A Veterans Day breakfast will kick off at 7 a.m. Friday at the Ashland Elks Lodge, 255 Main St., Ashland. The breakfast is free to local military veterans.
Jim Hatton: “The key is to stop, be silent, and listen. Only then can the answer to the question or the problem arise.”
State Sen. Jeff Golden (D-Ashland) is projected to win the District 3 Senate race against former Medford Police Chief and current Medford Mayor Randy Sparacino, a Republican. As of Wednesday evening, Golden had accumulated 32,249 votes, or 52%, with Sparacino not far behind at 30,096, or 48%, with more votes, mostly mailed ballots, yet to be tallied.
State Rep. Pam Marsh, (D-Ashland), retained her Oregon House seat in Tuesday’s election against Republican challenger Sandra Abercrombie. Marsh garnered 22,225 votes (64.18%) of the vote while Abercrombie tallied 12,368 (35.71%) votes as of final election day totals posted Wednesday morning.
Oregon’s race for governor remained too close to call Wednesday morning. Democrat Tina Kotek held a narrow lead over Republican Christine Drazan. Nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson was in a distant third and conceded shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Obituary: David Dwight Hollandsworth, 79, passed away peacefully the morning of Oct. 26, 2022, holding the hand of Susan, his wife and partner of 49 years. To honor David’s life, a May 20, 2023, celebration of a wonderful life is planned.
Talent Mayor Darby A Ayers-Flood had a slight lead over election challenger Mark Anderson Wednesday, with the two candidates separated by only 23 votes, according to election data on the Oregon Secretary of State’s website.
Oregon state senate incumbent Jeff Golden of Ashland held a 4% lead, 52-48%, as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, over Medford Mayor Randy Sparcino. State Rep. Pam Marsh, also of Ashland, held an overwhelming lead of 64 to 36%, in the balloting for District 5.
Both Jackson County commissioners running for reelection were well on track to do so according to vote totals last updated at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, on the Oregon Secretary of State’s site. Measure 15-203, which would prohibit psilocybin manufacturing and service center operation in unincorporated areas of the county, was behind by 3%.
Incumbent Tonya Graham, along with first-time candidates Bob Kaplan and Eric Hansen, appear headed to securing seats on the Ashland City Council, according to initial general election vote tallies released shortly after 8 p.m. by the Oregon Secretary of State.
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Ask Strider: A worried older brother asks our advice columnist’s advice. And a dog’s guardian wants to know if there is any hope getting their hat-hating dog to calm down. As always, Strider tries to give words that help!
After a successful production of “The Vagina Monologues” and raising more than $2,000 for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, Ashland actor and director Lia Dugal intends for “The Climate Monologues” to premiere in Oregon in late 2025 or early 2026 at the Bellview Grange in Ashland.
It’s complicated.
Herbert Rothschild: Whether visualization and intention by themselves can effect broad social change is impossible to determine, but the question merits sustained consideration.
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