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The Water Monitor for July 20, 2022

All reservoirs continue to draw down as the late spring precipitation is replaced by a more usual dry summer pattern. Remember, fire danger is now high.

OSF Cancels Some Shows Due to Covid

From Nataki Garrett and David SchmitzJuly 19, 2022 Dear OSF friends,This week, OSF’s Safety Team alerted us to an unprecedented number of COVID cases amongst our casts and crew, attributed to the BA.5 Omicron variant. Our priority is, as always, to keep our artists, crews, and audiences safe. We immediately moved into action to ensure their health and safety through …

Hospital capacity, approval of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine and hMPXV response highlights of OHA media event

Hospitals across Oregon are facing capacity and staffing issues related to high COVID-19 spread and other reasons, according to the state’s top health officer. “Hospitals are stressed across the state due to patients with COVID-19 as well as other diseases, in conjunction with impacts on the workforce from COVID-19,” said Dean Sidelinger, M.D. MSEd, health officer and state epidemiologist, during …

Ashland Fire & Rescue Adds Fire Season Staffing with State Grant

Ashland Fire & Rescue is adding firefighting capacity this summer, supported by a grant from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an outgrowth of the Oregon State Legislature’s wildfire program package known as Senate Bill 762. Ashland’s allocation for this summer is $35,000.The program of adding firefighting capacity is called upstaffing. Upstaffing adds firefighters who would normally be off …

"Pro-Life" Activists - Your Work Has Just Begun!

By J. Cronin, Guest Writer Pro-life activists must demonstrate in front of their state houses and beg the righteous men inside to give all expectant mothers and babies—regardless of race or religion—for the rest of their lives the following for being forced to give birth: **health insurance that includes prenatal care, pediatric care, all tests; vaccinations; surgeries; physical therapies; hospitalizations; …

Just Say "No" to Saying "No"

Opinion by Dean Silver The City Manager has placed an item on the agenda for the next City Council meeting (July 19) entitled "Measure 109 Psilocybin Two Year Moratorium Ordinance". In it, "city staff recommends the City Council refer an ordinance to public vote for a two-year moratorium of the manufacture and sale of psilocybin products within the City of …

Anatomy of a Got-cha

Introducing “What a Political Got-cha Looks Like”, a Citizens’ Commentary Production. https://youtu.be/TiF6yPaSXTM

The Water Monitor for July 14, 2022

With the ditches running, you can almost hear Emigrant Lake draining. Meanwhile, Reeder reservoir is slowly dropping, as Ashland's water use continues its normal inverse relationship with rainfall.

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