For years, Edgar Michael Pelfrey, commonly known as Mike Pelfrey, has been a confrontational and increasingly controversial presence in the political and governmental affairs of Grants Pass and Josephine County. His public history stretches through hundreds of communications with city officials, removal from a Grants…
Oregon’s November election will continue under the state’s existing vote by mail system following a new directive from Secretary of…
Oregon moved into a more defined phase of the 2026 general election this week as a major candidate filing deadline…
If there’s one thing that City and County elected officials and former elected officials like to brag about or pretend…
Oregon is beginning a broad examination of how the state can strengthen the economic potential of its coastline while maintaining…
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The liver may spend its entire life tucked quietly beneath the ribcage, but there is nothing quiet about the workload it carries. This remarkable organ is powerful enough to regenerate after injury and sophisticated enough to perform hundreds of jobs that keep the human body functioning from one moment to…
Plastic has become an everyday essential for most Americans, woven into the routines of modern life so tightly that its presence feels almost invisible, yet the consequences of that convenience may be settling into…
It’s strange how little we talk about the forever chemical. It drifts through conversations about environmental pollution, appears in scattered headlines, and flashes across regulatory reports, yet it rarely becomes part of the public…
Many ancient records describe people living far beyond the lifespans common today, and while their world lacked modern pharmaceuticals, their medical systems were built largely on plants that carried powerful biochemical patterns. Plants and…
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Cycle Oregon will bring plenty of bicycles into Southern Oregon this weekend, but one gathering at Riverside Park will measure…
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There are actors who play villains, actors who play eccentrics and actors who spend entire careers trying desperately not to be typecast. Then there was Tim…
