This week we hear from Jason Holland, director of the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts in Newport.

This week we hear from Lowell Greathouse, a retired minister in Forest Grove.

This week we hear from Bennett Hall, a newspaper editor in John Day.

This week we hear from LaLana Santiago in Oregon City.

This week we hear from Kat Liddell in Brookings.

This week we hear from Roberta Lee in Selma.

This week we hear from Yen Nguyen, owner of Yen Hair Salon in Southeast Portland.

This week we hear from Ruth Robinson, a school district secretary in Paisley.

This week we hear from Ebony Frison, an artist living and working in Southeast Portland.

This week we hear from Gary Marshall, a fifth-generation rancher in Harney County.