Shayne Foley of Ashland took this photo from a drone hovering over the railroad tracks through Ashland on Aug. 17. North Mountain Park is at left center, the end of Russell Street at lower left, the east end of Railroad Park at bottom center with Eighth Street going off to the right, and North Mountain Avenue crossing the tracks about halfway to the horizon.
Julie Raefield of Ashland took this photo of the sunrise over Grizzly Peak Wednesday morning, Sept. 7.
Lawrence Nagel of Ashland took this study in texture and shades of umber at Bandon Beach this summer.
Mike Gardiner took this photo of a brightly hued dragonfly in his backyard on — where else? — Orange Avenue in Ashland recently.
Tony Kilcollins took this photo of The Fairy Ponds along Ashland Creek at Lithia Park on May 28, 2022.
Lawrence Nagel of Ashland captured this double-rainbow photo from Ashland Loop Road in the spring of this year, and a picture of an artist (who didn’t give his name, but did give his permission) in Lithia Park near “Dipper Bridge.
A semitrailer on fire stopped on the northbound Interstate 5 overcrossing at Crowson Road on the southeast corner of Ashland before 8 a.m. Monday morning. A witness said the rear tires on both the tractor and the trailer were on fire, but both fires were quickly extinguished by firefighters.
Reader Photo: Julie Raefield of Ashland shot this photo of a double rainbow from the Oak Knoll Golf Course on June 11.
Reader photo: Mary Piper captured this image of rowers navigating Emigrant Lake with clouds reflected on its surface in March.
Reader Photo: Helen Shilkinreinhold submitted this photo of Thomas Jefferson (Barry Kraft), who read the Declaration of Independence, and Abraham Lincoln (Bob Jackson Miner), who read the Gettysburg Address, on the Fourth of July in Lithia Park.
Alan DeBoer: “The Democrats have a supermajority in Oregon and control all three branches of government. They have abused that power.”
Carola Lacy: “The body is smarter than the mind. If it tells you to do something, do it. If it wants you to rest, then rest. You’ll heal more quickly.”
Elaine Romer: “Artistic taste and voices vary, but no artist, stepping into their power, should fear for their lives. As artists, we opt to leave the risks on the stage.”
Hope Weiner: “Shakespeare, because it is a part of the national curriculum, can be a lovely entry point for theater and can create a lovely foundation for theater companies to introduce something new.”
Peter James: “A consistent schedule of the same, single playwright who has defined Western theater for centuries does not a diverse season make. Focusing on any one author betrays the concept of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives wholeheartedly, particularly when said author was a white, English-speaking man.”
An Ashland man has been sentenced to probation and jail time after pleading guilty to firing on a fellow motorist in the aftermath of a road rage incident in January. In a separate case, prosecutors have dropped a charge of Measure 11 robbery in the case of an armed shoplifting in Ashland, with the defendant instead receiving three weeks in jail.
(It’s free)
