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SOCAN Reaching a New Level of Climate Action – Seeks First Executive Director
Climate organizations are constantly urging us to reduce our footprint, but SOCAN (Southern Oregon Climate Action Now) is hoping to increase its footprint. The footprint that climate activists seek to reduce is that resulting in [...]
Bloat – by Michael Dix, DVM, Jacksonville Veterinary Hospital
Paws for Thought - submitted for Jacksonville Review May 2023 issue – published online-only In veterinary medicine, there are some conditions that we can almost diagnose just by the description provided by the pet owner. [...]
Restoring Rich Gulch – by Sindy Harris
Submitted for Jacksonville Review May 2023 issue - published online-only Most visitors to Jacksonville wouldn’t realize the existence or significance of the historical plaque and sign that is tucked away off Applegate Street in one [...]
Regional Water Efficiency Strategies – Cody Scoggins
For Climate Solutions with John Lamy - submitted for Jacksonville Review May 2023 issue – published online-only Medford Water is fortunate to have access to reliable, high-quality drinking water to serve our communities, which includes [...]
February 14th: Single’s Awareness Day and a Return to Ornithomancy – by Sindy Harris
Valentine’s Day cannot come and go without a word about the ubiquitous symbol for the day – the white pigeon or dove. In English, the word “dove” and “pigeon” are largely interchangeable, but the doves [...]
The Way It’s Supposed To Be – by Eileen Bobek
“Because some changes happen deep down inside of you. And the truth is, only you know about them. Maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.” —Judy Blume, Tiger Eyes When I was almost 12 years old, [...]
Carrying the Gone – by Eileen Bobek
“I want a book that acknowledges that life goes on but death goes on, too, that a person who is dead is a long, long story.” —Elizabeth McCracken, An Exact Replica of a Figment of My [...]
What the Fearsome Fear – by Eileen Bobek
Reflections of a Rebel Heart - Online-Only for the November 2022 Issue A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest, Granny Weatherwax had once told her, because she should be sure in [...]
Hell in a Handbasket: A Traveler’s Guide to Living in Uncertain Times – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters - April 2022 - Online-only longer version Just as spring arrives, just as the pandemic recedes and life begins to look a bit brighter, Vladimir Putin. Seriously? Two insane years of Covid, massive political [...]
An Irish Character – by Eileen Bobek
“When anyone asks me about the Irish character, I say look at the trees. Maimed, stark and misshapen but ferociously tenacious.” ~ Edna O'Brien Not long ago, my oldest son called from college and said [...]