A 35-lb bronze plaque “in honor of the ‘Say Their Names’ Memorial and all the fallen Black and brown brothers and sisters it enshrined” now has a permanent home in the sidewalk along Railroad Park, at the intersection of A St. and 7th St. A formal unveiling took place Sunday afternoon.
Oregon’s long-awaited transportation funding bill is headed to the House floor, but it remains to be seen whether it will make it to the end of the legislative session without running out of gas. The 12-member Joint Committee on Transportation Reinvestment voted 7-5 along party lines Friday to advance an amended version of House Bill 2025, a plan to generate nearly $14.6 billion over the next 10 years with new and higher taxes and fees to fund the Oregon Department of Transportation and transportation needs throughout the state.
The first piece of legislation the Oregon House took up on Wednesday, the eve of Juneteenth, was House Resolution 3, which honors Oregon’s history of Black drag and provides a four-page list of the Black drag performers who since 1958 have shaped the community today. Lawmakers adopted it in a 34-9 vote.
Mark Bedard will play three roles in David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy “Ripcord,” set to open July 16 at Rogue Theater Company’s Richard L. Hay Center at Grizzly Peak Winery.
During a special dinner on Wednesday, June 11, SOU held its 22nd annual Lavender Graduation for LGBTQ+ students. Sweets Underwood, the event organizer for the Lavender Graduation, talked about the importance of creating spaces and bridging the gap for LGBTQ+ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer and/or questioning, plus other sexual and gender minorities — students in the community.
Jackson County officials say careful budgeting and sound financial management have ensured fiscal stability at a time when most counties around the state are grappling with shortfalls. Jackson County Administrator Danny Jordan said the county is in good financial shape and able to fund needed capital improvements thanks to a healthy reserve fund.
Peter Finkle: Big Al’s grew to become one of the largest community tennis tournaments on the West Coast during the 1980s and 1990s.
What will it cost if the Ashland City Council OKs 2% annual cost-of-living adjustments for nonunion workers over the next two years?
A series of programs, including ranger-led hikes and hike-and-learn programs, are being offered this summer by the Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
Concerns about staffing issues at Crater Lake National Park has resulted in Oregon Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D., scheduling a meeting with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc lobortis enim non odio vulputate, sit amet dapibus ligula dictum. Proin consectetur fringilla dapibus. Pellentesque et dolor iaculis, ullamcorper turpis faucibus,
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.
(It’s free)
