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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 May 20-21, 2006 3 finalists to visit university next week The chancellor of the Oregon University System, George Pernsteiner, announced three finalists Friday to replace current Southern Oregon University President Elisabeth Zinser. more ... Californians head to Oregon for gas Despite roundtrip commute, drivers still save money Peace Corps denies Daily Tidings’ FOIA request Local volunteer declines comment after reassignment following volatile remarks Middle schoolers compete in shirt contest Students vie for best design SOU gives awards to OSF, Nicholson President Elisabeth Zinser presented the 2006 President’s Medals to Paul Nicholson and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival at the Annual SOU President’s Ball on May 6 at the Rogue Valley Country Club in Medford. Plaza benches may move again City administrators say removed benches could return Oregon in brief $50,000 ticket could go unclaimed Man jailed in Ethiopian’s death arrested Portland police stop more black drivers Anger, apathy won Oregon primary 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 Oregon Vortex oddly enjoyable It was raining lightly on the cool spring day we visited. But that didn’t stop tourists from pulling up, eager to see an attraction that is billed as one of the world’s most mysterious natural wonders. Mon: Essentially Ashland Smile, you’re (not) on the city’s camera Mon: Tales From The Crib If I had a horse Tues: Off The Vine They actually said it Weds: Food & History More on the Lady Baltimore 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 The Business plan, part 1 Moyse ousted in state quarterfinals Ashland High singles player suffers straight-set loss to No. 2 seed Opinion & Editorial — OPINION PAGE POLICY — LETTERS: at length — EDITORIAL The winner is nothing Mayor John Morrison backed away from an earlier pledge of support for downtown planning when he broke a 3-3 council tie Thursday night with a no vote. Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green The clash of two worlds: one fun; one reverent Beneath the war of words and “justified” conflicts that inflict pain torture and death, there is a similar vein running through both Western and Muslim cultures — both sides are motivated out of fear and defense of their beliefs. Since the early 1950’s, when the U.S. government joined Britain in a conquest for importing oil from the Middle East, it also exported something else — western culture and values — a demonic force viewed by the Muslim Brotherhood as intolerable. more ... CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — Case In Point : An agenda needed for ’06 This is a seminal moment in our history, and Americans are coming to grips with the fact that while issues loom that beg for solutions, there is a vacuum of leadership in government and a poverty of imagination in the White House that is stunning to behold. But that was then and this is now. Over the course of the next few months, Case in Point would like to contribute to that discourse and so we will examine those issues deemed to be in intensive care and going critical. So here’s the working list ... no obituaries published today — no police reports at press deadline Artist profile Bli nd Faith in his fathers flows to canvas Voices from the Valley turn to Mozart The latest in a host of performances of Mozart’s music is scheduled for Sunday and Monday, May 21 and 22, when Rogue Opera and the Southern Oregon University Department of Music present “Voices from the Valley: Mozart Opera Scenes.” Movie review ‘Tsotsi’ offers riveting filmmaking at its best The Oscar winning “Tsotsi” (pronounced sut-see) is riveting filmmaking. Based on a novel by Athol Fugard, it tells a story that gradually envelopes and then touches the audience. On Stage: In Review | An American Daughter Wasserstein play captures media frenzy What happens when a high-achieving, loving and compassionate woman is nominated for a high-profile public office? What happens when that woman is discovered to have done something minor, thoughtless and less than perfect? What happens is a media frenzy that reduces complex ideas to sound bites and people to social abstractions. more ... BUSINESS Coming Attractions Theatres buys Minor Theatre Ashland company buys longest running feature theater in country *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 ) 'The Forum' Curly hair and beard frame a gnomish sparkle in the mischievous eyes of this bacchanalian looking fellow named Pat Patton. Patton takes time out of his busy rehearsal schedule to sit down and discuss his exciting and long awaited return to Ashland as the director for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at Southern Oregon University Center Stage Theatre May 18 through June 4. Artist in Ashland ‘In the Realm of Dreams’ New to Ashland, Linda Lamore is preparing for her first public show LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE: In Review Poseidon remake sinks to the bottom MOVIES: NOW PLAYING Havura hosts class on Judaism and Christianity Beginning Sunday at 7:30 p.m. there will be a six-week historic interfaith study course entitled “Roots and Branches.” The class will consist of Christians and Jews tackling the difficult issues of anti-Semitism, and the future of our shared vision to make the world a better place. The course will answer questions such as: What are the Jewish roots of the “Our father” prayer? What are the Jewish roots of the Eucharist? What did the notions of heaven, salvation, and redemption mean to religious Jews in the first century? What were the causes of Christian anti-Semitism? Church Listings --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.