Comics and political satire publisher ‘The Nib’ to shut down

After 10 years, the award-winning comics website and independent publisher The Nib is shutting down this summer. OPB producer Donald Orr spoke with The Nib founder and editor Matt Bors and contributing editor Sarah Shay Mirk about the legacy The Nib leaves behind.

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Communities

In Grant County, community ties are strong, but divisions run deep

No matter how you look at it, Grant County – five hours southeast of Portland – is a deeply divided place. But the county’s several small towns bear the hallmark of many rural communities: everyone knows everyone, and people look out for their own.

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