Just say the word "border" out loud, and you can probably start an argument. Sonia Nazario prefers to research issues like immigration and find people affected by them. She won Pulitzer prizes for her work, including for "Enrique's Journey," her series of reports on a Honduran boy searching for his mother in the United States. Sonia Nazario speaks in Redding tomorrow (February 6th) about immigration and journalism.

It would not be unusual to see so many headlines about measles... if this were 1919. But 100 years later, the disease had become rare indeed, until the distrust of vaccines led more parents to opt not to have their kids immunized. So Clark County, Washington (Vancouver) has an outbreak of dozens of cases, one of which is from across the river in Portland. Jackson County Health officials point out that there are NO cases of measles in the county at the moment. But they're putting out reminders of

Abby Ellin is an award-winning journalist, and her investigative skills came in handy when her fiancé's tales of his life began to sound suspicious. He was indeed lying, but the bigger surprise was finding out how common such lies can be. Abby's discoveries and her research led to a book: Duped: Double Lives, False Identities, and the Con Man I Almost Married .

The actual counting is done... now comes the analysis. Volunteers and staff from several agencies counted the homeless people in Jackson County on January 21st, the annual point-in-time (PIT) survey. The hard numbers will not be released in official form for many months; 2018's numbers were noticeably higher than 2017's. Access, Inc. is one of the partner agencies, as is the Continuum of Care in Jackson County.

They go farther on each gallon of gas, they pollute less, and they run quieter. The vehicles of today are very different from the cars and trucks of a generation ago. The computer systems in modern vehicles constantly adjust them for optimum performance. But cars can and do still break down. That's where Zach Edwards and the technicians of Ashland Automotive come in. Zach shares his voluminous knowledge of vehicles with us every month in a segment we call The Squeaky Wheel.

Sandy Allen had always been aware of the family's hermit uncle, Bob, who lived in the California desert. Out of the blue, a long handwritten manuscript landed on Sandy's desk. It was Bob's autobiographical tale of his life with schizophrenia. Sandy polished up the work into a book called A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia . The author worked to translate the often incomprehensible work into a rare portrait of mental illness from the inside.

February, already? We're not complaining... how could we object to the arrival of the month that includes Black History Month, St. Valentine's Day, and other highlights? It's a short month, but an action-packed one, and we aim to cram as many arts events as time allows into the February edition of our First Friday Arts segment. For listeners, it's a buffet of arts events from around the region, called in to 800-838-3760 . We invite arts organizations from all around to call in.

Getting around in the greater Medford area usually involves a car, but there are public transportation options. Rogue Valley Transportation District, RVTD, expanded bus service after voters passed a tax levy in 2017. Now RVTD is planning for the longer term, creating a "2040 Transit Master Plan." RVTD is inviting the public to take part, through virtual open houses and other events.

Her revered public radio show is no longer on the air, but Diane Rehm keeps going and going. Before she left the NPR scene, she visited many stations to talk about her book on her late husband's struggle with the medical and legal systems. On My Own told the story, and Diane Rehm visited in April 2016 to talk about it.

With term limits looming, Kate Brown can't run for Oregon governor again. Which means she's got most of four years left to press for the programs she wants to see in Oregon state government, without having to stop for an election. The legislature is just getting started on its all-important budget-making session, and the governor is touring the state making the case for her priorities.