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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us Parks employees Ross Straub, left, and Alice White replant a section of trees on Siskiyou Boulevard. January 30, 2006 Trees replaced in median Ironwoods selected to supplant maples are part of DeBoer project Siskiyou Boulevard’s center median in front of Omar’s was the recipient of five new trees last week, courtesy of Sid DeBoer’s once-controversial planning action for his house on Vista Street. See the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings Fixes made on policing ordinance City council won’t hear changes any time soon Meeting on infill coming tomorrow Two commissioners have been criticized for their motivations Traffic changes still irk some The Siskiyou Boulevard redesign has been completed and a part of Ashlanders’ lives for more than a year and a half now. School board plans forum to fuse committee work Panel seeks public input before floating a bond in the November election For the love of bridge Mon: Essentially Ashland Sting-rays and days of glaze Mon: Tales From The Crib Messy little man Mon: From Denmark Feeling out of place, a snowfall provides relief Tues: Off The Vine Wine is great as an added ingredient Weds: Food & History William Walker, part 2 Thurs: Commentary The war on EID Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This Hunkering down with the Gray Lady Fri: Healthy Pets Raw foods aren’t meant for pets Sat: Marketing Today How much pay is enough? Raiders back in playoff hunt SOU women beat Cascade, take over eighth place Andi Peterson Opinion & Editorial There are no letters today — OPINION PAGE POLICY COLUMNIST Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Liars, cheats and thieves … oh my! Welcome to another episode in the continuing saga of “Iraq, the sequel,” otherwise known as “Why is the CIA running Iraq?” In this week’s focus behind the scenes on the lead actors in the series, “Iraq, the sequel,” we turn our attention to yet another member of “The Family.” He is the cousin of Deputy Prime Minister (and new oil king) Ahmed Chalabi. He is also related to Chalabi’s nephew, Ali Allawi, who is the Minister of Finance. This man was Iraq’s Interim Prime Minister before we turned that position over to another long-term CIA-funded individual early last year. Before I introduce this gentleman (for whom I use the term loosely), I would like to remind the audience that there are numerous reviews of “Iraq, the sequel” around the nation. On Jan. 23, Oprah Winfrey conducted her own analysis of the theatrics we’re witnessing in Iraq. Unfortunately, her panel was replete with actors who were or are currently involved in a variety of the scenes that have been produced for our entertainment and misdirection. Both former president Clinton and his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton , joined others such as media mogul Ted Turner and Queen Rania of Jordan for a fun-filled afternoon of “who can give the best sound bite.” I applaud Oprah for her focus on Iraq, but unfortunately the panel she assembled was tantamount to rounding up stray actors from behind the curtain of “Iraq, the sequel” and interviewing them on the roles they played in the original screenplay and stage productions. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT Pro-choice, pro-life: reframing the debate So much has been written about the conundrum of abortion — Roe v. Wade, right to life, right to choose, partial-birth abortion ban, unborn victims of violence act, life begins at ... fertilization? birth? or when? — that just raising the subject can cause the reader to grow weary, long before completing the first sentence. It is one of those defining issues that engages us as a society for so many disparate yet seminal reasons, one that the Supreme Court will certainly revisit sooner than later. And do so with Sandra Day O’Connor gone and Samuel Alito newly seated. Clearly, the American people are conflicted over abortion: while supporting Roe they understand the implications of abortion as a procedure, and recognize that it is a profoundly serious decision for any woman. To abort a fetus is invasive and traumatic, both physically and psychologically. And yet the public still wishes it to be an option for women; however, they view the choice not in the affirmative, but as the least of many evils. There are no obituaries today — POLICE From ‘Dreams’ to reality Performance puts Moeschl on display When Richard Moeschl’s “Arthur’s Dreams” opens at Oregon Stage Works in Ashland on Monday, it will be one more milestone for a play that Moeschl wrote in 2003. Narnia comes to Ashland for one magical weekend Lucy and Peter will venture in the land of Narnia two more times before the Sapphire Theatre Group’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” ends this weekend. In Review | The Crucible Arthur Miller’s powerful testament, “The Crucible,” written and performed in 1953, is now playing at Oregon Stage Works on A Street. It is a stark enactment of the spiritual battle against the dark forces in the world, particularly as epitomized by the events leading to witch trials in Salem, Mass., in 1692 that resulted in 19 hangings and earned it the dubious distinction of Witch City. Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 6 p.m. Thursday ( Back issues available ) Cabaret Theatre kicks off its 20th Anniversary season with “Honky Tonk Laundry,” a new country musical written by Roger Bean, creator of OCT’s 2002 show “Route 66.” Jussara Luz Padilha Jussara Luz Padilha’s new series of original prints, paintings, and collage work will be showing at Village Shoes and Art Gallery in downtown Ashland at 337 E. Main St. through April. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Book Review & Movies: Now playing ‘Affluent beggars’ an opportunity to examine ourselves Forgive me, but I’m feeling yanked in a couple of directions by the current discussion / firefight over Jason Pancoast and Elizabeth Johnson — you remember, the “affluent beggars” who walk our streets and whose story has been spread across the country by the Associated Press. And it’s easy to say you feel compassion for the homeless until you meet people like Jason and Elizabeth who’ve been pretty, shall we say, up-front about their situation. Church Listings 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. FEMA Experience in Texas, September 2005 I was invited by FEMA to act as a Public Information Officer (PIO) in a volunteer capacity. 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. 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