Letter: ‘I never wanted to become an addict’
Matthew Goodson: One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make in my life was to go to rehab, but it was ultimately the best one.
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Matthew Goodson: One of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make in my life was to go to rehab, but it was ultimately the best one.
Brent Thompson: In our hunt for presents, hopefully we don’t forget that stores in Ashland’s downtown core and parts of Ashland Street (aka Highway 66) offer crafts, books, comics, shoes, plants, baked goods, chocolate, new and used clothes, kitchen items, games, antiques, pet supplies, art supplies, collectibles, and many other things.
George Kramer: When you match your cultural donations with a gift to the Cultural Trust, you play a vital role in funding more than 1,600 cultural organizations. And come tax time, you will receive a 100% state tax credit refund for your donation to the Cultural Trust.
Laurie True: The rules in this proposed ordinance are minimal and fair: If you want a place to sleep or camp here in Ashland, you need to use a city shelter or designated space.
Michael O’Looney: If Donald Trump loses the 2024 election, we should be worried…. If Trump wins the election, we should be worried.
Michael O’Looney: We can stop the madness when we stop electing those who say it’s not guns, it’s people who kill people. Wrong. It’s people with guns who kill people.
John Marciano: Israel is a colonial and occupying power. Palestinians, as the colonized victims, have every legal, moral and political right to resist and defend themselves against the genocidal siege and slaughter now underway in Gaza.
Bea Bacher-Wetmore: Sparta and Athens finally ceased their internecine warfare, with Sparta playing the adult in the room and starting a cooperative peace. Can no one keep their eyes on the prize?
P.A. Johns: News coverage showed students protesting fossil fuels and wanting more electricity. Immediately following that presentation, there was coverage of the demolition of the hydro-electric dams on the Klamath River.
Russ Silbiger: Imagine if a mayor’s position became available again, the only opportunity for the public to participate at all, from the process to the choice, was when council approved a name that was some staff’s choice. That’s exactly what council will do Tuesday.
Community adults who would like to pass on knowledge and skills to others for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s spring term are invited to submit course proposals by Friday, Dec. 15.
Reader photos: Friday evening, on the second night of Hanukkah, some 70 people gathered on Ashland Plaza to hold a vigil for a permanent Gaza cease-fire in the light of newly lit menorah candles.
Ashland Parks & Recreation Commissioners listened to a litany of mostly good news at their regular business meeting Wednesday, including a new PVC liner for the Daniel Meyer Pool at a cost of $61,000 and opening a new mountain bike trail.
Obituary: Margaret McCartney died Dec. 4 at 83. Memorial services are planned for 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 44 N. 2nd St., Ashland.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has announced plans to offer free opioid overdose reversal kits to middle and high schools throughout the state. Ashland Superintendent Samuel Bogdanove shared his support for the increase in availability of Narcan, the brand name for a device that delivers naloxone, to Oregon schools, including in Ashland.
With local rescue groups still overflowing with cats and kittens, those wishing to bring home a new family member for the holidays will have opportunities to do so on two upcoming December weekends. On Saturday, Dec. 9, Ashland-based Friends of the Animals (formerly Friends of the Animal Shelter) will partner with Feral Cat Advocacy (FCA), Melly Cat Rescue, and Hero Tails Animal Sanctuary for a Feline Fair at the Rogue Valley Mall.
(It’s free)