Oregon People

Gerry Frank's Top 5 Places to Eat in Oregon

Gerry Frank's Top 5 Places to Eat in Oregon

Foodie Gerry Frank has traveled the world with an appetite and superb taste. He tells 1859 Oregon's Magazine his five favorites back home in Oregon.

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Innovators

Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

These doctors have gone far beyond the call of their jobs to answer a higher calling of humanity. They have found ways to bring critical health care to people who would not otherwise be able to pay for it.

The Time Traveler's Life

The Time Traveler's Life

Archaeologist Dr. Dennis Jenkins went to the Paisley Caves to settle a decades-old dispute and ended up with the oldest human remains in the Western Hemisphere

Christine Ervin: Oregon's LEED-ing Lady

Christine Ervin: Oregon's LEED-ing Lady

An interview with Christine Ervin, the first president and CEO of LEED and Greenbuild.

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Personalities

Oregon's Greatest Ski Adventure

Oregon's Greatest Ski Adventure

Since 1948, Jack Meissner 300-mile cross-country trek from Mt. Hood to Crater Lake still stands as one of the truly great unrepeated outdoor feats in Oregon lore.

Steve Porino: The Analytic Voice of Olympic Skiing

Steve Porino: The Analytic Voice of Olympic Skiing

As the Alpine start-house reporter for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Porino boasts, he has NBC’s highest post at the Olympic Games—typically around 10,000 feet.

Ken Kesey images from Clyde Keller

Ken Kesey images from Clyde Keller

Original Ken Kesey photographs captured in June 1976 at Kesey's Poetic Hoo Ha in Eugene, assembled from Clyde Keller's film archive

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Politics

Land Use vs. Property Rights

Land Use vs. Property Rights

Are Oregon's land-use laws a public good or an infringement on personal property rights?

The Kicker Debate

The Kicker Debate

Proponents of the kicker law cheer that is has kicked back revenues to taxpayers eight times since its inception. Opponents to the kicker say that boom-time revenues should be saved to alleviate bust-time deficits.

Oregon School Funding

Oregon School Funding

Two prominent education advocates share their vastly different views of how Oregon schools should best be funded.

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