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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us Skiers and snowboarders hike up Mount Ashland on Monday while the Ariel chairlift to the top of the ski area was closed. See the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings January 3, 2006 Weather stymies Mt. Ashland operations Capacity crowd packed the ski area on Monday despite Ariel chairlift being closed due to ice High winds closed Mt. Ashland for the day at 10:15 this morning. Favorable conditions earlier in the day deteriorated at that time as a new storm system packing gale-force winds hit the ski area. The weather made it too dangerous to operate any lifts. Today is the second day in the past three that weather has closed the mountain. Northlight fades away Developers won’t challenge rejection of Lithia Way site New building proposed next to Mojo Rising Lithia Way continues its transformation into a second Main Street as developer Bob Kendrick is proposing a mixed use project to be built on the old Harrison Parts Co. parking lot. Annual address tops city meeting Morrison’s ‘State of City’ will be forward-looking Playground maintenance will be focus of joint meeting A group of city leaders will discuss the preservation of public open spaces, including the playgrounds and playing fields at Briscoe and Lincoln schools, at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Ashland Parks and Recreation Office, 340 S. Pioneer St. Ashland schools bond panel looks at facilities funds It’s time to trim down the list of $86 million in Ashland School District maintenance and improvement projects. Former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy sues for $600,000 over firing Robert Tancredi alleges the sheriff’s department in 2003 initiated personnel and criminal investigations against him in retaliation for taking a leave of absence at the time of the birth of his child. the Valley & State TODAY Talent council meets Wednesday $10.5M for Homeland Security Former Oregon leader dies at 86 How to plant a tree, the right way This autumn, the citizens of Ashland completed the annual Tree of the Year selection process by nominating and voting in record numbers. They chose the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) located at 165 Almond Street as the 2005 Tree of the Year. This fun and educational process of nominating and voting for some of Ashland’s finest trees is one of many ways our community expresses its appreciation for trees in general and for one special tree that, for whatever personal reasons, is beautiful and significant to us. Mon: Essentially Ashland Amy ... above the din Mon: Tales From The Crib Renewing last year’s resolution Mon: From Denmark Feeling out of place, a snowfall provides relief Tues: Off The Vine Now’s a good time for wine resolutions Weds: Food & History Love gave us a leader in time of war Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This As days grow longer, time for reflection Fri: Healthy Pets Holiday stuff can endanger the fluffy ones Sat: Marketing Today Making – and keeping – your resolutions Ashland girls basketball tops coaches list Opinion & Editorial — There is no editorial today — GUEST FORUM My goodness, the outcry by some that I want to have public discussion about infill. My interest in land use planning started many decades before taking a seat on the planning commission. I understand infill and am in full agreement with testimonials given to infill’s merits. — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — OPINION PAGE POLICY COLUMNIST Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Beyond suicide bombings: hiding the truth in plain sight Forget everything you think you know about the War on Terror. It’s all a lie. And if you are prone to believe the rhetoric about the intentions of bad man Saddam Hussein and his past potential for targeting and attacking the United States, perhaps you would also be interested in some scenic waterfront property in New Orleans … right next to the levee. Two men are responsible for most everything the American public believes about Iraq and the threat to America. Those two names I will present to you in this column because they are currently at the pinnacle of power in a winner-take-all scheme for literally trillions of dollars in oil revenues over the course of the next quarter century. Both men are CIA operatives. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT The mother of all distractions The war in Iraq has also been the source of abiding distraction for the United States. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the administration, which entered into this war by choice and not necessity, has used the bully pulpit of the presidency to discuss little else. To our peril we have ignored and continue to ignore pressing issues regarding the environment, foreign oil dependency, social security, our national deficit, health care and health insurance, education, the infrastructure and electrical grids, and our porous borders. The list could go on. We have also ignored international realities that could swamp us and the free world. — No obituaries today. — Police Count down in style A traveling musician gets the word out on his concert online Jonah Gabriel Lipsky wanted people to know J. Wail, his one-man band, would be in Ashland to rock in the new year. Did you get the memo? The 28-year-old musician from Ashville, N.C., sent one. New Year's Events 2005: A year desperate for intelligent design After looking back over 2005, it’s clear that there are a bevy of reasons that support the idea that if there is an intelligent designer at the helm, he or she was sitting on the beach down in Cabo and definitely not taking care of business here at home. Watch what you eat on New Year’s Day Were you planning to eat chicken? If you do, you might end up scratching a living in the coming year just like a chicken scratching the ground. Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 5 p.m. Thursday ( Back issues available ) Mambo Rico adds Salsa spice to New Year’s Eve bash ... New Year’s Eve the historical armory in Ashland will be pumping with the latest in hot music and dance. Sacred walk to 2006 provides peaceful space The 7th Annual New Year’s Labyrinth Walk, will offer sacred space, beautiful music, and peaceful silence for all who come. Seiber’s dance has come full circle Local dancer, choreographer and teacher Suzanne Seiber was enrolled in her first dance class at age 5 because her mother noticed that she “was always dancing” and wanted to support her daughter’s passion. In Review: Memoirs of a Geisha Clearly, there is a story here that touches a chord in the audience, making it ripe for a Hollywood adaptation. Movies: Now playing What do we really want for Christmas? Christianity is totally unique among the world’s religions because the entrance to it has such a very small door. Those of you who have enjoyed “The Lord of the Rings” movies, think of the tall wizard, Gandalf, coming to visit his Hobbit friend Bilbo Baggins at Bag-end. The little circle of a door, nestled in the hillside. He had to crouch way down, just like God, who first crouched down in the manger, so we could all know that we could do it too. 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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