Herbert Rothschild: Some Lenten sustenance: Currently, nearly 3.5 million Afghan children are suffering acute malnutrition. And on March 1, Netanyahu sentenced the Gazans to starvation.
Herbert Rothschild: The contrast between narrowly self-interested dealmaking and policy based on a concept of the kind of world the U.S. wants is a helpful lens through which to view Trump’s behavior toward other countries. It explains actions that might otherwise appear merely capricious or intemperate.
Herbert Rothschild: In one year, from 2022 to 2023, U.S. Treasury tariff revenue declined by $12.3 billion, most of which was in effect a subsidy to China’s exporters.
Herbert Rothschild: I was pleased when Trump announced that the U.S. will oppose NATO membership for Ukraine. That is the necessary prelude to ending the war of attrition in Ukraine, a war Ukraine cannot win and, over time, is bound to lose.
Herbert Rothschild: Regarding the evisceration of USAID, I didn’t expect any better from Musk or Trump. What I’m watching closely is how Christian leaders respond.
Herbert Rothschild: Elon Musk is quickly becoming the face of Trump’s second term. If the disruptions hit people hard and they attribute the pain to Trump’s deference to the world’s richest person, the focus of their anxiety and resentment may shift away from immigrants and people of color.
Herbert Rothschild: The limited freedom President Biden gave Leonard Peltier was as wise as it was merciful.
Herbert Rothschild: Despite many existing programs, unpaid caregivers aren’t getting the help they need. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working on a more comprehensive nationwide support program.
Herbert Rothschild: If HR23 passes and gets signed into law, we will be guaranteeing immunity to the actions of parties over whom we have no legal control.
Herbert Rothschild: Like most of my readers, I’m anxious about what the second Trump presidency will bring. I remind myself, however, that for most of my life people in many parts of the world have been suffering in large measure because of the actions of my country.
Herbert Rothschild: Trump doesn’t mind showing the world the true face of this country. I’m not sure he minds showing to its own citizens the true face of this country. Make America Great Again has always been an amorphous idea, but being strong enough to do whatever you damn well please has been its implicit, if not its explicit, expression from the start.
Around 80 second and third-graders from three classes at Helman Elementary School in Ashland, whose mascot happens to be a dragon, took to the ice at The Rrrink in Medford Thursday morning, continuing an annual tradition at the school to introduce students to ice skating.
The canopy covering Ashland’s ice rink does not meet current building code requirements for a permanent structure. Parks officials said Wednesday the structure fails to meet snow-load standards and would require new structural reinforcements and reassessed footings before it could reopen.
Obituary: Robert (Bob) Michael Vlach passed away peacefully Dec. 27, surrounded by family, following a brief and aggressive battle with kidney cancer. His life was guided by faith, religion, and spirituality, and by a lifelong curiosity about the divine — expressed not only in words but also in quiet, intentional living.
A local acupuncturist who has made five trips to Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country three years ago will talk about his experiences and current conditions on the ground at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11, at Peace House in Ashland.
Whooping cough cases in Oregon are at the highest that they have been in decades, with Jackson County reporting that it has experienced the most cases in the past 20 years while the state has broken a 75-year record, according to a Dec. 10 announcement.
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