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2006-03-19

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 - Subscribe  - Contact Us  - Rate Card  - Place an Ad Archives      Revels      Classifieds      Real Estate      Menu Guide      Wedding      Weather      Subscribe      Contact Us Ashland Fiber Network engineer Chris Barber rolls out cable in September 2004. October 25, 2005 Residents could close AFN gap 90% of Charter customers would have to switch over to fiber network, which would have to increase rates Residents could in fact close AFN’s financial shortfalls themselves for nearly a decade — without having to pay the $7.50 fee on all electric bills that was set to begin this month but was delayed by the Ashland City Council until January because of concerns about its impact on senior citizens and the poor. Front page of today's printed Daily Tidings SOU enrolls under 5,000 Student population is smallest since fall 1995 as university seeks ways to handle less income Waterline bid doesn’t pass board Schools to hold off sale of district-owned property Green Party member announces bid for governor Ed Winslow, a resident of Central Point, announced in Ashland on Monday evening that he intends to run for governor Northlight applicants want another shot Lithia Way proposal was first denied by the planning commission Man accused in Ashland motel murder calls victim ‘rapist’ Unwanted sexual advances prompted last year’s murder of a paroled sex offender, according to conversations between police and the man awaiting trial on the crime. Lithia Motors Inc. focus of suit alleging fraud, racketeering Another 27 consumers have filed suit against Lithia Motors Inc., alleging fraud, racketeering and unlawful trade practices. AHS wins big The Ashland High School speech and debate team took top honors at the 2005 Jerry Hudson Forensics Tournament at Willamette University in Salem this weekend. The team won first-place trophies for debate, speech and overall excellence. Listing of local efforts to assist victims of Katrina Restaurants in Portland make the ‘A’ list As I travel through the United States, I judge a city by its downtown, its baseball stadium and, most importantly, its food. Other things also make the list, but if you aren’t eating local, you aren’t eating. Mon: Essentially Ashland The Powell Doctrine of eating well   Mon: Tales From The Crib Toddler time can begin in Terrible Tens Tues: Off The Vine Advice for those sick of Chardonnay   Weds:Food & History Liberia’s national anthem   Commentary Lessons from superpowers of the past     Fri: Healthy Pets Everyone is talking about canine flu     Sat: Marketing Today In business of selling, there are X’s and Y’s       no local sports today — Letters — Guest Forum Clearing the medical air Democracy Now over JPR pledge — Editorial We are approaching the bottom line. Reporters have taken up their positions, notebooks in hand, waiting for the conclusion of the two-year investigation by U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald into the outing of CIA operative, Valerie Plame. By Friday, we are told, we will hear from Mr. Fitzgerald. That one singular fact, that the run up to the war was bogus, is far more important than the fate of Lewis or Rove.   — Responses to "From the RIGHT side" Mr. Green is right ... The glorification of "Lolita" is just another example of our voyeurism as a people as we allow ourselves to be titillated rather than appalled by the premise of this story. As a people we prefer to look away from the ugly truth of pedophilia and call such vehicles of it such as "Lolita" artistic or poetic. From the Right Side Mike Green Updated Tuesdays: The irony in Iraq In stark contrast to our current keen sense regarding the welfare of Muslims in Iraq, the U.S. government must have been oblivious to the oppressive status of the Iraqi people when it befriended Saddam Hussein in 1980, helped him invade Iran from 1980 to 1988, and provided him with chemical weapons of mass destruction while extending billions of dollars in credit to him as late as 1990. Today, president Bush believes that a “free” Iraq will make the world a safer place. Unfortunately, his father did not believe that when he was sending representatives to bow at the palace of Saddam. We know the pretext. But the ends do not justify the means. Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT : Religions enjoy the myth of escape Eschatology is that part of theology that is concerned with final events in the history of the world, often referred to as the “end times.” In many religions, the end times means the destruction of the planet (or of all living things), but with humans surviving in some altered form, signaling the end of one age and the beginning of a new one. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism, to name just a few religions, make reference to the end times in some form. As does Norse mythology, Zoroastrianism and the belief systems of some Native Americans. — Obituaries — Police Ashland residents traveling nationwide and around the globe provide first-person accounts of their travels, complete with pictures to share their adventures with the Tidings' readers. Mis queridos This is my first e-mail and I write it not from Syria but from South Lebanon. New Orleans: Up Close and Personal I returned to my hometown of New Orleans on Oct. 6 to view the devastation and assist my displaced family. The impact of the Gulf Coast tragedy on Native Americans Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 5 p.m. Thursdays ( Back issues available ) A Symphony of talent The Rogue Valley Symphony announces its 2005-06 season, featuring artists from the Pacific Northwest ARTIST SKETCH Happiness is found playing music around town Punk rock/alternative rock guitarist Andy Warstar says his musical expression began in his mother’s kitchen where he banged pots and pans together and drummed on the oatmeal box. After that, he graduated to drums in grade school, which he banged on until he was 12. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Gayle Wilson (above) and Donna Bishop will appear at the Wild Goose. more artists Movie Reviews: Now playing Grace Lutheran Church in Ashland welcomes new pastor Church Listings Ashland New Plays Festival gives playwrights an audience and A final chance to tweak movie review Two new movies inject new life into familiar plots In Review | The 1940s Radio Hour The show begins the moment you walk into the theater. It’s subtle at first, but soon you realize it’s already a couple minutes into “The 1940s Radio Hour” at Camelot Theatre in Talent. The lights are still on over the seats while Pops Bailey (Jerry McDougall) sits at his desk in the corner of the radio studio, shuffling a deck of cards and taking bets on the races over the phone. BUSINESS The secret bike shop Ashland entrepreneur does most of his work for rest of the world       DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Generic Viagra Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Sportsbook Absinthe Supply Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations African Safari Hammocks Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino King of Spirits ink cartridges Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams