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Oregon Magic Mushroom Facilitator School Owner Starts Legal Proceedings Against Licensing Authority
The owner of a southern Oregon magic mushroom facilitator school has started legal proceedings against the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) for violating her constitutional rights and the antitrust laws with their licensing…
Is Oregon’s Magic Mushroom Experiment Doomed to Fail?
The hoped for success of Oregon’s trailblazing magic mushroom experiment could be teetering on failure. A year ago, the state became a world leader when it legalized the use of magic mushrooms (psilocybin) in a controlled environment.…
3,000 Providence Hospital Nurses Will Stage the Largest-Ever Strike in Oregon
MEDFORD, Ore. — After 11 unsuccessful wage bargaining sessions, the largest-ever nurses strike in Oregon, involving 3,000 Providence hospital workers, will be staged for three days, starting at 6 a.m. on June 18. The strike involves…
Psychedelic Magic Mushrooms, aka Psilocybin, Provide Treatment in 27 Oregon Service Centers
Magic mushrooms, clinically known as Psilocybin, are a psychedelic used in 27 Oregon clinics to treat severe depression, PTSD, and substance disorders, and this is the month in which the first service center providing the drug in the state…
Vaccine Skepticism Sees Soaring Numbers of Non-Immunized Kindergarten Children in Oregon
Vaccine skepticism following the pandemic is said to have resulted in soaring numbers of Oregon kindergarten children not immunized against common childhood illnesses such as mumps, measles, and whooping cough.
According to analysis by…
SOU-La Clinica Partnership Set To Enhance On-Campus Health And Wellness Center
ASHLAND, Ore. — Medford-based community health group La Clinica has reached an agreement with Southern Oregon University (SOU) to operate the SOU Student Health & Wellness Center on campus from September. Traditionally offering…
Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt
UPDATE: Oregon Mobile Manor Will Rise Like Phoenix from the Ashes
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were…
Oregon Website Eases Access Amidst Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Hearing
Making it easier for women to access an abortion, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website on Tuesday to provide useful information about women’s reproductive rights.
The launch was timed to coincide with an abortion case being…
Southern Oregon’s Health, Emergency Response, and Manufacturing Sectors Receive Federal Funding…
Southern Oregon will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for improvements to affordable healthcare services, emergency response efforts, manufacturing, and other essential community projects.
Details about the funding package…
Southern Oregon University Awarded $6.6 Million for Campus and Educational Upgrades
ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) will receive the biggest slice of the funding pie awarded by the Legislature for state-wide government entity capital projects. The university will receive $6 million for ongoing upgrades to…