When we witness injustice and choose not to speak up —whether because we believe it doesn’t affect us personally or because we fear negative consequences—we allow those injustices to become normalized

If you had $10,000 for every time the word unsustainable was used during last week’s meeting of the Medford Area Fire Commission, you would have enough to purchase a decent home in the community, but only a fraction of what would be needed to purchase a new fire truck. Firefighting vehicles and equipment have nearly doubled in price in recent years and the increases aren’t expected to slow ...