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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 Stephen Arthur washes windows at the Stratford Inn on Wednesday. Arthur is able to maintain a job despite a psychiatric disorder because of support from an employment program initiated by Options for Southern Oregon. November 3, 2005 Employed, with a little help from friends Stephen Arthur, age 45, is a janitor at the Stratford Inn. He washes windows, takes out the trash and ensures that the downtown hotel is well-kept for the visiting patrons. He also suffers from a psychiatric disorder. Front page of today's printed Daily Tidings Man found dead in alley A 26-year-old Ashland man found dead in an alley downtown may have died on Halloween night, Ashland police said today. Grimaldi accepts new job Ashland city administrator will step down in June to take top job in Springfield. Walden introduces logging bill Greg Walden, Ashland’s elected voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced a bill to Congress today that would expedite salvage logging projects on federal land affected by wildfire and other natural disasters. Talent to take credit, debit cards for traffic tickets, utility bills Come December, paying traffic tickets and utility bills in the city of Talent will be as easy as swiping a card. Southern Oregon countryside, by horseback Rain or shine, a horse is one of the best ways top enjoy the outdoors Mon: Essentially Ashland Wheel fun on Oak Street Mon: Tales From The Crib Gee, your toddler smells great! Tues: Off The Vine Don’t worry about going into the shop Weds:Food & History Latvians have fought for freedom Commentary Party-crashers need to head on home Fri: Healthy Pets Know about toxins around your property Sat: Marketing Today The devastating impact of customer complaints Taking the valley by storm Pop Warner football is blowing up locally thanks to co-founder Greg Reeser McCreary honored nationally One of three Raiders to earn weekly kudos Jamie McCreary — FORUM A final, creative solution to AFN is badly needed Those of us who try to advocate for low income families and seniors are grateful for the temporary reprieve of the financial burden of an additional utility tax. As someone who spoke out against charging those who live below the federal poverty level, I am hopeful that residents of Ashland can collectively put our creativity to good use and decide on a way to keep AFN going until it can be sold for more than the debt we have incurred, while excusing low-income residents from paying additional fees. — LETTERS From the Right Side Mike Green Updated Tuesdays: More than 2,000 troops are gone … Let’s just pretend they’re not dead On Halloween night, I saw a waitress at a local restaurant dressed in camouflage with a toy M-16 strapped to her side. I wondered if she understood the trauma and fear that enveloped those in a true theater of battle, who placed their lives on the line because they made a commitment to follow the orders of our elected leaders. I wondered if she knew the worry felt by military spouses and families left behind to fend for themselves on the paltry salaries we pay those who face death on our behalf. It is hard for me to pretend not to know. It is hard for me to ignore the daily death toll that continues to creep higher, signaling the beginning of mourning for another American family with each tick. Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT : Rosa Parks left Jim Crow behind Rosa Parks died in her home Oct. 24 in Detroit. She was 92 years old. Over the last 50 years, she had become the defining symbol of the civil rights movement. Her one act of defiance on a December day in 1955 set in motion events that would erode and finally eliminate the Jim Crow laws that had stood for almost 100 years. It was a seminal moment in what would be a harrowing march for justice, led by a young, 26-year-old minister, Martin Luther King Jr. Case in Point: RESPONSE Mr. Honoré’s excellent Case In Point essay alluded to the influence of the dispensationalists on the Administration but left that pregnant thought hanging. Armageddon is viewed as unavoidable by those conservative evangelicals who adhere to this view. — 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 ) New Ashland singer/artist set to release three new albums “That’s me. I’m five foot one,” Laura Cantrell laughs, adding that the singing connection wasn’t intentional, although she did start performing at an early age, and the New Age CD “Listen with Your Heart,” that she recorded with Grammy finalist Will Clipman climbed to position 17 last year in the Top 100 new age/ambient/world radio/Internet airwaves chart. Due to sold-out performances, Camelot Theatre will extend for one week the musical “The 1940s Radio Hour.” More Local Entertainment Movie Reviews: Now playing Church Listings --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.