Somehow, another month of living with COVID-19 is behind us, and there seems to be a dim light at the end of the tunnel. I still argue that if we had an aggressive testing system and isolated all the carriers, we could have this thing licked in a month, but who listens to me?

Winter is just around the corner, and the Energy Conservation Specialists at Indoor Airman, Inc. want to make sure your home is operating at optimal efficiency. Owner Jeff Gill (pictured above) has been in the business for over 30 years and wants to make a difference.

As we are all acutely aware, 2020 has hit our home in the Rogue Valley, and our collective society, with more than a few blows. We have rallied around those hardest hit and are dealing with our own immediate hardships and sacrifices. This year has also brought to light a lack of essential critical thinking skills, trust in, and understanding of science.

Well, 2020 turned out to be one of those years we’d all soon like to forget. It’s hard to stay positive when 350,000 of your fellow countrymen have died at the hands of a foreign invader. COVID-19 makes Pearl Harbor and 9-11 look like a walk in the park. Then, of course, there was the Almeda Fire on September 8, which turned southern Oregon into a refugee camp.

No one can accuse local chef and restaurant owner Billy Harto of letting moss grow under his feet. The owner of Thai Pepper, Ostra’s, and former owner (and founder) of Kobe, his latest creation is Billy’s Fried Chicken—Cold Beer & Cocktails, located at 82 N. Main in the spot formerly occupied by the Thai Pepper Bar.