Assisted living options may fall short
When you hear the phrase “assisted living,” you would naturally make assumptions about the amount of assistance you'll receive at such a facility. You may be surprised to discover that it might not be...
View ArticleCOPCO dam flooded a Klamath River canyon
It wasn’t easy for people to give up their homes and land when the Siskiyou Electric Power and Light Co. chose Ward Canyon on the Klamath River in Northern California as the site of COPCO Dam No. 1.The...
View ArticleLinkville residents endured disastrous winter of 1889-90
Residents of the tiny town of Linkville, Oregon, suffered a double hardship in the winter of 1889/90. First a disastrous fire wiped out the business district of the community that would later be...
View ArticleAs It Was: Prospect Hotel's long, distinguished history
In 1883, Squire Stanford Aiken arrived in Deskins, Oregon, seeking a town with a good school and good roads. Although he found neither, he set out to create what was lacking. And he renamed the town...
View ArticleAging Happens: Good to know — A guide to 'Living with Dying'
“Living With Dying: A Complete Guide for Caregivers.” If you saw a book by this title, you might think that this is not anything you either need or want to read about. You’d be wrong on both counts,...
View ArticleThe pros and cons of multi-generation living
What would you do in this situation? Here’s the scenario: As an aging adult, you’re living on your own here In Ashland. So far, you’re doing fine, but as you know, there is a good chance that things...
View ArticleAging Happens: New hospice resource coming to area
When we receive the diagnosis from which we will not recover, we are in a completely different phase of life. Hospice services are hopefully the support that most people will reach for at this time of...
View ArticleAging Happens: It can happen here
If you think it can’t happen to you, join the club. Most people, when asked, say they are sure they are not vulnerable to being financially scammed or abused as an elder. We all want this to be true,...
View ArticleAging Happens: How are your loved ones doing?
If you’re visiting friends or family this holiday season, you might notice that some things have changed. No surprise there, but when these changes have implications about a person’s well-being, it’s a...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: A vote against the recall
Residents upset with Ashland Senior Center management decisions are attempting to gather 1,556 signatures from registered voters to recall three Parks and Recreation commissioners. Having background...
View ArticleMocha Musings: Aghast at Senior Center changes
“But how can that happen?” my friends who don’t live in Ashland are asking me. “That’s not the Ashland we know.” They are referring to the recent “recommendations” by the Ashland Parks & Recreation...
View ArticleMocha Musings: Falling in line not always the safest response
The wildfire smoke has cleared up, and the cooler tinge in the air means autumn has arrived. The view of the surrounding hills is beautiful in the morning light as I walk down the street toward a...
View ArticleQuestioning parks' priorities
The last of the leaves still cling to the trees in Lithia Park in their beautiful hues of red, gold and ochre. Yesterday, I strolled down the paths stopping now and again to take in the magic of this...
View ArticleMocha Musings: The rush of time halted by a koi look
Are you as surprised as I am that it is December already? Whoosh. There went another year, or so it seems. I am coming to the unsettling conclusion that it is, indeed, true that the older we get, the...
View ArticleInner Peace: 'God has no religion'
“God has no Religion.”—Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi This phrase resonates with many people, both religious and non-religious. It seems to be a unifying concept in a world of religious separateness. I...
View ArticleInner Peace: Surviving the ambush
Inner peace is so much more to me than spiritual practice. Or should I say spiritual practice comes in many forms? Sometimes living dangerously is spiritual practice. Surviving extreme danger leads one...
View ArticleSee either love — or a call for love
The United Nation’s International Day of Peace is Saturday, Sept. 21. Imagine all the people in all nations of the world stopping for 24 hours to think about peace!Peace with other countries, counties,...
View ArticleWhy do we seek inner peace (Part III)?
Part I was in the Saturday, April 8 Tidings entitled “Peace is Never Piecemeal” and Part II was in the Aug. 22 Tidings with the basic message “stop all theory and search of it and you will surely...
View ArticleInner Peace: Looking for love in all the wrong places
Love, love, love, love, love, love.Next to the word “god,” it is hard to imagine such an overused yet misunderstood concept. Yet love is the most written about, talked about, dreamed about, sought...
View ArticleInner Peace: 'Keeping the peace' is not true peace
When my father’s gay identity emerged, mother decided to “keep the peace” and hold our Midwest family together. I grew up in the post-war era of hope and procreation. As the Beatles’ burst onto the...
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