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Our view: Generating a good idea
Southern Oregon University has a well-thought-out plan to replace old gas-fired boilers with biomass systems that generate heat and electricity. They are wisely asking…
Letters to the Editor, Oct. 9
Over the past years, the actions of our county commissioners have become increasingly marked by partisan politics and hidden agendas. Citizens have become frustrated…
SOU control shifts downstate
Southern Oregon University is poised to enter a new chapter in its history next year when a newly appointed local board of trustees takes over responsibility for…
Definition of ‘water year’ is fluid
So it's the first week in September and the beginning of what local meteorologists call a new water year. What are they talking about?
Shrinking view of government
There's been a paradigm shift in the last year that is at best interesting and at worst chilling. It has to do with the pervasive anger, often ratcheted up to rage…
Methods to block racism – Letters To The Editor
My 9-year-old son's experience as a black child in this region has been largely harmonious, but occasionally racial remarks disturb our sensibilities. Just recently a…
In honor of our veterans, we call for truth
Anniversaries cause us to instinctively pause and reflect, just as our leg jolts forward after a well-positioned tap on the knee. In honor of our veterans — to whom we…
APD successful at solving crime
I read Lance Pugh’s recent article on the bank robber that got away. I was a detective for the Ashland Police Department for 28 years, and know exactly which robbery he…