Weekly Clips for July 11

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This week’s top highlights…

Launching Fourth: ‘Barbie’ goes cliff diving
GLACIER VIEW, Alaska – Most people enjoy their Fourth of July with a grand fireworks show and a barbecue cookout. Some 6,000 people celebrate by watching cars fly off of…
11 Jul 2024
Launching Fourth: ‘Barbie’ goes cliff diving
GLACIER VIEW, Alaska – Most people enjoy their Fourth of July with a grand fireworks show and a barbecue cookout. Some 6,000 people celebrate by watching cars fly off of…
11 Jul 2024
Grovers chew on unhoused solutions at lively meeting
COTTAGE GROVE – As extra chairs were brought into the chambers and some community members still found themselves watching the July 8 council meeting from outside the double doors, it…
11 Jul 2024
Grovers chew on unhoused solutions at lively meeting
COTTAGE GROVE – As extra chairs were brought into the chambers and some community members still found themselves watching the July 8 council meeting from outside the double doors, it…
11 Jul 2024
Nonprofits picking up slack as veteran services weaken
Veterans risk their lives protecting American civilians, yet their needs are often not met by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when they return to the States. Although 73% of…
11 Jul 2024
Nonprofits picking up slack as veteran services weaken
Veterans risk their lives protecting American civilians, yet their needs are often not met by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) when they return to the States. Although 73% of…
11 Jul 2024
Fireworks, reptiles a hit at Light of Liberty event
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Utility Board (SUB)’s annual Light of Liberty (LOL) event for Fourth of July last week brought community members together to endure the heat while celebrating American independence.…
11 Jul 2024
Fireworks, reptiles a hit at Light of Liberty event
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Utility Board (SUB)’s annual Light of Liberty (LOL) event for Fourth of July last week brought community members together to endure the heat while celebrating American independence.…
11 Jul 2024
Patriotic spirit could not be dampened by heat wave
CRESWELL — Fourth of July brings a four-decade-old tradition of celebration to Creswell including a parade, live music, and a fireworks show. Creswell didn’t hesitate to keep their extravagant festivities…
11 Jul 2024
Patriotic spirit could not be dampened by heat wave
CRESWELL — Fourth of July brings a four-decade-old tradition of celebration to Creswell including a parade, live music, and a fireworks show. Creswell didn’t hesitate to keep their extravagant festivities…
11 Jul 2024

In case you missed it…

Supreme Court backs Grants Pass

As ink dries, local leaders uncertain about future of unhoused camping code

Oregon’s southern, rural town of Grants Pass has been thrust into the national limelight as the United States Supreme Court ruled in the City’s favor June 28, setting a new standard on how cities throughout the country may choose to address the homeless crisis.

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The case was heard at the Supreme Court this past April, and it just ruled 6-3 that the enforcement of camping regulations on public property is not a “cruel and unusual punishment” that the Eighth Amendment prohibits.

“The Constitution’s Eighth Amendment serves many important functions, but it does not authorize federal judges to wrest those rights and responsibilities from the American people and in their place dictate this Nation’s homelessness policy,” associate justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote in the Supreme Court’s opinion.

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Amanda Lurey was a reporter for The Chronicle.

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