The Siskiyou Crest Conifer Field Trip Series will visit all 25 species of conifers that grow in the Siskiyou Crest region, over the course of eight separate field trips, in a wide variety of locations, and led by local experts, botanists and ecologists.
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Word Puzzle: Acrostic #06: The Stillness Between Stories
December 14, 2025
This bonus “variety” puzzle is an acrostic with a poetic excerpt about newspapers — in support of year-end fundraising efforts. Solve it in your browser or download and print;
how to solve acrostics. Next Friday’s crossword: Coastal Curmudgeons #03. Check out the Mini crossword on Tuesdays.
Oregon: Schooled by Mississippi
December 13, 2025
Oregon’s fourth-grade reading scores have plummeted to last place in the nation, even as education spending has surged. Meanwhile, Mississippi, known for its underfunded schools, now leads the country after embracing the “science of reading.”
Big project draws big crowd — Ashland Mill open house well-attended
December 12, 2025
More than 60 people turned out for a look at the proposed Ashland Mill mega-project during an open house Wednesday night at the Historic Ashland Armory. Planned on the former Croman Mill site on 60-plus acres of the city’s southeast side, what’s now known as the Ashland Mill project represents the largest development proposal in the city’s history, with more than 550 housing units and 200,000 square feet of retail and commercial spaces, as well as pathways, small parks and open spaces.
Inner Peace: An unexpected kindness, never forgotten
December 12, 2025
Janai Mestrovich: That day, two drunk, homeless strangers became my unexpected protectors. In my heart, I still call them my “drunkles” (my drunk uncles) because in that shaky New York afternoon, they cared for me as gently as family.
