Herbert Rothschild: It would be far better if credit unions, not credit cards, became the primary way people of low and moderate incomes gained access to credit.
City Corner: This summer the city of Ashland received two grants from the Energy Efficiency and Community Block Grant program through the Oregon Department of Energy. These grants will support the launch of a new Home Energy Score initiative and the continuation of the city’s electric vehicle CarShare program.
Wendy Eppinger: Where are the folks that use the night camping site behind the police station? They were advised to move…. But have they disappeared from our town?
Herbert Rothschild: Detainees are handcuffed for days, often leading to amputations. Surgeries are performed without anesthesia. Prisoners are held in painful positions and blindfolded for long periods. They are malnourished. Punishments include beatings that have led to broken bones and teeth. There is evidence of rape.
Sandra Scase: The idea of sanctioning cycling in Lithia Park should therefore be a non-starter for the following reason alone: Bikes drive hikers off trails.
Herbert Rothschild: Trump’s entire shtick is projecting strength, and meanness is a part of it. That self-presentation worked in proximity to Biden. In proximity to Harris, Trump as strong man seems like a head pushed through the hole in a cardboard cutout of Superman.
Trita Parsi: “Today the U.S. can still stop the region from descending into chaos, but only if it is willing to put clear and public red lines in front of Netanyahu.”
Michael O’Looney: Project 25 intends to deconstruct the federal government, deport undocumented migrants. abolish the Department of Education, prosecute liberal judges, nullify Biden’s orders on climate change and ‘Christianize’ every facet of our government.
Herbert Rothschild: Our long and disgraceful relationship with Saudi Arabia makes it unlikely that the families of the 9/11 victims will ever learn what responsibility the Saudi leadership bore for the attack.
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Pam Hammond beamed earlier this week while talking about new plans in store for downtown Ashland’s Paddington Station sister stores, The Jewel Box and Inspired By Oregon, which are consolidating and moving into the prominent Fortmiller building across the street.
Ashland councilors Gina DuQuenne and Dylan Bloom on Wednesday gave Southern Oregon University students a lesson in how to express mutual admiration even while disagreeing. The councilors met with 15 students at Britt Hall to discuss voting, Ashland-centered topics and how to bridge the communication gap between the SOU campus and Ashland.
Review: “Witch,” isn’t exactly a Halloween piece per se, but it is unsettling. And if you like stories that are distinctive, disturbing yet thought-provoking, this might be for you. This is a play where no one is as they seem; where our motives and desires can give rise to good or evil.
Bob Palermini, professional photographer, will give a presentation about photojournalism at the Southern Oregon Photographic Association meeting on October 15 in Medford. He studied photojournalism in college and has been a photographer for Ashland.news since shortly after it debuted in January 2022.
Herbert Rothschild: It would be stunning if the presidential candidates were asked during a debate whether they are disturbed by the prospect of leaving office with blood on their hands.
A quarter-mile stretch of Walker Avenue between the railroad tracks and East Main Street will be closed Friday, Oct. 11, and Monday, Oct. 14, so roadwork can be done,the city of Ashland announced Thursday. Profiling and grinding work is planned for 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, while overlay is set to be laid down Monday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m
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