Water going down, reality rising at Klamath dams
An explosive charge blows out a portion of the J.C. Boyle dam: note what appears to be a...
New online guides help identify Oregon's many native bees
One of the new guides to identify Oregon native bees says it right up top: "bees are difficult to...
Ashland artist lands a prestigious Fields Artists Fellowship
It's not just that they are artists of one kind or another, they are also "culture bearers,"...
Rogue Valley Times looks back on its first year in business
Five weeks. That was the length of time between the final web edition of the now-defunct Mail...
Jackson County Sheriff weighs in on whether Measure 110's drug approach has a future
Ballot Measure 110 passed by a wide margin in Oregon, with big hopes for changing the way society...
Western Cascades burned more frequently in centuries past, research shows
It is taken as a given now, that forests that burn less severely if they burn more frequently....
Oregon urges radon testing, provides some free tests
Our part of the country only has moderate potential for radon gas to leak into our homes, but...
Ashland bird expert weighs in on plan to shoot more barred owls
It's quite clear that Ashland's Pepper Trail likes birds, and always has. He made a career out...
Ashland prepares for major event honoring Martin Luther King birthday
The conversations about progress in healing racial divisions--or the lack--are ongoing in...
Forest Service embarks on process to amend Northwest Forest Plan
The northwest timber wars of the 1980s and early 90s came to an end--in theory--with the creation...
Eureka Chamber Music brings a ghost to the party
It's not Halloween, but we have a ghost story, of sorts. It involves a musical work by Ludwig...
Groups sue federal government to protect an endangered Pacific sea turtle
A federal decision to expand the fishing zone for sablefish (black cod) on the West Coast...
Advocates for homeless people prepare for Southern Oregon Homelessness Summit
There is no quick fix for homelessness, no instant creation of housing, and no instant cessation...
Thinking about climate change, both good and bad
We humans have managed to give the Earth's climate a pounding, and in a relatively short period...
Oregon offers incentives for catching poachers
A few things you can county on every fall: the leaves change, and hunters head for the woods....
Summer music festival on Coast keeps warm in the winter (and spring)
The main event for the Redfish Music Festival is in the summer, when students come to the Oregon...
2023: the year legal psychedelic therapy began in Oregon
All eyes--and a good bit of outrage--are focused on Oregon's Ballot Measure 110, the one that...
Trinity River restoration marks completion of Oregon Gulch project
The Oregon Gulch project site in 2016. Photo by Kenneth DeCamp,There is still plenty of life and...
A poetry celebration: what rhymes with Stafford?
The poet William Stafford, who died in 1993, made quite a name for himself in poetry. That's why...
Jackson County warns of spike in flu cases
Influenza and other respiratory diseases tend to increase in the winter, when people spend more...
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