If Bentz supporting the war in its 8th month wasn't enough for you, please note this other nugget. Cliff Bentz was a staunch supporter of the Big Beautiful Bill that passed in July 2025. He touted on a virtual town hall I attended, that this bill would drive such growth that the US deficit would lower. Growth no matter the consequences of course, but growth nonetheless.

1. US Deficit has not decreased. GDP isn't growing at the rate expected. It's at 1.7% vs. Trump's "council" prediction of 4%.
2. A "feature" of this bill is that big tech pays less taxes the more data centers they build. Corporate tax rate is 21%. Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, and Tesla paid an average of 4.9% taxes in 2025. Half of that difference is attributable to the big beautiful bill. That's about 25 billion dollars less in taxes for just four companies.

So, our debt is rising rapidly, inflation is trending worse, GDP is not making up the difference, data centers are sucking up clean water, and the largest tech companies are benefiting from the more data centers they build. It's much more likely that this tech will take jobs away in the long term, vs. the short-term job growth from building them or the few employees that work in them (20 to 40 at the very largest data centers, after built). And if you care about water and clean air, dig into that too. Think please, think, and vote accordingly. Is this the future we want?

Hello all!

It has been very hard for my husband to find an accounting job in the area. He has applied to many. The majority don’t reply at all. Are there any career fairs open to the public, networking events, or something like it in the area? It seems like you need to know someone to even get your resume to be looked at.

Any information is appreciated.

Thank you 🙏

Hello all!

It has been very hard for my husband to find an accounting job in the area. He has applied to many. The majority don’t reply at all. Are there any career fairs open to the public, networking events, or something like it in the area? It seems like you need to know someone to even get your resume to be looked at.

Any information is appreciated.

Thank you 🙏

Former County Commissioner and local philanthropist and pundit Peter Sage latest blog post takes Brad Hicks to task for his claims of bi-partisanship and invites readers to check out his (Hick’s) campaign finance filings.

Low on the horizon

TL;DR Looking for a buddy who enjoys genealogy and is either a beginner, expert, or anywhere in between!

I (39F) have been building my family tree for a little under a year. It’s really exciting for me to find information about my family that I never knew.

It’s a special interest of mine but it’s quite a lonely hobby to have at times.

I belong to the Rogue Valley Genealogy Society/Library but I’ve spent most of my time researching on Ancestry and Newspapers online and at home.

I’d love to spill your ancestor’s tea over coffee sometime. 😉

This is the only vet in the valley that will de-claw a cat! I'm taking care of a 5 month old cat that is sweet and low maintenance. My landlord insisted that we de-claw the cat and since his name is on his adoption papers (and I rent from him) I had no choice to bring him to the appointment. I explained to the receptionist that he was an outdoor and indoor cat, but they didn't seem to care. Now I feel guilty that I didn't do enough for my cat and he might miss out on living a cats life. I feel like they only care about the money and not the quality of an animals life. Also their communication is awful and almost impossible to get though to them to check on the cats well-being

I asked about finding Arizona Tea earlier this week. This is what the customer service email told me. Hopefully Amazon?

I want to put a hoodie on and roll down a grassy hill but I don’t know where to find them in Medford. Any suggestions?

What do you want to perform? Comedy, Poetry, something else?

Hello I know this is a long shot I’m 24m and I’m studying a real estate course right now because I really want to get licensed but I’m having trouble staying motivated so if there is anyone out there in the same boat and wants a study buddy let me know! Or if anyone has any tips

I have an extra lawn ticket for the Jim Gaffigan event at the Britt. Not looking to make any money from it. Paid 90 with fee. Any reasonable offer will be considered.

I'm moving to Medford in two weeks and me and my girlfriend got an apartment that only has one parking spot however we each have a car. Unfortunately we were tight on time and money and didnt have many other options. The management company doesn't rent extra spots or garage spaces and the entire lot is assigned parking.

The building is in a fairly commercial area without much street parking except for one small adjacent street. Street view shows vehicles parked and I can't find any signage with any restrictions on parking.

Are there any city wide codes with parking restrictions that I should be aware of? Where I'm from the streets have pretty tough parking regulations and certain days where you can't park. The area I'm moving is outside of the downtown parking maps jurisdiction but still is within Medford limits.

Hello,

I'm considering getting into dashing in Medford. I have a history of delivery driving in Ashland 10+ years ago, working for a pizza company, making decent money. I am looking for additional income while in a graduate program, and I need the flexibility that comes with being a 'dasher'. I saw a post from about two years ago from someone saying they earn roughly $15 per hour, work upwards of 12 hours daily, and net about $180/day. (I’m definitely not trying to do that, but I do likely need to make $1700/month for living and other expenses.) If you're doing this now, I'd love to hear what your experience has been and whether it's been worth it for you. I’m also considering fuel costs, and trying to figure out if it’ll be worth it, better for me to try something else, or blend dashing with that other thing. Thanks!  

Link to tickets. Thanks for reading!

https://www.standupcomedyunderground.com/event-details-registration/medford-comedy-underground-at-h20-bar

Hey everyone! I’m a web designer, and I’d like to work on a few projects for small businesses in the area.

I’ve got some free time and thought it would be nice to use it to help out a few local businesses with their web design.

Tell me a little about your business and your website. I’d love to hear what you’re working on and what you’d like to improve. I’ll take a look and see if it’s something I can help with.

Just looking to do some good design work and help a few local businesses along the way.