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By Julie AkinsMayor About Town I thought about this long and hard, I kept an open mind. But when the shenanigans at recent city council meetings turned progressively bitter and obtuse, I had to wonder what was going on. It seems the Parks Commission and department is going to war with the city council and staff. I have no idea …
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In a final act of desperation, the APRC boosters on city council forced a further delay in the process of finalizing whatever ballot initiative(s) will be presented to voters this November. They know they have no chance of gathering enough signatures to put the FAPTOS proposal on the ballot. So now they’ve changed strategy… again… to attempt to craft an …
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From Talent Irrigation District: BEGINNING TO MAKE WATER DELIVERIES July 6, 2022 As we reported earlier, we started increasing the flows in all canals on Tuesday, July 5th and will continue to increase the flows daily until they are at capacity. This process will take a few days. We are working diligently to begin making water deliveries during this ramping …
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More than 100 years of Ashland 4th of July parade photos at my WalkAshland.com website! 1898 Ashland 4th of July parade! CLICK HERE for my website HISTORIC PARADE PHOTOS. 2014 Ashland 4th of July parade. CLICK HERE for my WalkAshland website modern parade photos. 1916 was our biggest 4th of July ever! Here's the Ashland Tidings front page from July …
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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 examine its long history. All of this information has been sourced from the city records website http://records.ashland.or.us . Each reference below is linked to its …
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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 instruct staff to prepare a resolution to refer his amendment to Article VIII-A of the Charter to the voters. We voted for a new form …
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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 are two important challenges with renewables: how to store the energy when they aren’t available and how to use them in hard-to-electrify applications. A growing …
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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 Christman (left) and Jack Langford are pouring 2,000 degree liquid bronze into molds. Look at this beautiful, park-like setting for the sculpture. First read about …
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