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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 Jan Janssen, the community resource officer with the Ashland Police Department, resigned Tuesday due to turmoil within the department. May 11, 2006 Spence decision rocks APD Community officer resigns in protest Rick Spence’s reinstatement to the Ashland Police Department has brought the tension within the department, as well as the tension between the city government and the department’s chain of command, into the public spotlight. The turmoil spilled beyond the department’s walls today as Jan Janssen, APD’s community outreach officer, resigned over the decision to bring back Spence, an officer fired months ago after being accused of hazing new recruits. Janssen said the Spence incident, coupled with the way the city pushed Bianca into early retirement, helped her realize that “at this point in time, I don’t feel like it’s my agency any more..." more ... What is Community Policing? the series continues ... Keizer, Oregon puts policy into practice City’s PD has put in place many concepts Ashland is considering AMS kids place first in math for the second yea r 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 4/29 Locally grown: people and planet prosper B Street house raises eyebrows, art A Queen Anne-style house on Pioneer and B Street has been raising eyebrows since Steve Strickland and Megan Mitchell began renovating it almost three years ago. Vintage autos are one man's treasure 12 Golden questions Mon: Essentially Ashland Trains and the people passing by Mon: Tales From The Crib The many fears of flying Tues: Off The Vine Best buys for a quality wine Weds: Food & History Pisco punch is pretty potent Thurs: Sustainability Every Oregon home can support clean electricity Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This What if we ran the world like daycare? Fri: Healthy Pets Make sure to restrain pets in cars Fri: For Your Health Are you squatting correctly? Sat: Marketing Today Structuring your business no local sports today Opinion & Editorial — OPINION PAGE POLICY — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Who are we? ... and why are we so afraid? Arguably one of the most important questions mankind has ever asked is, “who are we?” Getting down to the bottom of this question requires some seriously heavy thinking. It’s the type of question that inspires books of thoughtful analysis by the world’s foremost philosophers and thinkers. And it is the single most important question that must be answered in America today as we careen wildly out of control in foreign and domestic affairs, like two six-year-olds attempting to steer a runaway car that’s gaining speed down a steep incline. Most of us will agree our nation must turn from its present course. more ... CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — Case In Point : Things I wish this president thought Last week the press held its annual journalism dinner. Traditionally, the President addresses the audience and gives a speech that is humorous and self-deprecating, which Bush did. Perhaps it’s unfair, but every time I see the President at a gathering or at the podium, I am reminded that, as he has said so often, he is a war-time president and our soldiers are, at that moment, in harm’s way. It is a somber reality that we have lost more than 2,400 troops and so many more wounded. I’m not sure I could smile until they came home. Not really. Of course, someone would say, “Mr. President, this will be a long and protracted war and you have to get on with your presidency.” I would nod, but not in agreement, not completely. no obituaries published today — POLICE Reviews of stage & film Gladiators & Ghosts SOU’s theater season is in full swing with Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’ and the musical comedy A funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ Talent’s Camelot Theatre Company produces third Wasserstein hit Camelot Theatre Company opens the third production of its 2006 season, “An American Daughter” by the Tony Award Winning, Pulitzer Prize winning author Wendy Wasserstein. In Review | Naked in Ashes A return to classic documentary detachment . *Notice The Daily Tidings web site is undergoing a process of renovation in order to make improvements that will provide our readers an even more enjoyable interactive experience. Please pardon the problems in the coming weeks as we strive to make the Tidings' web site on a par with our award-winning print product. If you notice any particular problems or would like to offer constructive suggestions, or perhaps just want to tell us what improvements you really like, please direct your comments to the Content Editor at [email protected]. We welcome your input and appreciate your patience. 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 ) Liverpool Oratorio Siskiyou Singers salute Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Oratorio’ A musical first for Southern Oregon will occur when the Siskiyou Singers, under the direction of Dave Marston, perform the Liverpool Oratorio by Sir Paul McCartney on Saturday and Sunday. The performances, Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., will take place at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall on Mountain Avenue. Artist profile “Hawkeye” McGuire mixes music with sustainible gardening Scott “Hawkeye” McGuire, performing artist and horticulturist/sustainable agriculture advocate, enjoys the balance of music and nature. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT MOVIES: Mother’s Day freak-out at The Bad Film Society 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.