Jennifer Margulis
JournalistJennifer Margulis, is a regular contributor to the Jefferson Journal and also produces radio features for JPR. She's a former senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and on the cover of Smithsonian magazine. Her book, Your Baby, Your Way, has been called a "searing and well-researched exposé" by midwife and author Ina May Gaskin. She lives in Southern Oregon with her husband and four children.
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In light of the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, the Ashland Independent Film Festival, scheduled for April 16-20, will not be taking place as planned. For more… -
Warning: This article focuses on the sensitive topic of suicide and contains strong language that may offend some readers. It was Tuesday night when… -
When she was 46, a woman we’ll call Hope (who asked to remain anonymous for reasons which will become obvious) was finding it impossible to fall and stay… -
It’s the 40th anniversary of Apocalypse Now, that gritty disturbing film that became a cult classic in 1979. In its honor, this year’s Ashland Independent… -
You really can’t watch Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 tour de force, without cringing. The film begins with an ominous zwit zwit of… -
When Jean Houston attended her 60th college reunion, she says her classmates didn’t recognize her. “You must be Jean Houston’s granddaughter,” one crowed.… -
The year 1903 may be best known as the year that the elephant Topsy was filmed while being electrocuted on Coney Island, or as the year that Ford Motor… -
Has this ever happened to you? You call your __________ (spouse, sibling, boss) to discuss something important. Maybe it’s about an upcoming vacation.… -
Low-income women in Oregon who want to have their babies at a birth center or at home are covered by the Oregon Health Plan if they meet certain criteria.… -
It’s not a hug. It’s hygge (roughly pronounced “HOO-guh”), the Danish word for “cozy togetherness.”Now, the Danish tradition of hygge is on the radar of… -
Richard Herskowitz adjusts his orange-rimmed glasses, opens his laptop, and turns the computer screen towards the small group seated around a conference…
