The first week of January — New Year’s Resolution Week — is a time to set fresh goals and make meaningful changes. Some focus on health, hobbies or overdue home projects. For others, it’s the perfect time to consider bigger moves — like selling or purchasing a home. No matter the goal, it’s the intention […]
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Who’s Teaching Who?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever written a song about peanut butter and boogers. Singer/songwriter Jenner Fox has, alongside a gaggle of 7-year-olds. These are the stories told in the classroom that is the Sisters Folk Festival’s continuing education program the Americana Song Academy. Last year’s classes took place in late September at the picturesque […]
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Cannabis News for the New Year
It’s 2025, let’s look at some predictions for the year ahead in cannabis. Trump Is Going to Fully Legalize Cannabis Whenever we elect a new president, talk of how “this president is going to take bold action and free the weed” starts up, like some stoner Linus fruitlessly waiting for the Great Pumpkin. That’s no […]
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Letters to the Editor 01/02/2025
On the Medicalization of Psychedelics I was struck by the 12/4 opinion letter criticizing Mary Sheridan’s 11/24 “The Psychedelic Frontier” column on how people can use psilocybin safely at home. Most psilocybin experiences in our planet’s history have been both safe and unsupervised. As a clinical psychiatric pharmacist who is an expert in psychedelic substances, […]
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They Never Stop Coming
Not to compare watching movies to some sort of eternal Herculean struggle, but the weirdest thing about writing about cinema for a living is that I will never, ever be able to watch them all. In 2024, I watched 120-plus new releases, and not only failed to watch remotely all the new films that came […]
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Horoscope Week of January 2, 2025
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re the most pragmatic sign of the zodiac and are most highly skilled at getting constructive things done. It’s also true that you thrive on organizing the chaotic details of our messy world into smooth-functioning systems. But I periodically need to remind you that these superpowers of yours require you to […]
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Redmond in Review
A Redmond Shelter Expansion In February, Shepherd’s House Ministries announced its Redmond location would open its doors as a permanent, low-barrier, year-round shelter. The shelter first began operating in November 2023 as an overnight shelter but expanded due to an increased need. In November 2024, the shelter celebrated its one-year anniversary. Since opening, the shelter […]
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Snowshoe with a Ranger this Winter at Mt. Bachelor
Those outdoor enthusiasts in Central Oregon who were dreaming of a white Christmas definitely got their wish. On Dec. 26, it was widely reported that Mt. Bachelor had the deepest snowpack in the country. If downhill runs and chilly chairlift rides are not your style, the mountain does offer something at a different speed that’ll […]
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Project Censored: Racial Disparities and Environmental Emergencies Dominate Project Censored’s Top 10 Stories from 2024
With any top 10 list, there’s a natural tendency to look first at number one, and neither I nor Project Censored would discourage you from doing that when it comes to the annual list of the top censored stories of the year. This year, the top story is about workplace deaths and injuries — with […]
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Squabbles Among House Republicans Mean Big Hits for Rural Oregon Schools
C ongress may have just passed its stopgap budget, but because of that last-minute squabbling, schools in a vast majority of Oregon counties are taking a big hit this year. Since the turn of the 21st century, rural schools in Oregon have gotten a financial boost from Congress through the Secure Rural Schools and Community […]