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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories AHS rated 'below average' despite high test scores 10 things to know for Friday Ashland event will help people prepare for emergencies 10 things to know for Thursday Calendar: Thursday, Oct. 9 Education AHS rated 'below average' despite high test scores Building + cooking + eating = learning Students to 'Read More For Jack Dorr' Budget committee members needed Fighting back against hackers Environment Fires and forests evolved together, but now people are in the mix Marijuana growers are threat to salmon, biologists conclude Annual tour shows how to live green Taking action here, now on global climate change Garden serves up a feast fit for monarchs Business Ashland land use rule review continues From 'drug house' to spa Universal Rites Tattoo Greg Zyla: 1959 430 V-8 Thunderbird owner seeks information Silvio Calabi: Nissan’s Taxi of Tomorrow Politics and elections Ashland land use rule review continues Council backs bump in tax to support buses Travel expert touts pot legalization Videos of local candidate forums airing now on TV Election officials fine Richardson for late reporting of rent-free home State News Nation - World Obituaries Elizabeth Anne Jones Death Notices Lester "Les" Nugent No farewells were spoken Death Notices Sports Latest Stories Undefeated Grizzlies host Crater today Raiders blank Mountaineers, inch over .500 in league play Guthrie returns to Baltimore with history in the air Ashland eases past Eagle Point again, keeps streak alive Balanced Grizzlies shred Comets in MWL blowout High school Undefeated Grizzlies host Crater today Ashland eases past Eagle Point again, keeps streak alive Balanced Grizzlies shred Comets in MWL blowout SOU volleyball team up to No. 11 Grizzlies keep rolling in MWL opener Southern Oregon University Raiders blank Mountaineers, inch over .500 in league play Ashland eases past Eagle Point again, keeps streak alive It ain't over 'til it's over in the Pac-12 SOU volleyball team up to No. 11 SOU offense looks to catch up with defense in final home stand Opinion Latest Stories Letters to the Editor, Oct. 10 City should revise its rules for murals Granlund cartoon: Carter faults Obama on ISIS Jim Brock: Whose fault is it, anyway? Granlund cartoon: Quiet Atlantic hurricane season Editorial Our View: A delicate balance downtown Our View: Great public effort makes for great public space Our View: Our View SOU control shifts downstate Our view: SOU reaches out to downtown Letters Letters to the Editor, Oct. 10 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 9 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 8 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 7 Letters to the Editor, Oct. 6 Guest opinions City should revise its rules for murals Into the heart of darkness Herb Rothschild: Peace begins at the table City still ignores Plaza suggestions Us versus them Revels Latest Stories Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas Works in progress (No heading) Southern Oregon Pride Festival celebrates diversity 'Gone Girl' is a dark, twisting winner Theater Camelot Theatre presents 'Spotlight on Johnny Mercer' Southern Oregon hosts its Lunacy Theatre Festival Friends of Jim Giancarlo remember Ashland theater icon Music Q&A: Band du Pays Swing The Farr Side: Bennett-Gaga collaboration is a cross-generational gem Rogue Valley Symphony opens its 2014-15 season Q&A: Nacosta Muscian's career spins back through Ashland Visual Art Ashland's First Friday Art Walk Movies Movie review: ‘The Judge’ doesn’t know when to end Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas 'Gone Girl' is a dark, twisting winner Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas Listings for Varsity Theatre and Ashland Street Cinemas Food and Drink Cruelest Month: Poetry Blog Lifestyle Latest Stories Dr. Murray Feingold: Take precautions to prevent home accidents Community Blog: Predicting Peace - Part 4 of 7 Looking Up: See the Great Baseball Diamond Health Watch: Make TV time workout time Barry Lewis: Where are my glasses? Aging Happens Inner Peace Column Inner Peace Blog Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obituaries Photos Videos Blogs NEWS NOW City should revise its rules for murals ... Our View: A delicate balance downtown ... Into the heart of darkness ... City should revise its rules for murals ... Our View: A delicate balance downtown ... Into the heart of darkness ... OUR VIEW Our View: Great public effort makes for great public space DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Oct. 7, 2014 @ 12:01 am Posted Oct. 7, 2014 @ 12:01 am --> Start the day with coffee and the Tidings Want to talk about the Tidings? What you like, don’t like, would like? Got a story you think Tidings readers should know about? Here&#x... » Read more X Start the day with coffee and the Tidings Want to talk about the Tidings? What you like, don’t like, would like? Got a story you think Tidings readers should know about? Here’s your chance to talk about it in person. I’ll be at Boulevard Coffee at 555 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, for our second monthly community coffee. About 10 people showed up for the first. We talked about a wide range of topics. The one thing they all had in common was Ashland — just like the Tidings. Drop by and let’s talk. It’d be great to see you and hear what’s on your mind. — Bert Etling, editor » Social News Another national top-10 list? Ashlanders might be tempted to yawn. In recent months alone, Ashland has been named to Mother Earth News' list of 10 “Great Places You’ve (Maybe) Never Heard Of” (and we’re pleased, really, to think we may not have been discovered in some places) and Fodor’s Travel list of the top 10 of America’s Best Small Towns. A bit earlier in the year, Ashland was picked as one of six “centers for innovation,” innovative communities across the nation, to receive grants from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation (part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History). And on Oct. 1, Lithia Park was named one of America’s Great Public Spaces by the American Planning Association. The national group of professionals “committed to making great communities happen” started the list in 2008 to recognize public spaces that “promote social interaction and a sense of community.” Past honorees include Central Park in New York; Union Station in Washington, D.C.; the Ferry Building in San Francisco; Jackson Square in New Orleans; and Grand Park in Los Angeles (the former Civic Center Mall). While it’s a great honor to join this august list, we’re confident that, like most Ashlanders, we’d much rather spend the day in Lithia Park than in any of those previous winners. That’s a tribute to the vision of early community leaders who set the course toward establishing the 93-acre enclave on Ashland Creek, a dagger of land that pierces into the heart of the community, and civic stewards who have preserved its natural resources while developing it just enough to enhance the ability of residents and visitors alike to recreate there. This is a town that values its parks so much it elects a separate Parks and Recreation Commission, a rarity in city governance. We’re pleased to join the APA in saluting Lithia Park as the great public space it is, thanks to the efforts of so many for so long — chief among them the residents as a whole, who are eternally vigilant in the care of their park. Well done! 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