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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 Penny Rand knits on a curb near the missing benches on the Plaza. Business owners are asking police for a stronger downtown presence to combat crime. April 18, 2006 *updated by 5 p.m. daily City targets Plaza Business owners, city leaders working with police to identify, deal with problem groups The Ashland Chamber of Commerce has been meeting with Mayor John Morrison and members of the Ashland Police Department about how to deal with downtown crime. As a result of the meetings, Morrison said, “Police are going to a bigger presence downtown. Click here for the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings *Reader responses at end of stories* Stivers happy to settle into a routine As story about a lost RV fades, parents hope their kids will get a fresh start Libraries arrive at levy rate $1.18 per $1,000 will be up to voters in November MAA board reflects on good season, looks to fall The Mount Ashland Association Board of Directors applauded a successful end to a snowy season and looked into improvements for the upcoming winter at a meeting Monday at 1050 Knutson Ave. in Medford. Sheriff will continue to police Phoenix Residents fill the city council chambers as interest in ongoing saga remains high SOU Chamber Choir visits Ashland’s sister city Guanajuato University’s music department will celebrate Mozart in May 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 Don’t forget the history of Cabernet 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 Foster’s record day saves SOU Senior sets RBI mark in sweep of NW Christian Opinion & Editorial * NEW * Immediately respond to letters and editorials. See your comments posted within minutes! — Letters: At Length AIFF offers scene but movies offer little Community is seeing politics, not policing — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — OPINION PAGE POLICY Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Little Johnny can’t read … so let’s hide his test scores Two of the most widely trusted professions outside of physicians and attorneys are arguably politicians and teachers. Say what you will about doctors and lawyers; at one time or another we end up trusting our lives to them. And despite the rampant corruption within our federal government and state legislatures, we can hardly wait to line up at the polls to vote our guy or girl to another term of office. But who would taint teachers with the sordid stench that emanates from the halls of congress and justice? I would. 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 . — OBITUARIES — 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 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 ) 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.