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Ask Strider: Our advice columnist loves getting praise and feels his failures as much as the next dog. But as long as he’s loved, who cares?
February 5, 2025
Ask Strider: Our advice columnist loves getting praise and feels his failures as much as the next dog. But as long as he’s loved, who cares?
A proposal was shared recently that would do away with Oregon’s 27-year-old Quality Education Model, the 11-member Quality Education Commission that produces recommended school funding levels every two years, and the education appropriation committee. Lawmakers would have one month to debate and pass the bill during the legislative session beginning Feb. 2.
Preliminary data released Jan. 12 by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows 22.8 million enrollees, down from a record total of 24.3 million last year. Premiums have surged as a result of the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies.
On Valentine’s Day, the historic Holly Theatre will host the world premiere of “Ernie & Emma,” a tender, Oregon-made romantic comedy from cult icon and Ashland resident Bruce Campbell.
Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham on Saturday assured members of the Ashland branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) that she sees a path through complex city issues despite a less reliable federal government.
Bonnie Raitt, Pink Martini and Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys are among the artists who will be featured at this summer’s Britt Music & Arts Festival in Jacksonville.
A Medford teen was reported missing Friday, Jan. 16, and is believed to possibly have left with an unknown adult. The teen was last seen in the Coleman Creek Road area between 8:20 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. Friday.
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