White Supremacy Symbols In Oregon: Teen's Experience At An Antiques Mall Mass protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects.Heard onFromToggle more optionsEditor's note: This story contains descriptions that may be offensive. Objects from the past fill every corner of the Farmers Co-op Antiques Mall in central Oregon: decoy ducks nested among the rusty typewriters, musky clothes and toys made for children who grew old long ago. The floorboards creak as customers wander this maze...…White Supremacy Symbols In Oregon: Teen's Experience At An Antiques Mall Mass protests have brought attention to racism in systems, actions and beliefs. But as 15-year-old Lily Gallentine discovered, hate can also take shape in objects.Heard onFromToggle more optionsEditor's note: This story contains descriptions that may be offensive. Objects from the past fill every corner of the Farmers Co-op Antiques Mall in central Oregon: decoy ducks nested among the rusty typewriters, musky clothes and toys made for children who grew old long ago. The floorboards creak as customers wander this maze...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.The room was bustling at a small Redmond restaurant the Monday after Christmas. A sign on the counter read, “If you’re not wearing a mask we assume you’re exempt.” Most people in view were not masked as they waited for food and margaritas.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But this was no late lunch rush: It was a meeting to marshal support for defying state emergency health orders.“The only way for my family and my staff to survive is to not comply with the executive order,” said meeting host and Westside Local restaurant owner Amber Amos.“We...…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.The room was bustling at a small Redmond restaurant the Monday after Christmas. A sign on the counter read, “If you’re not wearing a mask we assume you’re exempt.” Most people in view were not masked as they waited for food and margaritas.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But this was no late lunch rush: It was a meeting to marshal support for defying state emergency health orders.“The only way for my family and my staff to survive is to not comply with the executive order,” said meeting host and Westside Local restaurant owner Amber Amos.“We...WW…

In The NewsIt’s the end of an era in Canyon City. Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer has been ousted after five terms. Returns Wednesday morning show a double-digit lead for the head of the county probation department, Todd McKinley.Related: THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“I wasn’t expecting quite that decisive, and I am well pleased that this is the people’s decision,” McKinley said. “I spent not a dime on this campaign and the people made the choice. That speaks volumes.”McKinley ran a low-key campaign, , not wanting to further polarize people over a sheriff who makes his own rules.Palmer is...…In The NewsIt’s the end of an era in Canyon City. Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer has been ousted after five terms. Returns Wednesday morning show a double-digit lead for the head of the county probation department, Todd McKinley.Related: THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“I wasn’t expecting quite that decisive, and I am well pleased that this is the people’s decision,” McKinley said. “I spent not a dime on this campaign and the people made the choice. That speaks volumes.”McKinley ran a low-key campaign, , not wanting to further polarize people over a sheriff who makes his own rules.Palmer is...WW…

In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.The envelope reached my house in Bend five days after Election Day, and after the presidential race was decided.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“Dear voter,” read the official letter from Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship, informing me in plain language that my vote had not been counted.Related: My heart skipped a beat. The letter said if I didn’t respond soon, my voter registration would be considered inactive.“Don’t be offended. That’s one of the ways that we’re protecting you as the voter, and the system,” Blankenship said in an...…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.The envelope reached my house in Bend five days after Election Day, and after the presidential race was decided.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“Dear voter,” read the official letter from Deschutes County Clerk Nancy Blankenship, informing me in plain language that my vote had not been counted.Related: My heart skipped a beat. The letter said if I didn’t respond soon, my voter registration would be considered inactive.“Don’t be offended. That’s one of the ways that we’re protecting you as the voter, and the system,” Blankenship said in an...WW…

In The NewsViolence broke out between pro-Trump ralliers and racial justice demonstrators sharing a Bend park Saturday, when police did not cite or arrest a man who pointed a gun at people.The tense coexistence of groups at Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park erupted into a brawl after a 23-year-old man allegedly snatched a Trump flag and ran. Several pro-Trump ralliers chased him down. Some people threw punches and were met with mace and stun guns. Then, a man pointed a handgun into the crowd, photos and video reviewed by OPB show. City of Bend police confiscated the gun, and let the man...…In The NewsViolence broke out between pro-Trump ralliers and racial justice demonstrators sharing a Bend park Saturday, when police did not cite or arrest a man who pointed a gun at people.The tense coexistence of groups at Pilot Butte Neighborhood Park erupted into a brawl after a 23-year-old man allegedly snatched a Trump flag and ran. Several pro-Trump ralliers chased him down. Some people threw punches and were met with mace and stun guns. Then, a man pointed a handgun into the crowd, photos and video reviewed by OPB show. City of Bend police confiscated the gun, and let the man...WW…

Federal Government Acknowledges U.S. Betrayed Terms Of Treaty With 2 Oregon Tribes The federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. 155 years ago, the U.S. betrayed an agreement that protected the rights of tribal members in the Northwest.Heard onEmily CuretonFromToggle more optionsThe federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. 155 years ago, the U.S. betrayed an agreement that protected the rights of tribal members in the Northwest.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:The federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. More...…Federal Government Acknowledges U.S. Betrayed Terms Of Treaty With 2 Oregon Tribes The federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. 155 years ago, the U.S. betrayed an agreement that protected the rights of tribal members in the Northwest.Heard onEmily CuretonFromToggle more optionsThe federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. 155 years ago, the U.S. betrayed an agreement that protected the rights of tribal members in the Northwest.SCOTT SIMON, HOST:The federal government is acknowledging that it defrauded two Oregon tribes. More...WW…

In The NewsTheir compromise created the state of Oregon.Faced with the threat of forced removal or worse, in 1855 leaders of the Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes forfeited their claim to roughly ten million acres, and moved to a reservation. In exchange for land to offer white settlers, brokers for the United States government made promises. Among those: Tribal members would not be stopped from traveling off the reservation to hunt, fish and forage, as they had done for millennia.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But just ten years later, in 1865, a U.S. official betrayed the agreement, drawing up a...…In The NewsTheir compromise created the state of Oregon.Faced with the threat of forced removal or worse, in 1855 leaders of the Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes forfeited their claim to roughly ten million acres, and moved to a reservation. In exchange for land to offer white settlers, brokers for the United States government made promises. Among those: Tribal members would not be stopped from traveling off the reservation to hunt, fish and forage, as they had done for millennia.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:But just ten years later, in 1865, a U.S. official betrayed the agreement, drawing up a...WW…

Backlash To Black Lives Matter Protests Spills Offline Online fights over racial justice have spilled onto the courthouse lawn in Prineville, Ore. Black Lives Matter protesters there stand off regularly with counterdemonstrators waving Trump flags.Heard onFromToggle more optionsShortly after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, 28-year-old Josie Stanfield organized a Black Lives Matter protest in the Central Oregon town of Prineville, home to about 10,000 residents. Fewer than 1% are Black. "The reason I did this was because I went to high school here, and I didn't have a good time in...…Backlash To Black Lives Matter Protests Spills Offline Online fights over racial justice have spilled onto the courthouse lawn in Prineville, Ore. Black Lives Matter protesters there stand off regularly with counterdemonstrators waving Trump flags.Heard onFromToggle more optionsShortly after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, 28-year-old Josie Stanfield organized a Black Lives Matter protest in the Central Oregon town of Prineville, home to about 10,000 residents. Fewer than 1% are Black. "The reason I did this was because I went to high school here, and I didn't have a good time in...WW…