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Same-sex couples wed in protest of law
Saturday morning was special for Lisa Spencer.
She and her partner of three years, Karen Wennlund, married in a private ceremony a year ago, but on this day they would celebrate in their own church in front of a crowd of friends, with…
The story of ‘The Story’ and its explosive growth
A local church has grown exponentially since its inception in Lithia Park last summer. The group is challenging the connotations associated with the word “church,” Lead Pastor Xavier Brasseur said, partly by its name: The Story.
In a…
Herb Rothschild Jr.: PR and the LNG pipeline
I wouldn’t have liked to earn my living in public relations. Not that there’s anything intrinsically wrong with the occupation. Still, I think I would have foundered on moral dilemmas. For example, I wouldn’t have wanted to work on the PR…
National hunger strike rolls through Ashland
Smoke may seem to be all that’s on everyone’s minds, but for fasters in the #Hungry4Justice hunger strike currently in Ashland it reinforces the message of their fight.
Faster Dot Fisher-Smith, an Ashland resident with a long history of…
WasteNot: Recycling center again accepting soft plastic for recycling
Like any responsible environmentalist I have been throwing my trash into separate bins for decades, assuming that the city-contracted waste hauler was sending mixed garbage to a local landfill, and plastics, glass, and paper to American…
Big ballot shaping up for Ashland voters in November
Ashland voters have the chance to choose majorities of the City Council and Parks & Recreation Commission, as well as a city recorder and a municipal court judge, on Nov. 6.
A total of nine positions will be on the ballot, including…
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri visits 3 Ashland restaurants
Guy Fieri, the celebrity star of “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” on the Food Network passed through Ashland Thursday. At 10:30 a.m. he tweeted, “1st stop on the family road trip to Yellowstone – Emigrant lake in Ashland, Oregon. Used to come…
Pulitzer-winning play incubated in Ashland
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama announced Monday went to “Cost of Living” by Martyna Majok, a play that headlined the Ashland New Plays Festival (ANPF) in 2016.
The playwright, a New Yorker, came to Ashland for two dramatic readings of…
Hate speech post spurs reaction at Ashland High School
Ashland High School officials sent out a campuswide statement condemning a social-media post they said contained hate speech after it was widely shared among students on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The controversial post appeared Monday…
CERT trainees come to the aid of earthquake victims
Ashland Fire & Rescue’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training culminated Saturday afternoon with a mock disaster simulation involving area elementary, middle and high school students role-playing victims of an earthquake.…