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Closing the (Face) book

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:10:02 -0400

The Oregon Legislature has rightfully slammed the door on one alarming trend, employers' peering into the private lives of employees and job applicants.

What is hip? Maybe soon, downtown

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:25:01 -0400

If it works in Portland, why not Medford?

No more business as usual

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:50:02 -0400

The voters have rendered their judgment on the Medford School Board election, but we hope the winners won't interpret their victories as an endorsement of business as usual.

Closer, but still no cigar

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:45:01 -0400

Oregon's medical marijuana program has long needed a better way to provide the drug to patients who need it, but a bill under consideration in Salem still needs work, and ignores the fundamental flaw in the entire system.

Do it in the open

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:02 -0400

A contentious campaign for three positions on the Eagle Point School Board demonstrates the importance of public disclosure in elections.

Send a clear message

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:16:28 -0400

About 2,700 young people die in the United States annually as a result of driving under the influence of alcohol and more than 10 times that many are injured.

Hard choices?

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:55:02 -0400

The best time to fight a wildfire is before it starts. Reducing fuels reduces fires. There's less threat to the public, firefighters, trees, wildlife and property.

Let the marketplace work

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:55:02 -0400

A funny thing happened on the way to health care reform: Insurance companies began to compete with each other, right out in the open.

New location, same fear

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:40:05 -0400

Medford's methadone clinic has found a new home, which should satisfy the neighbors who pushed it away from its present location over a technicality. Now the clinic and its clients are encountering opposition from its prospective new neighbors.

An unseasonable chill

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:05:02 -0400

News that the IRS singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status is disturbing, and those responsible should be punished.

A deal for wheels

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:35:01 -0400

A state grant that will allow a land swap between the city of Jacksonville and the Motorcycle Riders Association appears to be the best solution to a contentious debate over off-highway vehicles in forest land adjacent to the city limits.

Development for whom?

Sun, 12 May 2013 00:25:02 -0400

The Coquille Indian Tribe's proposal to establish a gambling casino in Medford has drawn strong opposition from Gov.

A tax credit that works

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:45:01 -0400

If you've watched "Portlandia" or "Grimm" in the past couple of years, you've seen the value of the Oregon Production Investment Fund, which reimburses filmmakers, television productions and others in those industries for some of the cost of doing...

Keep Oregon unique

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:15:02 -0400

Oregon's one-of-a-kind support system for arts and culture is in danger of disappearing if the Legislature does not act this year.

Cheers and jeers

Thu, 9 May 2013 01:55:03 -0400

Cheers — to former Medford Mayor Lou Hannum and his three daughters, who have started a memorial fund in honor of their late wife and mother, Carolyn Osgood Hannum, to benefit the Jackson County Library Foundation.

Lift the cloak of secrecy

Tue, 7 May 2013 22:00:03 -0400

No matter how divided Congress gets, Sen. Ron Wyden doggedly continues to push back with bipartisan bills. For his latest contribution, the Oregon Democrat has teamed up with Sen.

Make it work for everyone

Tue, 7 May 2013 02:55:01 -0400

Downtown merchants were less than enthusiastic about moving the Pear Blossom street fair to The Commons this year. Festival organizers should listen to their concerns and do what they can to make things better next year.

Medford School Board races offer choices

Sat, 4 May 2013 22:05:04 -0400

The Medford School District has issues: the second-lowest graduation rate in the county at 64 percent, well below the state average. That mark comes in a state that ranks near the bottom in graduation rates nationally.

It's crunch time for timber counties

Sat, 4 May 2013 00:35:02 -0400

Rough & Ready Lumber Co. recently revealed plans to close the last sawmill operating in Josephine County. In a county that had 22 sawmills in 1975 and has been declining economically since the 1980s, the announcement was more symbolic than surprising.

Blame to go around

Fri, 3 May 2013 02:00:02 -0400

The unfortunate case of Jackson Dempsey, who was sentenced Wednesday for sabotaging mountain-bike trails in the Ashland Watershed last summer, has come to an end.