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As a parent and as a community member, I am proud of the young people in Ashland who are standing up for a livable future. Their willingness to speak out, organize, and care for their communities is a powerful reminder of what democracy looks like in action.

I’m so inspired by these young people right here in Claremont and across the country who are coming together to stand up against Trump's authoritarianism. Together, we will continue to stand up for our rights, dignity, and safety. claremont-courier.com/schools/the-...

We need more of this. Way to go, Rogue Valley.

Did you know that Oregon has a consumer hotline where you can report scams or consumer issues? The Oregon Department of Justice is committed to protecting working families across our state. If you feel you’ve been taken advantage of, there are steps you can take — both online and on the phone.

🌲 Meet Dawn Rasmussen, a lifelong Oregonian and advocate for working families, running for Congress in Oregon’s 2nd District (OR-02)! 💪 It’s time for leadership that listens, cares, and delivers for Eastern Oregon.

I’m running to put people first. To listen with respect, understand where you’re coming from, and do the hard work of finding common ground. If you believe politics can still be about service and care for our communities, I invite you to join us.

Oregon is fraying where families live their lives. Health care out of reach. Homes priced like luxury goods. Fire at the door. Wages falling behind truth. Denise Krause does not flinch from this ledger of harm. She names it. www.denisekrause.com

Storefronts across the Rogue Valley now display signs reading “no warrant, no entry” as more businesses train to become “Fourth Amendment workplaces” in response to increased federal immigration enforcement. Started by the Medford-based 1/2 ashland.news/no-warrant-n...

Sen. Golden, D-Ashland, is again championing the Climate Superfund Bill. The bill would require some of the largest, most profitable oil and gas companies in history to pay damages for disasters fueled by climate change. ashland.news/southern-ore...

In 1947 the US War Department released “Don’t Be a Sucker,” now archived by the National Archives. It shows how fascism grows through fear lies and scapegoating. This should not be history. It is a reminder our government once wanted remembered.

Applications open for SOU’s Community Resilience and Leadership Student Fellows. Learn by doing, lead with purpose, and create local change through hands-on projects and paid fellowships. 2026 cohort starts Spring 2026. Open until filled.

A student in one of my classes asked a question that would not let go. Not whether differentiation matters, but when it is actually possible. I tried to stay with that question here.

You have to own it when you are in charge. Pushing a regional institution to the brink of collapse is a problem Democrats must fix. You cannot underfund regional universities and expect to win rural voters. Fix it. Fund it. Support it. Stop starving it.

What do people think?

Why lie? Trump is undermining Ukraine by pressuring it to give up its territory. That is not negotiation. That is surrender.

The only thing radical is accepting an endorsement from someone accused of ignoring sexual abuse and promoting it as a badge of honor. Cliff Bentz should show integrity by rejecting that support and demanding the full public release of the Epstein files, without exceptions.

Verified impacts of 2025–26 federal higher ed cuts are clear. Research funding reductions, threats to TRIO access programs, and proposed cuts to tribal colleges hit rural and regional universities hardest. These schools lack buffers, so rural students and local economies absorb the damage.

More than 300 people showed up for Oregon’s 2nd District forum because attention has shifted. Nothing about 2026 is settled. We can choose leadership that fights for working families and rural communities, or keep sending representatives who serve billionaires. The choice is ours.

ICE enforcement now stands positioned to convert Trump’s race-baiting accusations into action against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.

Ashland, Oregon Youth are some of the best!

“We did not inherit King’s words. We inherited his unpaid debt and a memory that refuses to be erased. We inherited failure layered across generations. Now we stand on the edge of losing even the lie of freedom itself.”

Some of what makes Southern Oregon great!

Want to grow your own food but don’t know where to start? Central Oregon Master Gardeners are hosting hands-on classes across the High Desert, and beginners are welcome.

Proud of our youth in Oregon!

🇺🇸 Resistance has always had a soundtrack.

🚩Groundwork to weaponize the 2026 elections, manufacturing false claims to sabotage the next vote. Cover for ICE agents at polling places, citizenship checks used as tools of intimidation, and outcome manipulation through delayed provisional ballot counts. Phase two of the slow coup.

The pandemic certainly provided much discontent for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, but perhaps sweet are the uses of adversity. After near financial collapse, the Ashland-based organization saw a 42% increase in ticket sales from the previous year and almost half of theatergoers were new.

I love Ashland. It's where I spent my first quarter century of life and home of Southern Oregon University.🙏

ICE OUT OF OREGON!

We are not afraid. We stand with other states and people pushing back to protect our democracy and our liberty. We will defend rights and hold power accountable when federal force threatens our communities and constitutional freedoms.

We all have a part to do. Those who serve never stop. RPCV Kenya, August 23, 1999 – September 2001.

We all have a part to do. Those who serve never stop. RPCV Kenya, August 23, 1999 – September 2001.