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BDN’s opinion section operates independently and does not set editorial policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or bangordailynews.com. There is a persistent sense that the two main political parties in the United States, the Democrats and the Republicans, are too far apart ideologically and that another group should fill the void. Several prominent politicians and aspiring politicians are relaunching an effort to create a major third party, simply called “Come in.” There is a major problem with these efforts, and previous third-party efforts have likely failed in the recent past: they are based on…

The Wyoming representative, who serves as vice chairman of the House Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, issued what was effectively a challenge to the Justice Department, as CNN exclusively reported Thursday that lawyers for Trump is in talks with his prosecutors, in the most concrete step yet towards the former commander in chief. The news was the latest sign that the department, criticized for months for moving too slowly to investigate Trump’s election-rigging effort and his incitement of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol, is moving with speed and expanding its range, although there is no sign yet….

Students and staff will no longer be required to submit proof of vaccination or undergo weekly testing if they are not vaccinated. Proof of vaccination or weekly testing for COVID-19 is no longer required at College of DuPage. Director of Business Services Magdalena Ogrodny emailed the announcement to all university staff on June 13. “The university will no longer require immunization testing and weekly testing will no longer be required or administered on campus,” the email said. The change takes effect immediately. The change comes in response to Governor JB Pritzker’s office amendments to one executive orderrepealing the requirement for…

News from 100 years ago The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago August 5, 1922 JULY VERY HOT, MERCURY WENT TO 108 ON THE 2ND The outstanding feature of the official weather report for July is that it was one of the hottest months in and around Medford in many years with an average high of 96 degrees. The hottest day of the month was 108 degrees on July 2nd. The average low was 53.3 degrees, the low was 44 on the 23rd and the average was 74.7. The first week of July…

Arrests for crimes Forgery – David Louis Bertik, 45, of the 600 block of Queens Branch Road, Rogue River. Medford police charged Bertik Wednesday with new charges of first-degree forgery, first-degree theft and identity theft. Medford police arrested Bertik Monday on previous charges of identity theft and second-degree burglary, an out-of-county warrant and for violating his probation for possession of methamphetamine. He was also cited Thursday on warrants for failure to appear on earlier charges of first-degree forgery, first-degree possession of a forged instrument, first-degree attempted burglary and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. He was held in the Jackson…

Cascade Lakes Relay Runners race in view of Mount Bachelor. [Photo by The Oregonian/Oregonlive] This weekend’s Cascade Lakes Relay is his last year to run and walk deep in August. Organizers announced plans to move Central Oregon’s largest annual sporting event to June 2023 for its 16th year. The move, organizers say, is intended to provide a “safer … more enjoyable” event with cooler temperatures and a reduced likelihood of wildfire smoke. “In the past five years, we have experienced extreme temperatures, poor and sometimes unhealthy air quality, and wildfires that threatened our ability to safely produce CLR on the…

OCEAN PERSPECTIVE ALL THE COAST: A small craft advisory remains in effect until Friday evening. Winds of up to 25 knots and 6-foot swells are expected in the afternoon on Friday, followed by winds of up to 20 knots and swells down to 5 feet on Saturday. Sunday’s forecast calls for winds to drop to 5 knots and swells to drop to 4 feet. Ocean salmon fishing has slowed a bit for a mix of chinook and coho salmon in southern Oregon as the currents shift. Chinook fish on downriggers from 80 to 150 feet with anchovies. Cohos get caught…