Guest opinion

May 06, 2021 12:00 AM

It’s disappointing that OSF is not producing new material

I am writing this in response to the last couple of articles published in the Tidings regarding the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I am writing to express my prof...

May 03, 2021 12:00 AM

King would still call the U.S. ‘the greatest purveyor of violence in the world’

Two powerful articles recently appeared that discussed the timeless relevance of Dr. King’s historic April 4, 1967 “Beyond Vietnam” oration at New York’s Rivers...

May 01, 2021 09:58 AM

Here’s a better approach than lockdowns

Good golly, we’re at “extreme risk” again. Really? Everyone we know is vaccinated, and therefore pretty darn safe. No one I see out and about seems particularly...

Apr 13, 2021 11:06 AM

Key information was removed from city’s website

As a concerned citizen and taxpayer, I have been attempting to look into the city of Ashland’s finances during this budget season to better understand the issue...

Jan 26, 2021 12:00 AM

Some people never have to worry about being evicted

Millions of Americans use food banks to survive, struggle with unemployment and potential job loss, and face a looming eviction tsunami. Homeless sites in citie...

Jan 20, 2021 07:06 AM

State's COVID vaccine distribution discriminates

It was profoundly disappointing to learn Friday that the COVID-19 vaccination of seniors, which Gov. Kate Brown promised Thursday would start this week, has bee...

Jan 18, 2021 12:00 AM

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Today we will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Once again we will be treated to a rehash of his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D. C. , on Au...

Jan 13, 2021 12:00 AM

Sharpton's march on Washington and the Capitol invasion

Two marches: the Black Lives Matter March on Washington on Aug. 28 and the recent thug "march" on the U. S. Capitol on Jan. 6. I attended and photographed the A...

Jan 11, 2021 11:07 AM

Who killed Cock Robin?

Ashland has a new T-shirt on the Railroad Park fence. Down by the tracks, 200 yards of T-shirts and signs memorialize African Americans lost in senseless killin...

Jan 11, 2021 11:04 AM

Nip Bentz's Trump virus in the bud

Normally, we would give a grace period to a freshly sworn-in politician. But the actions and words of Rep. Cliff Bentz warrant not patience but condemnation. Ea...

Dec 28, 2020 09:55 AM

Beware the Angels of Death on Biden's team

Joe Biden has nominated Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence and retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense - the first woman and African-Am...

Dec 09, 2020 12:00 AM

Dear Virginia, there are actually two Santas

The following is written acknowledging the most reprinted newspaper editorial in English, "Is There a Santa Claus? " (Sept. 21, 1897, The New York Sun). It was ...

Dec 08, 2020 12:00 AM

Public statement by the City Council and Mayor Stromberg

The senseless murder of Aidan Ellison has rightly drawn concern locally and well beyond our borders. On behalf of the City Council, the city of Ashland and myse...

Dec 03, 2020 12:00 AM

Yes, Aidan Ellison's murder was 'a race thing'

About 4 a. m. on Nov. 23, Aidan Ellison, a 19-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Stratford Inn in Ashland by a 47-year-old white ...

Dec 02, 2020 12:00 AM

Time for Ashland to take a post-election breather

With the election firmly in our rear-view mirror, the temperature is finally coming down in our community. Between the pandemic, Almeda fire, and the elections,...

Nov 19, 2020 12:00 AM

Hiroshima Part III: The bomb, racism, and the 'Global War on Terror'

The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was a racist atrocity in concert with past U. S. military conflicts, beginning in 1776 with 115 consecutive years o...

Nov 09, 2020 12:00 AM

Congratulations to election winners

As we wait for the results of the national election, one that shows a country very divided and struggling to find answers to deep challenges, I wanted to send a...

Oct 26, 2020 12:00 AM

Vote no on Measure 109: psilocybin therapy

A few months ago, when a young woman with a clipboard asked me to sign a petition to put a measure on the November ballot legalizing the use of psilocybin, I fl...

Oct 15, 2020 08:35 AM

Fire resiliency and streamside restoration

The recent Almeda fire was a destructive, wind-driven fire event that devastated the Bear Creek corridor from Ashland to South Medford. As a 20-year resident of...

Oct 14, 2020 08:39 AM

Times have changed; vote yes on Ballot Measure 109

Last May, by the narrow margin of 50. 6 percent of the vote, Denver passed Initiative 301, decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms and prohibiting the city from fi...

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Letters, May 21

PREP ROUNDUP: Eagles pin loss on Black Tornado

Sheriff reveals new details in Rogue River shooting

Experience prevails in local school board races

Oregon reports five more COVID deaths

PREP ROUNDUP: Eagles pin loss on Black Tornado

PREP SOFTBALL / BASEBALL: North tops South, reaches final

North’s Stevens vaults to victory

You can help businesses rebuilding after fire

Letters, May 21

Letters, May 20

Live music, Rogue Valley growers markets and more: May 21

Live Rogue Valley theater, livestream plays: May 21

Local livestreams, Rogue Valley virtual events: May 21

It’s disappointing that OSF is not producing new material

King would still call the U.S. ‘the greatest purveyor of violence in the world’

Here’s a better approach than lockdowns

Key information was removed from city’s website

Some people never have to worry about being evicted

State's COVID vaccine distribution discriminates

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Sharpton's march on Washington and the Capitol invasion

Who killed Cock Robin?

Nip Bentz's Trump virus in the bud

Beware the Angels of Death on Biden's team

Dear Virginia, there are actually two Santas

Public statement by the City Council and Mayor Stromberg

Yes, Aidan Ellison's murder was 'a race thing'

Time for Ashland to take a post-election breather

Hiroshima Part III: The bomb, racism, and the 'Global War on Terror'

Congratulations to election winners

Vote no on Measure 109: psilocybin therapy

Fire resiliency and streamside restoration

Times have changed; vote yes on Ballot Measure 109

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It’s disappointing that OSF is not producing new material

King would still call the U.S. ‘the greatest purveyor of violence in the world’

Here’s a better approach than lockdowns

Key information was removed from city’s website

Some people never have to worry about being evicted

State's COVID vaccine distribution discriminates

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Sharpton's march on Washington and the Capitol invasion

Who killed Cock Robin?

Nip Bentz's Trump virus in the bud

Beware the Angels of Death on Biden's team

Dear Virginia, there are actually two Santas

Public statement by the City Council and Mayor Stromberg

Yes, Aidan Ellison's murder was 'a race thing'

Time for Ashland to take a post-election breather

Hiroshima Part III: The bomb, racism, and the 'Global War on Terror'

Congratulations to election winners

Vote no on Measure 109: psilocybin therapy

Fire resiliency and streamside restoration

Times have changed; vote yes on Ballot Measure 109