Chris Honoré: The reality is that in this moment we have only one political party and one candidate that believe in our form of democratic governance. We stand on a precipice.
Herbert Rothschild: The refrain “Hamas, Hamas” cannot justify wholesale bombing and the starving of 2 million people.
Jeff Dahle: (Consider) how life as we know it would come to an immediate and abrupt standstill if one day we turned on the faucet and nothing happened. No drinking. No cooking. No cleaning. No personal hygiene or basic sanitation.
There are no good reasons to remain one of the 3 Oregon cities that elect its recorder; there are plenty of reasons to vote for change By Brian Almquist and
Karen Jones: A simple system that really works, the Neighborhood Food Project is an innovative way to fight hunger in our community.
Bob Kaplan: We need to replace our aging water treatment plant. … There’s no space there to treat toxic algae that are a growing risk with hotter summers, and the treatment plant is vulnerable to floods, fires and landslides.
Rich Rohde: Criminalization is not a solution to homelessness. Arrests, fines, jail time and criminal records make it more difficult for individuals to access the housing, employment and healthcare needed to exit homelessness.
Chris Millias: When everyone is railing about homelessness in America, why isn’t there a discussion about how these foreign aid packages are exacerbating our homelessness issues?
Elisabeth Zinser: With a quarter century of law practice handling a wide variety of cases, Joe Davis is well-positioned to address the diverse range of matters that emerge in our county.
Council Corner: Oregon is a childcare desert. For every three children needing early learning or childcare, there is only one slot available. According to the Southern Oregon Education Service District, only 40% of families seeking early learning and childcare in Ashland have access to slots.
It’s Music Director Martin Majkut’s 15th year with the Rogue Valley Symphony and he’s pulling out all the stops for a transcendent 2024-25 season. There will be two Grammy Award winners, epic works and an encore holiday concert at Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Angus Bowmer Theatre that promises a unique and spirited twist.
It’s coming back. Another wave of charged solar material will sweep into the Earth’s atmosphere, sparking a secondary aurora borealis peak Sunday, May 12, the Space Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, announced Saturday.
Ashland’s 30-year love affair with a cozy little coffee shop has sparked a new match with an equally loved 52-year-old Ashland organic grocery store. The marriage of Rogue Valley Roasting Company to the Ashland Food Co-op became official this week.
The Ashland Independent Film Festival (AIFF) has announced the dates for this year’s festival: Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 3 to 6. AIFF memberships are now available on the website at ashlandfilm.org, and AIFF is actively seeking sponsors to support independent filmmaking and foster artistic expression.
Phone call fraud scam calls are common. A local victim and near-victim told Ashland.news how their deals went down — or nearly down, and authorities talk about giveaways it’s a scam (hint: it’s the money).
Jessica Bryan: We were transfixed behind our window. We felt as though we were staring into the face of God, infinity, the vast silence of stars in the night sky.
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