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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports and humor. 1A’s goal is to act as a national mirror — taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
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The $400,000 grant will help NeighborWorks Umpqua provide needed repairs for low-income homeowners across Douglas County. -
Southern Oregon University trustees voted for the university to create its own long-term financial plan while using Deloitte's controversial recommendations as guidance. -
Project partners say the solar panels could help irrigation districts conserve water and generate revenue during drought conditions. -
"Suppression is always going to be there," Chief Brian Fennessy told the Mountain West News Bureau. "But we're not going to suppress our way out of this situation." -
A consultant says the university must make $20 million in cuts to help stabilize its finances. Those could affect JPR. -
The owner of a roadside zoo in Coos County has pleaded guilty to dozens of charges after police raided his business last year. -
Changes are coming to local news in Douglas County as newspapers across the country struggle to stay in business while serving their communities. -
Environmental activists in Southern Oregon say the fight to protect forests has grown more difficult under the Trump administration. -
The Klamath Tribes are celebrating evidence of Chinook salmon spawning in Klamath River tributary. -
This program is especially needed given a workforce shortage in the health care industry.
