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The Food and Beverage Tax (FBT) has taken on a prominent role in Ashland politics leading up to this year’s election. There is a lot of confusion about that tax, so it is worthwhile to...

An Open Letter to the Ashland City Council

Dean Silver

04 Jul 2022

Councilors, I beseech you to accept the staff recommendation to refer the City Manager’s two proposed initiatives to the voters this November. Please approve Resolution 2022-21 and a first reading of Ordinance 3212. Also please...

Hydrogen: Useful Tool, or Fossil Industry Ruse?

Press Release

04 Jul 2022

What’s the deal with Hydrogen? We know we need to break our fossil fuel habit. But how do we do it? The answer seems to be renewable energy such as wind, water, and solar. There...

The beautiful sculpture that was almost lost …

Peter Finkle

01 Jul 2022

Beautiful new art by Ashland Creek, just off Water Street, one block from the Plaza. CLICK HERE to learn all about “The Journey” and artist Marion Young. See how The Journey was made. In this photo, Kevin...

APR Mismanagement Part 2 – Fiscal Irresponsibility

Dean Silver

29 Jun 2022

Supporters of increased funding for The Ashland Parks and Recreation Department have begun a campaign to have the Food and Beverage Tax assigned exclusively and without restriction to APR. There are two questions that must...

A Deadly Decision

Chronicle Contributor

29 Jun 2022

One Ashland resident’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling.

The Water Monitor for June 29, 2022

Chronicle Editor

29 Jun 2022

Hyatt and Howard Prairie continue to draw down and Emigrant continues to rise as the Talent Irrigation District prepares to deliver water starting July 5. TID reminds customers with pressurized lines to not start irrigating...

The Truth Comes Out

Dean Silver

27 Jun 2022

There was plenty of interesting conversation at City Hall last week. Two meetings, a City Council business meeting on Tuesday, June 21, and a Parks and Recreation Commission special business meeting via Zoom on Thursday,...

Park’s “Pure” Power Play

Dean Silver

27 Jun 2022

It all began at the last City Council meeting. Just after public comment, Councilor Stephen Jensen made an unexpected announcement. He explained that an “ad hoc working group” had been formed consisting of himself, Councilor...

“From The Very Moment Of Fertilization, A Woman Has No Rights To Speak Of”

Susanne Severeid

25 Jun 2022

“Whatever the exact scope of the coming laws, one result of today’s decision is certain: the curtailment of women’s rights, and of their status as free and equal citizens.”Dissenting opinion, Supreme Court, June 24, 2022...

Ashland ACES: The Park’s Costly Mismanagement

Ashland ACES

24 Jun 2022

Ashland’s political campaign season has begun – with a battle brewing between the Parks and Recreation Commission on one side and the Mayor, some on the City Council and the city’s first professional city manager...

Democracy Rests on Potent Checks and Balances

Gwen Davies, Chronicle Contributor

23 Jun 2022

Mr. Runkel’s article “Budget Secrets” in the Chronicle is superb. Please read it. Mr. Runkel has done so much for our town and continues to do so. His comments reminded me of the previous budget...

Announcing the Ashland Chronicle Straw Poll #3

Chronicle Editor

22 Jun 2022

We are announcing the release of our Straw Poll #3 today. This poll is more time sensitive than the previous two, because it deals directly with an action that the City Council may take at...

The TID Irrigation Season Start Date Has Been Set

Press Release

20 Jun 2022

The Board of Directors met in a Special Board Meeting at 7:00 a.m. this morning and decided we will start flushing the main canals the week of June 27th. It takes approximately one week to...

More Budget Secrets from the Council Side of the Budget Committee

Carol Voisin

19 Jun 2022

Dave Runkel’s article in the Chronicle “Budget Secrets” brings back some memories of Ashland’s Citizen Budget Committee. This is the most important committee that the city has. The Committee is required by state law...

Juneteenth Celebration in Ashland 6/18/2022

Chronicle Editor

19 Jun 2022

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of...

SOCAN, Interfaith Work on Climate Change 6/28 at 6:00pm

Chronicle Editor

19 Jun 2022

Tuesday, June 28, 6:00 – 7:00 pm Interfaith Work on Climate Change Presentation by Cherice Bock, Creation Justice Advocate, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon AND Oregon Interfaith Power & Light All over the country, faith communities are increasingly...

Alison Chan’s Parting Words

Dean Silver

18 Jun 2022

Alison Chan’s last day as Finance Director of the City of Ashland was June 15. She had served in that position on a temporary, part time basis since last August, when previous FD Melanie Purcell...

The PERS Budget Killer

Ted Hall, Chronicle Contributor

18 Jun 2022

In my opinion, employees must pay their “EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION” to their PERS Pension. The City “Pick UP” of that Employee responsibility is putting the Citizens in Ashland and many other cities at risk. And most...

Budget Secrets

David Runkel

17 Jun 2022

There’s a reason I remember, even in my 9th decade, the names of the government budget directors I covered as a reporter. Charlie Benton was Baltimore’s finance director when Nancy Pelosi’s brother was mayor....

The Evolution of the Food and Beverage Tax

An Open Letter to the Ashland City Council

Hydrogen: Useful Tool, or Fossil Industry Ruse?

The beautiful sculpture that was almost lost …

APR Mismanagement Part 2 – Fiscal Irresponsibility

A Deadly Decision

The Water Monitor for June 29, 2022

The Truth Comes Out

Park’s “Pure” Power Play

“From The Very Moment Of Fertilization, A Woman Has No Rights To Speak Of”

Ashland ACES: The Park’s Costly Mismanagement

Democracy Rests on Potent Checks and Balances

Announcing the Ashland Chronicle Straw Poll #3

The TID Irrigation Season Start Date Has Been Set

More Budget Secrets from the Council Side of the Budget Committee

Juneteenth Celebration in Ashland 6/18/2022

SOCAN, Interfaith Work on Climate Change 6/28 at 6:00pm

Alison Chan’s Parting Words

The PERS Budget Killer

Budget Secrets

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