Monthly Archives: February 2009

Not surprising: Legislators in Salem are trying to pass legislation (House Bill 2727) that would exempt concealed weapons permits as public records, meaning the public — and the press — could not find out who has a permit to carry a concealed gun. Perhaps surprising: I’m not opposed to the general idea. I’m not sure that [...]

 I suggest you read another paper — or more likely for readers here, another paper’s Web site. Our sister newspaper, the Ashland Daily Tidings, is running a series of stories written by one of their freelancers, who recently became homeless. The reporter, F.B. Drake III — known to us as Rusty — was formerly a [...]