Shocked and saddened by the recent defeat of the Ashland Parks ballot initiative, I’ve made a gift to the Ashland Parks Foundation. Others might consider doing the same.
The affluent Ashlanders who voted no on this initiative, and who vote no on taxes in general, might consider making a gift to the foundation — if only because it’s tax-deductible.
Julia Sommer
Ashland
Tom Dimitre: (O’Meara) wants our Police Department to be judge and jury as to who’s excluded, taking that duty away from a judge.
Manuel De Aquino: Rep. Cliff Bentz needs to re-evaluate his perception of federal employees and speak up for them instead of downplaying the contributions they make to our communities.
Selene Aitken: I set an intention to be present without distraction. No Wordle, no crossword, no Scrabble, no headlines, no texts. Not easy.
David Hoffman: As a citizen, I find myself shocked by the news that the Trump administration has on its agenda the opening of IRS and SSA files which will allow the unrestrictive seizure and distribution of private information like tax returns, Social Security numbers, and addresses.
Four artists were asked if they could define at what line artificial intelligence could compromise human creativity. As they passed a microphone between each other, their conversation challenged the concept of a soul. The deep existential dive came on the first night of the Approaching AI Summit, the second year of an artificial intelligence (AI) summit in Ashland.
Picture This: Hannon family members joined with Southern Oregon University officials, faculty, staff, students and member of the public Thursday, March 13, to mark the 20th anniversary of Hannon Libary.
The top-ranked SOU Raiders softball team (25-1 overall, 9-0 Cascade Conference) matched the best start in team history with Saturday’s 8-0 and 9-1 victories, finishing off both in five innings. Ari Williams, a junior right fielder, went 6-for-6 with seven RBIs, a double, a triple and an inside-the-park home run during the doubleheader.
A giant what-if clouded Southern Oregon’s historic run as the season ended in heartbreak Saturday in the NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship quarterfinals. Top-seeded Bethel (Tenn.) dinged the No. 2-seeded Raiders’ perfect record and knocked them out of the tournament by storming back for a 74-70 win at the Tyson Events Center.
The ride is over. In the NAIA Men’s Basketball Championship quarterfinal round, Southern Oregon finally ran out of gas. Defending national champ Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), the Duer Quadrant’s top seed, stopped the No. 11-seeded Raiders 69-56 on Saturday evening at Municipal Auditorium.
Jim Nagel: I would like to invite you to join us on March 30 for a benefit concert, film and speakers at the Ashland High School’s Mountain Avenue Theatre. We will show a video interview with Sviatohirsk Mayor Rybalkin thanking the people of Ashland for the truck and the support that we have given them.
(It’s free)
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