As 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 ArticleHistoric Chateau greets Oregon Caves visitors
Motorists who brave the narrow, winding, two-lane road to the Oregon Caves are greeted upon arrival by the sight of a six-story, bark-clad lodge perched over a canyon that drains the stream flowing...
View ArticleAs It Was: Modern highway follows the historic Siskiyou Trail
Motorists zipping north on Interstate 5 pass through Siskiyou County, over the Siskiyou Summit, at an elevation of 4,310 feet, and cruise into Oregon, going at least 55 mph. Few realize that they are...
View ArticleCharles Lindbergh landed in the Rogue Valley
In 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh made history by flying non-stop from New York to Paris. A year later he was on the West Coast and actually stopped in Medford. It is not known what aircraft he was flying...
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 ArticleAging Happens: Three options for 'prepare to care'
My back “went out” recently. I’ve had back problems over many years, so I’m familiar with this painful event. I’ve addressed this condition through various medical and complementary approaches...
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 ArticleChris Honoré: POTUS and the presidential pivot
This intense political season (which still continues) has indeed been fertile ground for language, meaning words/metaphors/images that have been created not just by politicians but also by the...
View ArticleChris Honoré: ‘Dreamers’— six months and counting
In thinking about the schism that currently exists in our nation between Republicans and Democrats, I am aware that for many it is not simply a matter of point of view, but one of ideology, meaning a...
View ArticleChris Honoré: The man standing in front of the tent
Every week I search for something that occupies the national stage to write about, other than Donald Trump. But I confess that it’s hard to look away. Since he and Melania rode down that escalator in...
View ArticleChris Honoré: If not now, when?
It was an early June morning and Steve Scalise and his fellow Republicans were in Alexandria, Virginia, practicing for Congress’ annual baseball game.For reasons that still prove elusive, James...
View ArticleChris Honoré: ‘Fake news’ and the First Amendment
Recently an article appeared in the New York Times in which Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein, the human rights high commissioner of the United Nations, offered the opinion that Donald Trump’s repeated...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Swamp drainage and cleanup
Throughout his campaign Donald Trump leaned heavily on the metaphor, “drain the swamp.” He never had to pause and explain or define what he meant. The three words resonated with his audiences while...
View ArticleChris Honoré: I'm at a complete loss
There are two images that have haunted me recently. One appeared in the New York Times, reported by Maggie Shipstead. She describes a mother elephant running across a road in West Bengal, India, head...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Absent even a moment of grace
Maya Angelou once said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them.”I think after this past year we know who Donald Trump is and we indeed should believe him.Since Trump was inaugurated...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Above all — the tax bill
Ostensibly we have a representative government. We hold elections with the intention of sending men and women of two parties to Washington who will represent the will of their constituents.But if we...
View ArticleChris Honoré: Of talismanic significance and breathtaking beauty
I have this image that with the election of Donald Trump, environmentalists from coast to coast tried to absorb what his presidency would mean to our planet, to the conservation movement. Many I’m sure...
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