée Watson was a kid in NE PDX, her 2nd grade teacher predicted she’d be a writer someday. Today, she’s fulfilled that vision as an award-winning children’s & YA author. She wants her readers — especially young Black girls — to see themselves in her books:

Last week, a worker one of Amazon's Portland area facilities died on the warehouse floor. Employees were told to look away and keep working. A new story by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for @thewesternedge.bsky.social - reporting this news first. www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-i...