JOSEPHINE: Fed Up Parents Launch Alternative to 4-H Clubs
4-H originally started in Oregon in 1916. It was a program that began for the purpose of educating boys and girls how to better grow crops and livestock. Here in … Read more
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Hope and change in Josephine County, Salem and Washington, D.C.
In the political world it’s so much easier to simply “go along to get along.” Now and then a small group of politicians just say no to the status quo. … Read more
JOSEPHINE: Casket Maker Hopes Proposed Sales Tax is Met with Death Knell
By Richard Emmons I met with Don Scott on Sept. 16. He wanted to show me one of his $350 pine caskets, which he sells to individuals and local funeral … Read more
JOSEPHINE: Editorial: Commissioner Race: Vote for John West
The Board of County Commissioners faces challenges on funding the Sheriff’s Office, preventing wildfires, expanding housing opportunities in the county and running county operations at a time of leaner resources. … Read more
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
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
Raw political power in Salem takes down The Flying Lark
Today, The Flying Lark’s application for horse racing machines was blocked by the Oregon Racing Commission. The ORC members voted this way due to pressure by Gov. Kate Brown. Here … Read more