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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 Mt. Ashland is an example of a shoulder business , and is a tourist draw, with skiers enjoying deep powder on January 3. May 13-14, 2006 Mt. A: down time is less every year local business owners say Traditionally, when the curtain closed on the Oregon Shakespeare Festival every November, Ashland businesses their profits close as well for the coming winter months. But with more area attractions after the peak summer months, the tourist-based economy in the area supports itself a little more each year. more ... WEEKEND Free meals struggle to stay afloat Pamela Joy, one of Ashland’s most prominent advocates for feeding people in need, resigned as overseer of one of the city’s free community meals. Friday Exploration, discovery at symposium 11th annual event allows students to share experiences Councilors mull utility bill tax Property tax hike, selling land on table for paying city fiber network debt Planning shuffle won’t include any new staff Too many changes at one time, interim director says Mt. Ashland sells lift meant for expansion Ski area makes profit off dismantled machinery Father to do jail time after son’s death on Mt. Ashland A Medford man will spend a little more than a year in prison for causing the death of his 11-year-old son in a crash on Mount Ashland last summer. Ashland Middle School brings ‘Aladdin Jr.’ to life tonight Motorcyclist struck by car while stopped 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 5/13 A mother's sadness Q&A: The Rev. Pamela Shepherd 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 about love? Fri: Healthy Pets Make sure to restrain pets in cars Fri: For Your Health Are you squatting correctly? Sat: Marketing Today Who should you listen to? Raiders ousted again by northern rival S. Fraser SOU softball team wins twice before losing in championship round to fourth-ranked Clan Opinion & Editorial — OPINION PAGE POLICY — EDITORIAL Bonds’ career ends with yawn Barry Bonds is about to surpass Babe Ruth on the all-time home run list. Does anyone, save the fortune hunters in kayaks beyond the Giants right-field wall, care? more ... — FRIDAY LETTERS — WEEKEND LETTERS 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 no police reports at press deadline Reviews of stage & film Who is abler than Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), the famed Norwegian playwright, at rattling skeletons in the closet? Especially those of the Alving family in his haunting masterpiece “Ghosts” (1881), now being presented by SOU Theater Arts in its Center Square Theater through May 21. Hollywood rolls out the summer blockbusters 'Going Shopping' at the Varsity Coming Attractions Theatres, Inc. and Director Henry Jaglom combined to present a week of benefit screenings that started Friday of “Going Shopping,” Jaglom’s latest film. One hundred precent of the proceeds will go directly to the nonprofit Ashland Independent Film Festival, which offered the film during April’s festival. I hear what you’re saying: Freud turns 150 . *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.