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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 A group of Ashland High School students head to their limousine after being photographed by their parents and friends at Lithia Park on Saturday. More photos here. May 15, 2006 Williams, Curran crowned Ashland High School seniors Jaxson Williams and Lucy Claire Curran were crowned prom king and queen Saturday night at the Historic Ashland Armory. Curran, who may also be one of the class valedictorians this year, is a violin soloist for the Southern Oregon Youth Symphony. Williams recently defended his title as the top high school classical guitarist in Oregon. more ... City Council to rule on annexation Sportscar maker plans new facility in city limits Effort gives Mt. A road spring cleaning Saul says there’s less trash every year, but neighbor wants better Batistella retires from post as dean Dean of Arts and Letters at SOU to edit online journal Bike Swap 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 Down & Out in Ashland A mother's sadness Q&A: The Rev. Pamela Shepherd Locally grown: people and planet prosper B Street house raises eyebrows, art A Queen Anne-style house on Pioneer and B Street has been raising eyebrows since Steve Strickland and Megan Mitchell began renovating it almost three years ago. Vintage autos are one man's treasure 12 Golden questions 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 Best buys for a quality wine Weds: Food & History Pisco punch is pretty potent 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 Who should you listen to? Grizz boys falter; Moyse still queen of SOC Moyse defeats No. 2 seed Wilson to repeat as SOC girls singles champion; AHS boys lose in semis Opinion & Editorial — OPINION PAGE POLICY — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Who are we? ... and why are we so afraid? Arguably one of the most important questions mankind has ever asked is, “who are we?” Getting down to the bottom of this question requires some seriously heavy thinking. It’s the type of question that inspires books of thoughtful analysis by the world’s foremost philosophers and thinkers. And it is the single most important question that must be answered in America today as we careen wildly out of control in foreign and domestic affairs, like two six-year-olds attempting to steer a runaway car that’s gaining speed down a steep incline. Most of us will agree our nation must turn from its present course. 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 — POLICE Reviews of stage & film Who is abler than Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), the famed Norwegian playwright, at rattling skeletons in the closet? Especially those of the Alving family in his haunting masterpiece “Ghosts” (1881), now being presented by SOU Theater Arts in its Center Square Theater through May 21. Hollywood rolls out the summer blockbusters 'Going Shopping' at the Varsity Coming Attractions Theatres, Inc. and Director Henry Jaglom combined to present a week of benefit screenings that started Friday of “Going Shopping,” Jaglom’s latest film. One hundred precent of the proceeds will go directly to the nonprofit Ashland Independent Film Festival, which offered the film during April’s festival. I hear what you’re saying: Freud turns 150 . *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 ) Liverpool Oratorio Siskiyou Singers salute Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Oratorio’ A musical first for Southern Oregon will occur when the Siskiyou Singers, under the direction of Dave Marston, perform the Liverpool Oratorio by Sir Paul McCartney on Saturday and Sunday. The performances, Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m., will take place at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall on Mountain Avenue. Artist profile “Hawkeye” McGuire mixes music with sustainible gardening Scott “Hawkeye” McGuire, performing artist and horticulturist/sustainable agriculture advocate, enjoys the balance of music and nature. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT MOVIES: Mother’s Day freak-out at The Bad Film Society Duncan has plenty of gems to share at program Wednesday “I’d heard at church that the kingdom of heaven is within us and thought, Yeah, sure. But the first time I walked up a trout stream, fly in hand, I didn’t feel I was ‘outside’ at all: I was traveling further and further in.” So says David James Duncan, author of the novel “The River Why.” Perhaps you’re reading it right now, having accepted the invitation of our county to be part of our “Jackson County Reads” program. I hope so. Duncan’s prose is worth the effort. “I was struck by the suspicion that rivers and mountains are myself turned inside out,” he wrote. Bingo. Church Listings --> Copyright © 2006 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved.