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Congress passed legislation to extend the IRA Charitable Rollover for 2012 and 2013, allowing individuals who are 70½ or older to make gifts to charitable organizations. Visit opb.org/ira to learn more.

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History Detectives

Monday at 9 p.m.

The detectives research the identity of a man whose name is engraved on a rare set of Civil War-era pistols.

Photo credit: Courtesy of Fran Laks

Event

The Moth StorySLAM

The Moth StorySLAM is back on January 7 at 8 p.m. at Portland's Secret Society Ballroom. Tell your story on the theme of "outgrown," be a judge or just sit back and listen.

Photo credit: Denise Ofelia Mangen

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OPB Magazine

Download the free monthly OPB Magazine to interact and engage with not-to-be-missed stories on your iPad featuring stunning photo slideshows, entertaining video, captivating audio and much more.

News

OSU Professor Draws Attention To Death Penalty Through 'Last Supper' Plates  

An assistant art professor at Oregon State University has spent 13 years creating hundreds of plates that illustrate the final meals of death row inmates.

Arts & Life

Author Peter Ames Carlin on Bruce Springsteen

On a visit to Think Out Loud, biographer Peter Ames Carlin talked about what it was like to spend time with Springsteen, as well as shared details he learned about his early family life, his career and more.

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Arts & Life

Whale Blows a Rainbow

An Oregon Field Guide camera was rolling as a California gray whale blew a two-second rainbow. Check out the footage of this special scene.

Top Stories

Huell Howser, A Favorite Public TV Personality, Dies At 67

Are You Eating Too Fast? Ask Your Fork

Lucius: Tiny Desk Concert

Mozart's Starring Role In 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

Julian Fellowes On The Rules Of 'Downton'

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Environment

Oregon Scientists Claim Federal Agency Censored Them

Seven fish biologists working in Southern Oregon filed a scientific misconduct complaint Monday. They say the Bureau of Reclamation plans to disband their team because their studies were unpopular.

Top Stories

Appeals Court Upholds Idaho's Roadless Plan

Talk Of A Carbon Tax In The Northwest

Wyden And Murkowski Want Coal Royalties Inquiry

Northwest Biotech Firms Will Benefit From Algae Biofuel Tax Credit

EarthFix Conversations: Patrolling Washington's Roadless Coast By Kayak For Tsunami Debris

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