Curtain Call: Virginia Carol Hudson develops a unique attachment to her clients, but especially the women who lose their hair from chemotherapy after a cancer diagnosis. As they struggle with their treatments while balancing family and work life responsibilities, she helps them achieve some sense of normality by creating and designing beautiful, natural-looking wigs for them.
Curtain Call: “When all is said and done, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Resident Fight Director U. Jonathan Toppo has one overriding goal: Try not to kill the actors. In 30 seasons on the job, he has a perfect record.”
Flurries of beefy snowflakes briefly blanketed Ashland houses, yards and streets Saturday morning, before melting away as swiftly as they came. A brighter day is just ahead, as forecasts call for clouds to decrease Sunday, but it’ll be hold-on-to-your-hats Monday evening as high winds are expected to blow into town.
Daniel Sperry, who often plays the cello in Lithia Park, plans to spread the joy by funding a musician in Ashland and another in Des Moines, Iowa, hoping to expand the idea around the country and around the world.
Wildfire risk reduction and a climate action plan topped the list of priorities adopted Tuesday by the Ashland City Council. The council unanimously approved three main priorities for the 2023-25 city budget that also included economic development and affordable housing.
Herbert Rothschild: “Jeffrey LaLande doesn’t regard the uprising solely as the work of a would-be dictator. He knows that (like Trump) Llewellyn Banks drew upon a fund of grievances, both real and perceived.”
Debra Wilson: “The Willow Project would be devastating for the Arctic, the wildlife and the Gwich’in people, and it will make climate change worse if it’s allowed to go forward.”
John Marciano: “The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes stemming from the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Yet, the ICC has never issued a warrant for a U.S. president.”
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