Who do we have to thank that Jackson County data are available to the Times, promptly, transparently and in detail? Our elected, non-partisan County Clerk Chris Walker. Shout-out to Chris.
I hope people understand how close some communities, including 100K population communities like Medford and Bend, are to being without any local news coverage. Medford's Rogue Valley Times at two mailed papers each week, and the Bend Bulletin, now at, I think, one paper each week, are both owned by a company that seems to think we are happy with human interest stories from around the region, one already tired local story, and some sports. We get from them no real local news focus. The Grants Pass Courier does a pretty good job covering Josephine County, but it's early commitment to add Jackson County when our Mail Tribune folded hasn't materialized. The on-line Ashland News is doing a better job of local reporting than the RVT.
I understand that newspapers are struggling to survive, and I think those of us who continue to support them by subscribing are doing what we think is right. I'm afraid though, that they are going to fail, probably within just a year or two. Maybe it's time to really embrace the on-line model, like Ashland News, to try to support true local reporting.
For regional news, I have given up on the Oregonian and I get it from various on-line sources, and for national and beyond news I think the digital NYT is worthwhile. The radio offers some national news through NPR whose funding is now endangered. I don't watch TV, so maybe local stations also have a place in the mix that I am missing.
You might want to think about supporting a local on-line effort when one shows up in your area.
Great resource from the NYT. Thanks. Not nearly as easy to stay connected to the local scene after the Tidings went away. I subscribe to the Daily Courier. Nostalgia? Something to hold in my hands and read? On line browsing for national/international news is game changing. For local stuff? Not so much. Dinosaurs like myself need to adapt or perish.
It's hard to be optimistic about the future of our Country or for the World. Today, President's Day, seems more like a day or mourning. Flags are out, and businesses and mail delivery are shut down. Since I was born at 1:30 a.m. Feb. 23, 1941 Eastern Time, I used to celebrate by birthday on the 22nd, Washington's BD after moving to California in 1965, and to Oregon in 1979. I subscribe online to the NYT and to WaPost and Oregon Live, scan headlines and look for an uplifting human interest story. Those are becoming sparse. I gave up on the Rogue Valley Times in favor of the Ashland News mostly to read Opinions by Herb Roth Rothschild. Local opinion letters mostly get buried, particularly if they are critical of the Ashland City Council or prominent business leaders. The Ashland Chronicle, free online, is often where the real local news appears.
Who do we have to thank that Jackson County data are available to the Times, promptly, transparently and in detail? Our elected, non-partisan County Clerk Chris Walker. Shout-out to Chris.
I hope people understand how close some communities, including 100K population communities like Medford and Bend, are to being without any local news coverage. Medford's Rogue Valley Times at two mailed papers each week, and the Bend Bulletin, now at, I think, one paper each week, are both owned by a company that seems to think we are happy with human interest stories from around the region, one already tired local story, and some sports. We get from them no real local news focus. The Grants Pass Courier does a pretty good job covering Josephine County, but it's early commitment to add Jackson County when our Mail Tribune folded hasn't materialized. The on-line Ashland News is doing a better job of local reporting than the RVT.
I understand that newspapers are struggling to survive, and I think those of us who continue to support them by subscribing are doing what we think is right. I'm afraid though, that they are going to fail, probably within just a year or two. Maybe it's time to really embrace the on-line model, like Ashland News, to try to support true local reporting.
For regional news, I have given up on the Oregonian and I get it from various on-line sources, and for national and beyond news I think the digital NYT is worthwhile. The radio offers some national news through NPR whose funding is now endangered. I don't watch TV, so maybe local stations also have a place in the mix that I am missing.
You might want to think about supporting a local on-line effort when one shows up in your area.
Very very cool thx
Great resource from the NYT. Thanks. Not nearly as easy to stay connected to the local scene after the Tidings went away. I subscribe to the Daily Courier. Nostalgia? Something to hold in my hands and read? On line browsing for national/international news is game changing. For local stuff? Not so much. Dinosaurs like myself need to adapt or perish.
It's hard to be optimistic about the future of our Country or for the World. Today, President's Day, seems more like a day or mourning. Flags are out, and businesses and mail delivery are shut down. Since I was born at 1:30 a.m. Feb. 23, 1941 Eastern Time, I used to celebrate by birthday on the 22nd, Washington's BD after moving to California in 1965, and to Oregon in 1979. I subscribe online to the NYT and to WaPost and Oregon Live, scan headlines and look for an uplifting human interest story. Those are becoming sparse. I gave up on the Rogue Valley Times in favor of the Ashland News mostly to read Opinions by Herb Roth Rothschild. Local opinion letters mostly get buried, particularly if they are critical of the Ashland City Council or prominent business leaders. The Ashland Chronicle, free online, is often where the real local news appears.