Nothing to do with Monday off? Head out to a Bureau of Land Management recreation site for a day of waived fees. “On Monday, to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the BLM invites families to spend the day together enjoying America’s rich public lands heritage,” Brian Steed, BLM Deputy Director said. […]
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Cons & Icons
An interview with forensic scientist and artist Jennifer Hannaford
Forensic scientists are fascinating fictional characters. Sherlock Holmes, for example, was the first to use fingerprint evidence in 1890, 11 years before Scotland Yard. Artist Jennifer Hannaford is a forensic fingerprint examiner and the real life forensic scientist behind the Cons & Icons show at the Jenny Green Gallery in Bend. Her work processing crime […]
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Glory
Selma is inspiring, timely and powerful
It’s hard to think of a historical figure more intimidating to portray than the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. His life meant so much to so many, and his image and words have been so well-preserved, that to get him wrong on film would be a crime. That, in addition to Hollywood’s institutional racism, might […]
