The largest television network and one of the largest cable distributors announced a merge last week, solidifying a grim future for opponents of media consolidation. The United States government and the Federal Communications Commission approved the NBC Universal-Comcast merge last…
Year: 2011
Controversial ban targets children
Portland congressman Mitch Greenlick’s proposal of a controversial bill that would penalize bicycle passengers under 6 made headlines this week. The bill would make it illegal to carry a child under the age of 6 either a bike or a…
President Cullinan receives leadership award
By Scott Scholes Southern Oregon University President Dr. Mary Cullinan will receive a leadership award next month. She will be presented with the regional award in Vancouver, British Columbia on Feb. 25. The Council for the Advancement and Support of…
Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration
See our photo gallery below for images from Monday’s MLK Day celebration at the Ashland Armory. Photos by Lenny Holland/The Siskiyou.
Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration
Images from Monday’s MLK Day celebration at the Ashland Armory. Photos by Lenny Holland/The Siskiyou.
Death Metal from the cartoon world: Dethklok’s new album
I love metal. Metal is the music of the soul, given that the soul in question feels the need to rock harder than a landslide, and is as brutal as the night is black. And when…
ECOS film series draws a crowd
More than 80 people came to the opening film for the Ecology Center of the Siskiyous winter film series last Wednesday, more than any of the showings last year. “Dirt†provided a comprehensive, and sometimes comical, look at what was…
Book review: “Under the Banner of Heaven”
From the highest peak in the world to the untamed forest of the last frontier, John Krakauer has kept readers enthralled with heart wrenching tales of bravery and heroism. “Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith,†takes…
This week in music: higher education from the music geek
Musically speaking, many exciting things happened this week in history. Here are a few of my favorites: Story of the Week: Patricia Anne Boyd – Rock Muse This week in 1966, George Harrison married Patricia Anne Boyd. Unlike Jenny (867-5309),…
Movie Review: “The King’s Speech”
What do you do if you are the king of nearly one-quarter of the world’s population and, finding your empire poised on the brink of one of the most pivotal episodes of the twenteieth century, you can barely…