Use good fire to clean out excess forest fuels
The Dec. 10 article "Christmas tree hunters on public land can reduce wildfire risk" is correct in stating that our forests in Southern Oregon face extreme wildfire risk, exacerbated by the Douglas fir die-off in the hills that surround us.  Read More »

Barnett should resign and spare us the drama
Chris Barnett's intransigent stand just demonstrates how little he cares about the welfare of Josephine County and its citizens. If he really wanted to demonstrate that he has the courage and character to be a responsible representative for all the citizens of the county, he should resign immediately. Read More »

The words of Lord Acton were never more true
In an 1887 letter to an Anglican bishop, Lord Acton wrote: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." This famous quote was followed by the next sentence, which is almost never quoted: "Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority." Read More »