Oregon lawmakers will have less money to spend next year than they anticipated after a promising revenue forecast released last week. The Office of Economic Analysis on Tuesday revised its December revenue forecast, saying it overstated an expected increase in tax collections. In fact, insurance tax collections are trending down, not up
With more than $1 million in improvements and more night skiing, Mt. Ashland Ski Area is ready to launch its 60th season of winter sports.More events are also planned at the nonprofit resort. Opening day is Saturday, Dec. 9, if the area receives enough snow.
Chris Honoré: The 2024 election will not be about issues, such as they are, but ultimately about whether our democracy, this extraordinary form of self-governance, will survive should he be elected.
Thousands gathered along East Main Street on Friday as Santa and Mrs. Claus, preceded by a marching band, dancers, stilt walkers and two-legged “reindeer” made their way from the Ashland Public Library to Ashland Plaza.
A group trying to block former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot in all 50 states ramped up pressure on Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade this week. Its latest letter asks Griffin-Valade to respond and indicate whether she’ll issue a temporary rule declaring Trump ineligible to appear on ballots in Oregon by Dec. 1.
Pursuant to Article X, Section 2(c) of the Ashland City Charter, the Ashland City Council will hold a public hearing on December 5, 2023, at 6:00 p.m.,in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 1175 E. Main Street
Jim Hatton: “What people love and remember about a loved one is not what they did for a living or what religion they identified with or how much money they made. What they remember is the essence of the person when they were with them.”
Herbert Rothschild: As knowledge of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians increases, so does antisemitism, because Israel and its supporters have denied any distinction between feelings toward Israel and toward Jews generally.
Review: The prime ribs cooked up in “Christmas at the Prime Rib Playhouse” feature generous helpings of comedic farce that pokes fun at actors, directors and the inner workings of theater.
The Talent City Council sent a letter last week to Oregon elected leaders urging an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and an end to military aid to Israel. Councilor Jason Clark drafted the one paragraph letter that was endorsed by the Talent City Council and signed by Mayor Darby Ayers-Flood.
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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.
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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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