For broader context: Fairview wasn’t a psychiatric hospital, but its history belongs in Oregon’s larger reckoning with institutional care. Our investigation into what happened as Oregon closed its mental hospitals follows the promise of community treatment—and the gap...
Adventures
Aerial photos found from photographer killed in Mount St. Helens blast
VANCOUVER, WA—It's been 35 years since Mount St. Helens erupted May 18, 1980. In April of 1980 a photographer for The Columbian, Reid Blackburn, took photographs during a flight over the simmering volcano. When Blackburn returned to The Columbian studio, he had...
Getaway to Bagby Hot Springs in Oregon
Current Bagby Hot Springs status Bagby Hot Springs is currently closed. The older fee, bathhouse, access, and reopening details below are not current. Before planning a trip, check the Forest Service’s current closure notice. For an up-to-date Oregon-wide overview and...



