Alex Baumhardt
Oregon Capital Chronicle
Portland, OR, United States
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Oregon joins states offering free and reduced college tuition for Native Americans this year –
Members of nine Oregon tribes will pay little to no tuition and members of 574 tribes will get in-state rates at state's largest universities → Read More
Heatwave sparks dozens of worker complaints; 14 suspected deaths –
The weeklong heatwave in Oregon ended on Monday with 14 suspected deaths and dozens of complaints about companies not following new rules to protect workers from the heat. The state medical examiner tracked 14 deaths that may be heat-related: seven in Multnomah County, four in Marion County, two in Clackamas County and one in Umatilla […] → Read More
Iceland's Yogurt Makers Are Dumping Byproducts in the Country's Largest River
As production of the country’s popular skyr yogurt expands, can the disposal of a harmful byproduct be kept clean? → Read More
Trappist Monks Are Trying to Save Venezuela's Dying Coffee Industry
The monks of the Roman Catholic Trappist monastery in the mountains above Mérida manage to navigate the lawless world of the dwindling coffee industry there. → Read More
The Venezuelan Energy Drink of Eyeballs, Fish Eggs, and Brandy
Milk, booze, baby formula, cow eyes, and 21 other ingredients are blended into Mérida’s token aphrodisiac energy smoothie, known as levantón Andino. People love it. → Read More
I Drank Vodka at the Last Bar on Earth
Faraday Bar is the light in the middle of dark Antarctic winters, the center of every celebration, release, and spell of homesickness for the rotating residents of the Vernadsky Research Base. → Read More
I Drank Hallucinogenic Tea with Colombia's Shamanists
Inside the temple, the gnostic Shamanists had all their bases covered. Glittering posters of the Hindu deity Krishna hung next to paintings of Jesus Christ and drawings of creaturesque statues from a pre-Incan civilization. I took a sip of the yagé tea (a.k.a. ayahuasca), and then everything started to vibrate. → Read More
Even Cops Drink Venezuela's Illegal Home Brews
Small-batch artisanal Venezuelan craft breweries are on the rise and trying to meet demand for their illegal beers. Prohibition-era laws and black-market economics, be damned. → Read More