Poetry Corner: Flight observed
Poetry Corner: Fascination with flight is universal, especially when observing birds, butterflies, and any animals that seemingly become weightless.
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Poetry Corner: Fascination with flight is universal, especially when observing birds, butterflies, and any animals that seemingly become weightless.
One day before the Nov. 5 general election, more than half of Jackson County’s 164,463 eligible voters had returned their ballots — and counting. The Ashland ballot boxes in the alley behind the library at 410 Siskiyou Blvd. will be open until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. Under Oregon law, mailed ballots with a Nov. 5 or earlier postmarked will be accepted until Nov. 12.
For the upcoming Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission election, all candidates were contacted by Ashland.news for interviews. All who responded were asked the same questions. For this article, Parks & Recreation Commission Position 2 candidates Ian Cropper, Rick Vann and Daniel Weiner say why they’re running what they’d like to get done.
Two measures on the Nov. 5 ballot ask Ashland voters to make alterations to their city government — Measure 15-233 would make the municipal judge no longer an elected office and Measure 15-232 would change the process of electing city councilors.
For the upcoming Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission election, all candidates were contacted by Ashland.news for interviews. All who responded were asked the same questions. Answers from candidates competing for the same position were paired together. Fer Mejia has never run for office before, while Mike Gardiner was a Parks & Recreation Commissioner before resigning in 2021.
For the upcoming Ashland City Council election, all candidates were contacted by Ashland.news for interviews. All who responded were asked the same six questions. Answers from candidates competing for the same position were paired together. In this, the second of two articles on uncontested seats, we hear from incumbent Position 5 Councilor Gina DuQuenne.
Southern Oregon Burners, a group of Burning Man participants based in Southern Oregon held a “decompression event” known as “Afterburnt” Saturday afternoon, Nov. 2, in Lithia Park. The event is aimed at fostering Burning Man connections and educating others about Burning Man principles.
(It’s free)