The state’s lone Republican in Congress, U.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz, of Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes Ashland and Talent, has no publicly scheduled events until Monday, Sept. 8, when he’ll hold a telephone town hall he announced last week.
Here is how misinformation drove the repeal of Oregon’s wildfire risk map.
When composer Webster Young steps onto the stage of Paris’ Salle Colonne on Sept. 16, it will mark both a career milestone and a tribute to two late Ashland philanthropists who quietly helped make it possible.
Loss of access to a pair of popular Ashland watershed trails for a half-year ended up lasting less than three weeks after public outcry and the realization a temporary pedestrian bridge could be installed in a former creek-crossing site without undergoing a time-consuming permitting process resulted in opening of a temporary bridge on Aug. 8, just 19 days after the July 21 trail closure.
The evacuation notice for the McDonald Fire burning south of Ashland has been lifted thanks to “successful firefighting efforts,” according to the Jackson County Sheriff.
Southern Oregon residents interested in learning more about composting have multiple upcoming chances to get acquainted with the details of scraps-to-soil and its importance and role in a changing climate.
Lucie K. Scheuer:This is a multi-layered, gut-wrenching exposé about what we bring to our adult relationships. Just remember what you’re getting into when you get on this streetcar. It takes you places you didn’t expect to go. But then, that can be the hallmark of great art.
MaryAnn Gernegliaro: Although I disagree with Israeli policies regarding Palestinians, I think that asking the Ashland Food Co-op to boycott Israeli products does not further the cause of Palestinians.
Kathy Collins: Now is the time for us to do more and not less – and this includes making sure Congress continues to fund Alzheimer’s research and assist with the care and support of our most vulnerable citizens.
Southern Oregon offers many hiking trails, many of which tell a history of the region, like the Gin Lin Trail.
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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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