Mike Gardiner took this photo of a brightly hued dragonfly in his backyard on — where else? — Orange Avenue in Ashland recently.
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Alan DeBoer: “The Democrats have a supermajority in Oregon and control all three branches of government. They have abused that power.”
Carola Lacy: “The body is smarter than the mind. If it tells you to do something, do it. If it wants you to rest, then rest. You’ll heal more quickly.”
Elaine Romer: “Artistic taste and voices vary, but no artist, stepping into their power, should fear for their lives. As artists, we opt to leave the risks on the stage.”
Hope Weiner: “Shakespeare, because it is a part of the national curriculum, can be a lovely entry point for theater and can create a lovely foundation for theater companies to introduce something new.”
Peter James: “A consistent schedule of the same, single playwright who has defined Western theater for centuries does not a diverse season make. Focusing on any one author betrays the concept of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives wholeheartedly, particularly when said author was a white, English-speaking man.”
An Ashland man has been sentenced to probation and jail time after pleading guilty to firing on a fellow motorist in the aftermath of a road rage incident in January. In a separate case, prosecutors have dropped a charge of Measure 11 robbery in the case of an armed shoplifting in Ashland, with the defendant instead receiving three weeks in jail.
Alan DeBoer: “The Democrats have a supermajority in Oregon and control all three branches of government. They have abused that power.”
Carola Lacy: “The body is smarter than the mind. If it tells you to do something, do it. If it wants you to rest, then rest. You’ll heal more quickly.”
Elaine Romer: “Artistic taste and voices vary, but no artist, stepping into their power, should fear for their lives. As artists, we opt to leave the risks on the stage.”
Hope Weiner: “Shakespeare, because it is a part of the national curriculum, can be a lovely entry point for theater and can create a lovely foundation for theater companies to introduce something new.”
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