I hope the courts stop the ConocoPhillips Willow Project oil drilling proposal in Alaska.
It would be devastating for the Arctic, the wildlife and the Gwich’in people, and it will make climate change worse if it’s allowed to go forward.
The oil and gas industry already has 95% of the Arctic. Why do they insist on this last 5%?
It’s only six months worth of gas and oil.
To see a short film on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, click on this YouTube link.
Debra Wilson
Ashland
Manuel De Aquino: The saying “cut off one’s nose to spite one’s face” is appropriate. It reflects the action of two City Council members who voted “no” to a fee to maintain parks and rec services and staffing.
John Marciano: It is absolutely clear: Only Congress shall declare war. Since World War II, however, Congress has never done this.
Benjamin Ben-Baruch: What is happening? The Trumpistas are implementing Project 25, their plan to make America fascist.
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.
Carrie Dahle: Living in a historic home also means working with the right people. Contractors and craftsmen who understand the quirks of older homes can make all the difference.
Supporters of imprisoned wildland firefighter Brian “Hakiym” Simpson and a defense attorney who represented him in court are sending an almost 3,000-signature petition and letter to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, urging her to exonerate the 42-year-old and have him released from prison.
Poetry Corner: The Poetry Corner continues to celebrate the renewal that theater and old growth forests bring to Southern Oregon. Poets Pepper Trail and Bruce McConnell approach age and renewal from different perspectives, different settings, and all the ambiguity offered by both.
The Rogue Valley Symphony recently revealed the lineup for its 2025-26 season and it starts out with a bang — a weeklong festival of three concerts in late August at Medford’s Craterian Theater, featuring the debut of the symphony’s newly acquired 9-foot Hamburg Steinway grand piano, the Raven.
Haleigh Martin: Our staff at KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper have pulled together a list of our favorite springtime hikes to get you outside and inspired by this incredible region we get to call home.
A crowd of between three and four hundred people gathered on Ashland Plaza on Saturday afternoon, then spread out onto nearby sidewalks along East Main Street as cars honked and protesters cheered. It was part of a large number of demonstrations nationwide as opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S.
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