By Jacob English-Dalbec,
Senior, EPHS
As a student caught among the struggle of the strike, I can attest to the dismal state that the schools sit in, an uneasy air roaming through the halls followed by hired-hand security guards and picket sign-carrying union members. All throughout School District 9, students are forced between the opposing sides of the Union and the School Board who quarrel over contract changes.  Strangely, all of this warring is supposedly done “in the name of the students”, but no one has asked the students what they think. Neither Superintendent Cynda Rickert’s incredibly close-minded addresses, nor any depressing video entitled I am… has asked the students their thoughts, so I set out to answer this question.

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The Eagle Point City Council heard from several different parties at their May 8 meeting.

The first being Ron Fox with SOREDI who was speaking about Enterprise Zones. Fox reported that Jackson County is looking for new areas to include in these zones. When an area is included a business that qualifies can then apply for real estate tax breaks for the first 3 years. This is designed to help new businesses get started. The council passed a resolution to become part of the zone. This serves to keep the city on a level playing field with other cities in the area.