JOSEPHINE: Editorial: Sales Tax: Vote No
The proposed sales tax is like the Rogue River. On the surface the Rogue River is beautiful to look at and float down on a raft. Yet beneath the surface … Read more
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The SB 762 Wildfire Map Could be the Least of Our Worries
By Bob Hart It seems like wildfires during the summer have become a way of life in Southern Oregon. But an unexpected “wildfire” was lit in the summer of 2022 … Read more
Why We Need Options for Education in Josephine County
By Brettani Shannon I was a public-school girl, myself, but once in middle school and high school, it wasn’t healthy for me. I ended up a teenage parent, dropping out … Read more
SB 762 Disaster Rollout: What Were They Thinking?
By Julie Niles-Fry I found out about SB 762, the fire map debacle law, through Facebook. I checked my mail pile for “the letter” from the Oregon Department of Forestry … Read more
The People Speak Out and Delay SB 762
By Richard Emmons In Pixar’s 1998 animated film “A Bug’s Life,” the ants worked hard and served the grasshoppers. One day a single ant questioned the order of things. The … Read more
Grants Pass Company Seeks to Save Honeybees from Deadly Parasite
By Richard Emmons As the editor of the Josephine County Eagle, people often seek me out to share story ideas, complain about local problems, or ask me to do a … Read more
Josephine County Commissioners Send Seasonal Sales Tax to November Vote
By Richard Emmons On Aug. 10, the Josephine County Commissioners voted unanimously to place a 3% seasonal sales tax before the voters in November. The proposed sales tax would be … Read more
Parents, Regarding Your Kids’ Schooling: Can You do Better?
By Victoria Marshall With the 2022 school year now over, parents have the right and responsibility to ask, “Can we do better?” According to World Population Review, Oregon ranks 40th … Read more
Was Gov. Brown’s COVID-19 State of Emergency Constitutional?
By Richard Emmons Gov. Kate Brown ended her two-year long COVID-19 state of emergency on April 1. Her executive orders resulted in the closing of many businesses, job layoffs, school … Read more
JOSEPHINE: Election Recap and Look to November
By Richard Emmons The May 17 election resulted in a November run-off for county commissioner between John West and Brian DeLaGrange, voters repealing the county code enforcement ordinance and voters … Read more