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--> --> Posted Tuesday, November 19, 2002 Food and History Famous food facts and phrases The earliest known cookbook is a Babylonian cuneiform dated 1792 BC, now part of the Yale University Babylonian Collection. It is being translated by a prominent French Assyriologist, Professor Jean Bottero. Gourmet Bottero says he "would not wish such meals on my worst enemies." However some common foods have strange and humorous origins. Nov. 12: Five years later ... 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 Ned Hickson Nov. 9: Lithia water: hard to swallow As you might've noticed, police dramas involving any type of forensic investigation are extremely popular right now. For those of you who aren't familiar with this type of crime show, it's when old-fashioned detective work - in combination with high-tech science - is conducted by really attractive people who would otherwise be getting into water balloon fights at the Playboy Mansion. 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 Larry Berteau - Write On Nov. 2: Confessions of a big-league loser I walk into the hall, confronted by the backs of heads. The ceiling is too high, the bench seating too rigid, and the stage at the far end of the hall was constructed in Kurt Vonnegut's imagination. Oct. 12: Baseball is belly bad for them Aug. 29: L.A. smog or Oregon smoke 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