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See the latest deals! GUEST OPINIONS Opinions from community members Opinions from community members Republicans and the politics of cognitive dissonance Posted Jul 26, 2014 at 2:00 AM If you are following the trailers now being previewed regarding the 2014 mid-term elections, you might be experiencing some cognitive dissonance (CD), meaning you are often confronted with policy proposals and statements by the Republicans that can seem jarring, defy reason and are in conflict with your existing view of how the world should work. NEXT 10 » « PREV 10 --> Public space off limits to the public? Posted Jul 9, 2014 at 2:00 AM The personally marked off spaces before the Fourth of July parade highlighted a concern for me about what is happening in Ashland, which is a greater trend around the country and world. We are watching our public space being grabbed up, put off... 'As Iraqis stand up, we'll stand down' Posted Jun 21, 2014 at 2:00 AM For so many reasons, watching Iraq descend into chaos is profoundly disheartening. Iraq is today and always has been a Gordian knot that cannot be unraveled. To believe that democracy can be imposed on this ancient, Byzantine place (others have... Reflections of an Ashland school bus driver Updated May 27, 2014 at 9:45 AM It's been a tough year: troublesome children, irresponsible parents, snow in early December, radical detours around the plaza for filming, ubiquitous bad drivers, the road diet. So yes, it's been a wild ride. I've been driving bus for 16 years, this... The young girls of Nigeria Posted May 24, 2014 at 2:00 AM In the middle of a northern Nigerian night, on April 14, an Islamic terror group called Boko Haram kidnapped 300 schoolgirls, ages 15-18. Taken from their dormitory, they were loaded onto vans and buses and driven away from their high school (which... A post-racial America — or not Posted May 2, 2014 at 2:00 AM On a brisk early November evening in 2008, Barack Obama stood before a massive crowd in Chicago's Grant Park and spoke of his improbable victory. NEXT 10 » « PREV 10 » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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