Category Archives: Ideas and Opinions

An Interview with Jeffrey Ostler

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Jeffrey Ostler is Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History at the University of Oregon, where he specializes in the history of the American West and American Indian history. He has a PhD from the University of Iowa and his … Continue reading →

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Robert Arellano Interviews Stanley Crawford, author of The Garlic Testament

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Stanley Crawford is an award-winning author whose modern classic Mayordomo: Chronicle of an Acequia in Northern New Mexico received the Western States Book Award and earned him comparisons to Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, and Terry Tempest Williams. He is also … Continue reading →

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Robert Arellano Interviews Stanley Crawford, author of The Garlic Testament

What Kind of a Teacher Am I This Time? A guest post by Benjamin Lucas Garcia

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Benjamin Lucas Garcia is the Education Coordinator & PBS Teacher Ambassador for Southern Oregon Public Television. In 2017, SOPTV became one of five stations in rural areas across the U.S. to become part of the PBS Teacher Community Program, which … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Les AuCoin, author of Catch and Release

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Les AuCoin was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives for two terms beginning in 1971 and was selected majority leader in 1973 at the age of thirty-one. He represented Oregon in the US House of Representatives for 18 years, … Continue reading →

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