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Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage O-Zone Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad A softball-sized robot moves around a circle with sensors guiding it to stay on the table. April 21, 2006 *updated by 5 p.m. daily Robots to take center stage Electronics junkies of the Rogue Valley will unite Saturday in the Rogue River Room in Stevenson Union at Southern Oregon University. With sumo robot battles, Lego building for aspiring robo-fiends and technical line following, president of the SOU Robotics Club James Cooper said he hopes to see RoboMAXX 4 trump the small turnouts of recent years. Click here for the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings *Reader responses at end of stories* Dems debate, but focus is on Walden As the May 16 primary election approaches, Democratic candidates for the second congressional district are attempted to differentiate their platform, consolidate campaign funding and grab voters needed for victory. Budget to top $100,000,000 The City of Ashland's budget could top $100 million for the coming fiscal year. City staff have proposed a nearly $101.5 million budget for the 2006-2007 fiscal year, which starts in July. That amount is almost $10.3 million more than this year's fiscal budget of $91.2 million. Photo editor Orville Hector welcomes you to the O-Zone. Check it out each week and see what "O" is up to when he isn't shooting news and sports. Last update 4/17 A raven? Make sure not to eat crow Earth Day: Enlightened fun for global change On April 22, our world unites to celebrate the wonder we call Earth, and recommit ourselves to protecting and restoring it. Mon: Essentially Ashland Twin vision sets new standards Mon: Tales From The Crib Don’t show your privates to strangers Mon: From Denmark Cartoons shatter Danes’ feeling of safety Tues: Off The Vine Don’t forget the history of Cabernet Weds: Food & History Japan’s tomb of Christ – part II Thurs: Sustainability Every Oregon home can support clean electricity Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This Why ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny Fri: Healthy Pets Make sure to restrain pets in cars Fri: For Your Health Are you squatting correctly? Sat: Marketing Today Your EBIDTA and you Second time’s a charm Southern Oregon University’s Men’s Lacrosse team is growing up in a hurry. In their second season in the Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League, the Raiders have pulled off a top 25 national ranking and an 8-2 record, good enough to secure the No. 3 seed for the upcoming league playoffs. AHS boys tennis team takes rare SOC loss Forced to play without three of its top players, the Ashland High boys tennis team suffered its first Southern Oregon Conference defeat in about two years Thursday. Opinion & Editorial — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — OPINION PAGE POLICY Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Little Johnny can’t read … so let’s hide his test scores Two of the most widely trusted professions outside of physicians and attorneys are arguably politicians and teachers. Say what you will about doctors and lawyers; at one time or another we end up trusting our lives to them. And despite the rampant corruption within our federal government and state legislatures, we can hardly wait to line up at the polls to vote our guy or girl to another term of office. But who would taint teachers with the sordid stench that emanates from the halls of congress and justice? I would. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — Case In Point : Point of no return approaching The most recent May issue of “Vanity Fair,” called the “special green issue,” tackles the subject of global warming, which it identifies as a “threat graver than terrorism.” One of the featured articles inside is by Al Gore, titled, “The Moment of Truth.” In surprisingly accessible prose, Gore makes the case for the fact that mankind is at a crossroad, a moment in the arc of history which is as grave as anything that has come before. The enormity of what lies ahead is staggering . — No obituaries today. — POLICE click here to see print version Ashland groups hope to make it big on generosity ‘Grease’ comes to Ashland Children’s Musical Theater performs for two weekends In Review | Why We Fight An analysis of war that avoids grandstanding In the opening moments of “Why We Fight,” we see Dwight Eisenhower, in his farewell address before leaving office, warn Congress and the American people about the presence of a triangle that should be watched and guarded against. He called this triangle the military-industrial complex, with the third corner being provided by Congress. As director Eugene Jarecki demonstrates in his 99-minute film, it was a prescient admonition. Film festival celebrates independence Film Festival At SOU Does Ashland need a new downtown plan? Once you vote you will be taken to the results page. Only 1 vote per person will be counted Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 6 p.m. Thursday ( Back issues available ) 2006 Rogue Valley Earth Day Celebration calls for consciousness ‘Today and Everyday’ Rogue Valley residents of all ages are invited to celebrate Earth Day at North Mountain Park in Ashland from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discover how this community may come together to make Earth Day "Today and Everyday." Charu Colorado: Pleinairist – Inside and out Plein-air (playn-air), adj. — Designating or pertaining to certain schools of painting devoted especially to representing effects of outdoor life done outdoors on location. LO CAL ENTERTAINMENT MOVIES: Now playing Duncan has plenty of gems to share at program Wednesday “I’d heard at church that the kingdom of heaven is within us and thought, Yeah, sure. But the first time I walked up a trout stream, fly in hand, I didn’t feel I was ‘outside’ at all: I was traveling further and further in.” So says David James Duncan, author of the novel “The River Why.” Perhaps you’re reading it right now, having accepted the invitation of our county to be part of our “Jackson County Reads” program. I hope so. Duncan’s prose is worth the effort. “I was struck by the suspicion that rivers and mountains are myself turned inside out,” he wrote. Bingo. Church Listings --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.