The People vs the Cult | Rajneeshees in Wasco County

The People vs the Cult | Rajneeshees in Wasco County

By Kim Andrews ::   Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh was a spiritual teacher who developed a substantial international following in Pune, India, and decided in 1981 to relocate to the United States. By June 1981, Bhagwan and his followers, called Rajneeshees, decided to relocate to the United States and purchased Wasco County’s Muddy Ranch, a locationContinue Reading The People vs the Cult | Rajneeshees in Wasco County

U.S. Supreme Court Halts the Construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam

U.S. Supreme Court Halts the Construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam

  By Taylor Bailey::   Water is a constant theme in Western history. Environmental historian Donald Worster, in his classic book Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West, has written that history of the American West is marked by how Westerners dammed and diverted waterways for human use in aContinue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Halts the Construction of the High Mountain Sheep Dam