Ask Strider: This week, Strider luxuriates in readers’ happiness and compliments, as well as being able to answer a question giving him a chance to remind pet guardians to keep their dogs safe from the fear of fireworks this Fourth of July season.
Herbert Rothschild: Now that deep cuts in spending are planned for education, health, nutrition, housing, community development, environmental protection, energy assistance and so much else, it’s clear that our federal government itself is assaulting the people whom all its military spending is ostensibly meant to protect from assault.
An Ashland resident arrested for kidnapping another man and assaulting multiple strangers and police officers in downtown Ashland April 12 was indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury Thursday.
A looming fiscal cliff could force Rogue Valley Transportation District to cut routes and endure an almost 50% drop in ridership in 2026. The local bus service, which serves most cities in Jackson County, has already instituted a strict fare enforcement policy, which wasn’t in place during the pandemic because it helped assist the homeless and unemployed.
Gov. Tina Kotek fired Jessica Kampfe, the head of the Oregon Public Defense Commission, on Thursday morning. The agency oversees indigent defense for thousands of people charged with crimes who cannot afford a lawyer.
Amanda served nearly 30 years as a teacher in Phoenix and Talent elementary schools, primarily in second- and third-grade classrooms.
Ask Strider: This week, the Dog About Town says everyone is invited to Ashland.news, and everyone should be invited to a family dinner, no matter what their dietary preferences. As long as we’re all grateful for what we’ve got. And he means it, too.
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