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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 Ryan Burt, a sophomore at the University of Oregon , takes off backwards from a jump at Mt. Ashland on Saturday. April 17, 2006 *updated by 5 p.m. daily Mt. Ashland shuts lifts for season 6 inches of fresh snow greet winter sports enthusiasts on closing day Skiers and snowboarders who spent their Easter Sunday making turns at Mount Ashland found a number of surprises when they made it up to the hill: a full parking lot, six inches of fresh snow on top of a 230-inch base and only one day left to take advantage of what they had been waiting for all year. Click here for the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings AFN plans could raise legal issues Predatory pricing charge may stem from open lines City council to hear ideas on planning Consultant to present results of study on Ashland land-use rules Antiquated Taco Bell to be razed and replaced Owners plan to open the larger, modern store by the middle of August Railroad park in Medford opens for summer season 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 4/17 Blinded in a forgotten war When my Marine officer son, Sky, deployed to Afghanistan last June — and I followed shortly thereafter, to see the country myself and report on his experiences there — I had several preconceived notions about what to expect. Mon: Essentially Ashland Twin vision sets new standards Mon: Tales From The Crib Don’t show your privates to strangers Mon: From Denmark Cartoons shatter Danes’ feeling of safety Tues: Off The Vine Reds from Italy can be outstanding Weds: Food & History Did Jesus settle down in Japan? Thurs: Sustainability Every Oregon home can support clean electricity Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This Why ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny Fri: Healthy Pets Make sure to restrain pets in cars Fri: For Your Health Good joint pain? There’s no such thing Sat: Marketing Today Your EBIDTA and you Cotts, Grizzlies take out KU Outfielder delivers clutch hit to help Ashland snap six-game losing streak Raiders overpower Ducks for big finish SOU tennis rolls in regular season finale Opinion & Editorial * NEW * Immediately respond to letters and editorials. See your comments posted within minutes! — There are no letters today — OPINION PAGE POLICY Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Immigration ... the final frontier The problem with the immigration issue is that while it is easy to determine the motivating factors driving more than one million poor people to our land each year, it isn't an easy issue to determine how to deal with the inevitable impact of such mass migration. But we should start with learning the lessons inherent in history. 150 years ago, Mexico had the same problem ... with illegal immigration from the United States. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — Case In Point : Point of no return approaching The most recent May issue of “Vanity Fair,” called the “special green issue,” tackles the subject of global warming, which it identifies as a “threat graver than terrorism.” One of the featured articles inside is by Al Gore, titled, “The Moment of Truth.” In surprisingly accessible prose, Gore makes the case for the fact that mankind is at a crossroad, a moment in the arc of history which is as grave as anything that has come before. The enormity of what lies ahead is staggering . — There are no obituaries today — POLICE click here to see print version Ashland groups hope to make it big on generosity ‘Grease’ comes to Ashland Children’s Musical Theater performs for two weekends In Review | Why We Fight An analysis of war that avoids grandstanding In the opening moments of “Why We Fight,” we see Dwight Eisenhower, in his farewell address before leaving office, warn Congress and the American people about the presence of a triangle that should be watched and guarded against. He called this triangle the military-industrial complex, with the third corner being provided by Congress. As director Eugene Jarecki demonstrates in his 99-minute film, it was a prescient admonition. Film festival celebrates independence Film Festival At SOU Was Mike Bianca the right Police Chief for Ashland? 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 ) Festival in the Desert One World presents Festival in the Desert with Tinariwen and Markus James on Thursday April 20 at the Historic Ashland Armory in downtown Ashland at 8 p.m. to close this season’s 2005-2006 series. Joy Light illuminates silk Joy Light has been designing and creating silk scarves since she moved to Ashland 17 years ago where she now has her home studio. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Movies: Now playing 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.