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--> --> Posted Tuesday, December 10, 2002 Jeff Cheek - Food and History Presidential illnesses We Americans sometimes do strange things. We fought a revolution to free ourselves from a royal government, and in Article I, Section 9 of our constitution forbade all titles of nobility. Then we turn around and give our Chief Executive perks and privileges that many kings will envy. Why? Probably because we are dimly aware of the enormous burden the president must carry. It is a man killing job. Of the 43 elected presidents, 8, or l9 percent, have died in office; half of them by assassination. Dec. 3: Senator Lodge and Senate Bean Soup Ned Hickson Dec. 7: A `full nudity' video game leaves us longing for Pong Anyone who remembers Pong and Space Invaders will likely agree that they were the last of the truly great video games. They marked the real "golden age" of video games because, back then, you didn't need a pace-maker and four hands in order to play. In fact, with Pong, you didn't need ANY hands. That's because once you set the little rectangular paddles directly across from each other on the TV screen, the ball would bounce back and forth between them until you either moved one of the paddles, were hypnotized into submission, or the screen exploded. (This eventually became known as the pause feature.) Nov. 23: During lightning, avoid Britney Spears Larry Berteau - Write On Conforte, cool and comfy in S.A. Joe Conforte may not have been the most upstanding character to hit the high desert of Nevada. Indeed, the fact that he's in Brazil where he fled to avoid tax charges more than 10 years ago suggests he was not an entirely savory character. Amy Richard - What about art? Nov. 16: Post-election time: Color me blue A few nights ago I had a dream that I tore a pull-out map from a magazine, and smack in the center of the map was Iraq, in brilliant blue. The surrounding countries were brightly colored in greens, reds and yellows. There were no names, no capitals, no real identifying features - just a big colored map, like those wooden ones I had in my toy box when I was learning about shapes, colors, sizes and spatial relationships. Sept. 26: When the money goes, so does art Rev. Scott Dalgarno - Pastor's notes Nov. 9: Winnie's angels made madcap sense While hundreds of little goblins were raiding our streets this last October 31st, Winifred Clare Wilkie, perhaps Ashland's oldest citizen, passed on quietly in her sleep. She was 103. Oct. 19: A master's class in incarnation David Morrill - Outsider's Notes Oct. 5: Bush: a man out of his element As I watch George W. Bush conduct the affairs of state, I can't escape the conclusion that the man's heart is not in it. Aug. 1: Malnutrition in America: the quest Cathy Shaw - State Street Feb. 15: Oregon Legislature as a visual aide I would love to come back to my State Street column and tell you that things are alive and well in Salem and legislators, irrespective of background, geographic location, age, or political party affiliation are working side by side to overcome Oregon's economic crisis. But that would be a lie. Abolitionist movement eyes OLCC Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing