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Our View: Change is brewing Letters Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor, May 19 Letters to the Editor, May 14 (No heading) Letters to the editor: Tuesday, May 12 Guest opinions Guest Opinion: A day in the life of ScienceWorks Guest Opinion: Ambrose spins a conservative fantasy Guest Opinion: Restoring the Plaza's sense of place Guest Opinion: Making conservation a game Guest Opinion: A good day to act Columns Council Corner: Citizens on the move Guest Opinion: A day in the life of ScienceWorks Council Corner: Please help me with my list George Barnes: We need to help free Tom Brady Chris Honoré: The journey of the African elephant Chris Honore Council Corner Editor's Notes Jeffrey Gillespie Herb Rothschild Revels Latest Stories Ashland Calendar, Thursday, May 14 4 Things To Do This Weekend Movie listings: May 15-21 Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum at The Mountain House Steve Poltz, Grant-Lee Phillips at Old Ashland Armory Theater Ticket Availability Ashland-originated plays to tour throughout country Ticket Availability Ticket availability Ticket Availability Music Interview: Country mainstay T. 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Ticket Availability ... Welcome Center plans can proceed ... The seven wonders of southwest Oregon ... Ticket Availability ... Welcome Center plans can proceed ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, May 19 Comment DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted May. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News A performing arts center Ashland deserves a community performing arts venue. As a member of the governing bodies of both Ashland Contemporary Theatre and the Playwright Atelier, I've been part of many discussions about the need for a performance space and what to do about it. ACT has searched for years for a building with commercial zoning that can be converted and permitted for assembly. Since these costs are greater than one company can assume alone, the solution is the creation of a Community Performing Arts Center: an auditorium with one or two rehearsal spaces. The shared venue would be affordable to Ashland's off-Bardway theatrical and dance groups: ACT, Ashland New Plays Festival, Ashland Children's Theatre, Oregon Stage Works, Dancing People Co. and others. Perhaps concerts by not-for-profit music such as St. Clair Productions and the Siskiyou Violins. Representatives from several of these groups are already talking about pooling their energies in the search for a venue. I offer my services as a real estate agent toward finding a location. As soon as a steering committee is formed, we will announce to the public how to get involved. Let's make this happen, Ashland! Joseph Suste Medford No self serve Self serve gas? No thanks! If you think gas stations pass along the savings with self serve, and if you think getting rid of 10,000 station employees is a good thing and if you think some idiot with a butt sticking out of his mouth pumping his own gas won't blow you up and if you think it's easy sliding your card (Want a car wash? Join our club? Enter zip code — want a receipt? etc.) Get a grip! Now picture the weather: It's 95 degrees or it's a freezing blizzard, how nice to have someone pump your gas or wash your windshield if you ask. The push for self serves is corporate driven. The young people pumping you gas get minimum wage and need the job. Our population is aging. Nana and Pop Pop need a bit of help at the gas pump. Don't be selfish, don't put 10,000 young people out of work, don't blow us up just to save maybe 20 cents or 20 seconds. Did I mention gas prices are cheaper in Oregon than Washington or California? Don't forget to tip your attendant when they go the extra mile. Ron Boutwell Ashland Do what they expect When a body is discovered in good health but with a bullet in the brain, a coroner connecting the dots will infer that the bullet, not natural causes, was responsible. Just because people have died before, we do not ignore obvious evidence pointing to a non-natural cause of death. Climate science has predicted global warming will cause reduced snowpack and soil moisture leading to drought and wildfires, and climate chaos. These are what we see. Rationally connecting the dots should lead to the conclusion that global warming is probably the cause. Even fossil fuel corporations are now acknowledging that global warming is happening and greenhouse gas emissions are the primary cause. Both Shell Oil and BP, for example, have acknowledged that greenhouse gas emissions from burning their product are driving global warming, and that government action is necessary to address this problem. They are also, however, committed to continuing the extraction and marketing of their product, knowing this risks the livability of our planet for future generations. It’s time to do what these corporations expect. Oregon HB 3470 does it. Encourage your state representatives to support this important bill. For bill information visit www.socan.info/political-action-update/ and for representative contact information visit www.socan.info/state-political-action/ . Alan Journet Jacksonville DailyTidings.com Writer Posted May. 19, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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