Ask Strider: This week, the Dog about Town gets some love from a cat, a request for a cat, and a question from some cats. He cautiously lets new intern, Woody the
Puppy, answer this last. With success? See what you think!
Ask Strider: This week, Strider puts some heart into a small dog who feels underappreciated by his family, cats and all. Our advice columnist emphasizes the reward in a job well done, whether or not it’s noticed.
Ask Strider: This week, two of our advice columnist’s readers are down and discouraged. But fear not! Strider the Dog is there for them — and you.
Ask Strider: This week, Strider luxuriates in readers’ happiness and compliments, as well as being able to answer a question giving him a chance to remind pet guardians to keep their dogs safe from the fear of fireworks this Fourth of July season.
Ask Strider: This week the former street dog’s theme is happiness. Two readers want to know how to get it, one wants to get an unhappy sibling off her case, and finally, one wants to know if Strider has a favorite song. And as a matter of fact, he does!
Ask Strider: This week, the dog about town answers questions about his friendship with a cedar tree. And he relishes his memory of the one place he still dreams about going, the day Tod forgot to wear her Bogs.
Ask Strider: This week, the dog about town is astonished by the coincidence of him and a reader’s dog having the same favorite toy. And he is bowled over by the love another reader shows for her traumatized rescue dog.
Ask Strider: In which donkeys want to gorge on treats as much as the next animal. Strider points out that there are limits, no matter how many pieces of duck jerky from Bi-Mart he believes he can eat without danger. Also, there’s a suspicious letter from someone claiming to be “a normal dog from Southern Oregon.” Hhhhmmm.
Ask Strider: This week, those Ashland cats are back, asking advice about letting strangers into their lives, and letting food cutbacks in too. As usual, Strider tries his best to help another species.
Ask Strider: This week, an alert reader gives a great reminder about keeping dogs safe and out of hot cars. And Strider helps another reader think about the best way to ease their dog’s journey over the rainbow bridge.
As of Nov. 3, Ashland Community Food Bank has a new director at the reins. Catie Mahoney will serve in the role with guidance from outgoing director Amey Broeker, who will officially retire on Dec. 31 after serving in the food bank role since 2022.
The Ashland City Council will review a proposal from a potential provider to oversee its extreme weather shelter during its regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival has added a second screening showcasing Indigenous filmmakers on Sunday, Nov. 23.
Three and a half years into the war with Russia, Ashland violinist and longtime music teacher Faina Podolnaya is still finding ways to help Ukrainian refugees.
Herbert Rothschild: As the number of ads in The New Yorker has shrunk, it seems as if the wealth of its readership has concentrated, just as one might concentrate the flavor of a sauce by reducing it on the stovetop.
Local artist MaryAnn Shank will share the thoughts behind her newest novel “Sor Juana, My Beloved” at Bloomsbury Books Jan. 26. Shank is a finalist of The Isabel Allende Most Inspirational Book of the Year 2025 award, awarded by the International Latino Book Association.
(It’s free)
