Officials from Oregon’s seven public universities say they need more than $1 billion over the next two years to maintain services amid inflation and to avoid deep cuts and layoffs. That’s $100 million more than funding the state’s seven universities received in the last biennium for general support.
Three world premieres are on the program for Southern Oregon Repertory Singers’ James M. Collier First Light Festival Saturday and Sunday, May 13-14, at Southern Oregon University’s Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland.
Kingston Cannabis Co. has opened just west of Exit 14 in the former Phillips 66 gas station at 2366 Ashland St., which required more than a year of remodeling. Three food trucks — Laika’s Lox and Bagels, Tacos Libertad and Cat’s Crepes — rotate through the space outside the store.
A show celebrating European and African-American musical traditions through the lens of sisterhood is coming to Southern Oregon University at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the SOU Music Recital Hall, 450 S. Mountain Ave., Ashland, according to a news release.
A native plant sale focused on pollinators will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Pollination Place, 312 N. Main St., Phoenix, according to a news release.
A day devoted to learning about birds that might live in your own backyard will be held 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 13, at the North Mountain Park Nature Center. 620 N. Mountain Ave., Ashland, according to a news release.
Chris Honoré: “During his first two years in office, Biden signed a blizzard of bills, and he has arguably been the most accomplished president since Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s.”
Herbert Rothschild: “Using immigrant worker visas, a crime ring imported workers from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras and jobbed them out to farmers who held them in conditions approaching slavery.”
Supporters of Measure 15-214 say it would expand the use of tax dollars within the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department (APRD), while those opposed argue it should be a referendum on department management. Advocates for and against the measure spoke Tuesday during a virtual forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.
After a site visit on Monday afternoon, the Ashland Planning Commission held a public hearing Tuesday night where they unanimously approved the land use and design measures needed for a new water treatment plant for the city. Final approval by the commission is expected in two to four weeks when they make necessary legal findings.
Owen Johnson: While it may be tempting to be unproblematic in the face of threats of violence, this is the desired effect. The most effective form of counter-protest is for local communities to monitor ICE activity.
Although many large regional theaters host students on their own campuses, only a few maintain educational outreach programs like OSF’s because of the high cost of school visits.
MLK Jr.: “Malcolm was still turning and growing at the time of his brutal and meaningless assassination. . . . Like the murder of Lumumba, the murder of Malcolm X deprives the world of a potentially great leader. I could not agree with either of these men, but I could see in them a capacity for leadership which I could respect, and which was just beginning to mature in judgment and statesmanship.”
Obituary: Cheryl Rae Gilliam Minoletti passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20 following complications from heart surgery. She was 68. Infectious laughter, warmth, and compassion were felt by those who knew her. A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, March 28, in Eagle Point.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival will spotlight homegrown talent Saturday, Feb. 21, during its revived Local Lens Spotlight at the Varsity Theatre. The one-night program features 13 short films by filmmakers from Jackson and Siskiyou counties, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and crew.
Evan Frost, ecologist and conservationist, passed away Dec. 12, 2025.
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