From the Archive

Dude, Where’s My Accent?

From 2013, a linguist’s take on Portland English: ‘Why the California Vowel Shift may have us all by the tongue.’

05/27/2026 By Chris Lydgate

Literary Road Trip

New Mural in Clatskanie Celebrates Writer Raymond Carver

A free festival this weekend shows off the mural, which is nearly complete, and includes a poetry contest and Birdman screening.

From a Distance

The state pen in Walla Walla didn’t seem that far away. Then COVID hit.

Bullfrogs on Parade

Biologists are fighting back with sandwich bags and Orajel.

04/01/2020 By Kat Merck