“Asking for help isn’t giving up; it’s refusing to give up”
— Charlie Mackesy
If you notice someone in your family, a friend or even yourself will ne...
“How do we get there —
there where blossoms bloom in May,
the fruit waiting in silence?”
– James McGrath, “Mixed Greens: Poems From the Winter Garden,” 2019
Aft...
With each new year comes the tired parade of optimistic goals. This time, though apparently I will forever want to lose weight and get in shape, those items are...
Over the past few weeks, I indicated to anyone who questioned me that I was not going to make New Year’s resolutions.
If pressed about it, I would say somethin...
“Had a quilting bee the other day,” Sarah said. “I believe everyone in Eagle Point was here — almost. And, yes, I had them all to supper. Folks are jolly when y...
The other night the winds roared, and the rains poured.
With dozens of huge trees within striking distance of the house, the storm was terrifying. Huddled toge...
After spending the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day away from home, I’m easing back into cooking.
One way of doing that is dealing with all the leftove...
OCEAN OUTLOOK
COASTWIDE: Friday’s forecast calls for winds up to 30 knots with combined seas up to 18 feet with rain. That’s followed up Saturday will ...
You made it! Welcome 2023 with the Calendar of Wine Days. A fresh year. A new year to learn about all the fabulous wines, local and global. Each of these wines ...
Editor’s note:
Community Builder is a periodic Q & A series providing perspectives from local people involved in significant change in Southern Oregon. T...
What is the bravest thing you have ever done? Was that too abrupt?
Perhaps I should phrase that question differently. I will try — and give you a moment to pro...
Be careful what you wish for, they say.
In early January 1942, after months of negotiations and lobbying, Jackson County officials officially learned of their s...
As I look around Jacksonville on this cold winter morning, I find myself pondering the differences between a winter day in Southern Oregon versus my hometown Mo...
Happy 2023, fellow countrypersons!
As a friend texted the other day, “2023 skidoo!” I guess that refers to the old year making way for another promising clean ...
Mary G. Donohue of Ashland will celebrate her 100th birthday Dec. 31.
Born in Pittsburgh, Mary moved to the West Coast during WWII and has lived in Ashland sinc...
LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT — It was chillingly cold, well below freezing, but the sun was shining, and winds were nonexistent.
For nearly two hours, we walked ...
Anglers stalking winter steelhead in the Rogue River and other Southern Oregon streams will begin a new era Sunday by helping pay the way to ensure the region’s...
Much beauty disappears from Oregon in winter.
Male western tanagers, stunning mosaics of orange, yellow, black and white in the breeding season, molt into more...
Because the surrounding forest came down into nearly every resident’s backyard, the Ashland committee charged with finding a Christmas tree for the town’s 1865 ...
Every family has its own particular holiday traditions, carved out over the years.
For me, the Christmas experience has always involved carol singing, a biblic...
