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Oregon became the first state in the nation this this month to approve the therapeutic use of this psychoactive component of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Dr. Matthew Johnson helped pioneer the therapeutic use of psilocybin in his work with the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins University.

Trethewey revisits her mother's murder in a new memoir. Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly unearthed album from drummer Art Blakey. Comic Mike Birbiglia and poet Jen Stein share parenting truths.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is vowing a vote for a potential Trump nominee will take place on the Senate floor despite McConnell not even holding a hearing for Obama's 2016 nominee.

Both private and public summer camps and youth programs in San Francisco will be allowed to open on June 15, with modifications, Mayor London Breed announced Friday. The city-run camps and programs — for kids ages six through 17 — will prioritize the children of essential workers, as well as low-income youth and those in … Continue reading SF Summer Camps, Programs to Open in June, With Modifications →

Southern Oregon State Representative Gary Leif died of cancer in late July. Now, three candidates have been chosen by the Douglas County Republican party as potential replacements to fill the vacant seat in the Oregon House. The choice largely falls on the Douglas County commissioners.

NEXUS Experience, the festival’s digital offering, includes musical performances, an online art gallery and short films.

Henry Grimes was an A-list jazz musician in the 1950s and '60s. But then he dropped out of the music scene and fell into emotional isolation. Now at 69, the bass player is making a comeback. His story concludes a series on the plight of aging jazz musicians.

In 1965, Bob Harllee's Army brigade was sent to Vietnam, and he had to leave his wife and 3 children behind. One of those children, Carol, now 47, recently asked her father about his life in those days. Bob Harllee was an Army chaplain for 18 years.

Last week, Arthur Winston reached two milestones. He turned 100 years old. And he retired from the job he held for more than 70 years. Winston had been maintaining buses at the L.A. Metropolitan Transit Authority. Asked why he stuck with the work, Winston's answer starts simply: "Well, I like my job."

Recorded with Liz Harris' voice, a piano and not much else, Ruins achieves striking intimacy, its emotional heft commanding attention throughout.