The story of Memorial Day is more complex and interesting than is often told. Come learn about the history of this day of honoring our fallen. Learn the story of the red poppy and the poem that made it symbolic of the day. We remember, in part, so that we stay committed to lives of peace and peacemaking
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It’s a small space — 9.5 by 9.5 inches, 90.25 square inches — but many of the nearly 900 Southern Oregon University graduates in attendance at Saturday’s commencement ceremony took advantage of the moment, perched on the cusp of finishing one of life’s chapters with beginning another, to do some succinct summing up atop their mortarboards.
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now launched its premier Green Business Recognition ceremony on Thursday, June 12, with a “green ribbon cutting” at a four-plex built out of straw bales on Wightman Street in Ashland.
The production runs through July 6 at Camelot Theatre By Lucie K. Scheuer for Ashland.news You might say that domestic, comedic dramatist and playwright Del Shores’ successful life as a writer for stage, film and TV is the result of a series of crazy mishaps, which led to Shores becoming one of America’s funniest theater writers and strongest advocates for emerging LGBTQ+ writers. His determination and desire to write in spite of seeming setbacks has also contributed to his philosophy:
Meredith Page: I do not want this to get lost in the news. The U.S. Army has been planning its 250th birthday celebration for two years; it’s on June 14. This day has been stolen from the brave women and men who defend this country and our freedoms.
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