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Writers

Leah Sottile

Politics

How a Trail in Rural Oregon Became a Target of Far-Right Extremism

To understand the state’s urban-rural divide, start by looking at Yamhill County’s proposed walking trail.

Leah Sottile High Country News Jul 2021 25min Permalink

Crime

Did James Plymell Need to Die?

How homelessness is criminalized in small cities and towns across the West.

Leah Sottile High Country News Mar 2021 25min Permalink

The Ghost Hunter

For hundreds of years, there were rumors of a shipwrecked treasure on the Oregon coast. But no one found anything, until Cameron La Follette began digging.

Leah Sottile The Atavist Magazine Jan 2020 35min Permalink

Politics

Something’s Brewing in the Deep Red West

Representative Matt Shea has been trying to create a libertarian utopia in the Pacific Northwest, a 51st state called Liberty. And he keeps getting re-elected.

Leah Sottile Rolling Stone Oct 2018 20min Permalink

The Man Who Created Bigfoot

Fifty years ago, rodeo man Bob Gimlin was a Bigfoot skeptic. Then he and a friend caught the creature on tape.

Leah Sottile Outside Magazine Jul 2016 15min Permalink