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Ashland.news welcomes letters. Please limit length to no more than 300 words and refrain from personal attacks. Letters may be emailed to [email protected] or submitted through the “Article Submission Form” link at the bottom right corner of the footer section. Letters on local topics by local authors are preferred. Please include your name and city of residence with your letter (which will be published) and, in case we have a question, your contact information (which won’t be published unless you say it’s OK).

Letter: Invest in wildlife, invest in Oregon

Joseph Vaile: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife carries the primary responsibility for managing Oregon’s native plant and wildlife species, but it has never had reliable, sustained funding to do this work effectively.

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Letter: Navickas stood up for people hurt by exclusion law

Ambuja Rosen: Knowing Eric, I highly doubt that he meant to slur another group of people who are often picked on: our Black fellow citizens. I think he was saying: “Just like you wouldn’t exile a Black person for littering three times, you shouldn’t do that to our unhoused neighbors.”

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Letter: A thank-you from Ann Gaffney

Ann Gaffney: Congratulations to Jordan Rooklyn on the outcome of the election. I wish her success in her role, and hope our shared love for this community can be a foundation for future collaboration.

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Letter: A real gem

My husband and I have been members of the Collaborative Theatre Project in Medford for several years. It’s a small space where there are no bad seats. The plays never

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