Chris Honoré: “’Woke’ has been recently co-opted by conservatives and is often used as a single-word pejorative rallying cry when referring to progressives (or Democrats in general) and the issues they advocate.”
Chris Honoré: “When I think of life as it was before the unexpected arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and all that entailed, what comes to mind is the year 2019.”
Chris Honoré: “How to possibly comprehend that after four years of observing the Trump administration, which I considered a train wreck, 74 million Americans still voted for him?”
Chris Honoré: “We are also bearing witness to the acceptance among many voters to the rise of authoritarianism amid cultural fears (especially among whites).”
Chris Honoré: “Followers of Q believe that they, with the support of a second-term Trump presidency, will conduct mass arrests and execute thousands of cabal members (politicians, Hollywood actors, high-ranking government officials who are named) on a day called ‘the Storm.’”
Chris Honoré: “Thinking of extreme climate events (e.g. the recent, devastating Kentucky flood) as ‘Black Swans’ offers us a rationalization wherein we can avoid recognizing what has become a pattern.”
Chris Honoré: “Is the indictment of the former President in the national interest? This is not a decision made on the basis of law, but one that is perhaps the most difficult to sort out, and also takes us back to our fundamental belief in the primacy of the law before men.”
Why are we willing to sacrifice our children and their right to life and unwilling to qualify our right to an AR-15? By Chris Honoré It’s what I think of
Chris Honoré: “Concerned parents of adolescents should not hesitate to reach out in a clear and direct manner while being compassionate, gentle, curious, and persistent while trying and avoid blame. Adolescents are often desperate to be heard. Listen.”
Chris Honoré: “I find myself searching for elusive words to describe the Russian depravity, the carnage, the charred destruction of buildings and houses, and the unprovoked executions of the innocent, all left in the wake of the Russian forces as they retreated.”
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week to consider some major cuts to current spending levels as a large revenue deficit looms. That’s because the state’s tax code automatically replicates new federal tax cuts, including ones passed by Congressional Republicans this summer that will reduce state revenue
Michael O’Looney: Trump and the Texas Legislature are responsible for a partisan power grab that has unleashed bitterness and partisan vindictiveness, all in an effort to subvert an electoral system for partisan ends.
Councilor Bob Kaplan: While the cost of delivering kilowatt-hours to our homes has risen, Ashland Electric has been able to hold our rates steady with just one increase of 5.1% in 2021. I’m sorry to say we’re due for an increase, but fortunately it’s not likely to match recent increases elsewhere.
An estimate for the cost to abate asbestos found in the shuttered Lincoln School recently should be available as early as sometime this week, according to Steve Mitzel, operations director for Ashland School District. The cost to remove asbestos would be separate from the as yet-unknown cost for structural repair.
“We are still here” was the theme for Saturday’s Native American Heritage Celebration at Southern Oregon University, hosted by the SOU Native American Student Union (NASU) and SOU Native Nations Liaison Kenwanicahee (Kenwani) Kravitz (Madesi Bandi, Pit River Nation Winnemem, Nomtipom and Nomsus Bands Northern Wintu).
As Oregon lawmakers stare down a deficit of at least $373 million over the next two years — and brace for the possibility of a bigger shortfall in the state’s next quarterly revenue — they asked state agencies to create lists of ways to cut 5% of their approved budgets.
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