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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us Medford's S.W.A.T team helps SOU senior student Jimmy Johnson , left, senior Charles Comer, center, junior Jim Mahar along with students from the criminology department simulate a search and secure. February 11-12, 2006 Cop for a day Lock-In at SOU lets students experience real-life situations The SWAT team raided the basement of Taylor Hall at Southern Oregon University on Friday. No, it wasn’t an actual standoff with hostages and weapons. The raid, which several SOU students in SWAT gear participated in, was one of eight activities available to participants in the fifth-annual SOU Lock-In. See the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings WEEKEND Money for parks may get a vote Department seeks formal city charter arrangement Di Chiro’s contract status to be discussed School board members will also hear from task force about kindergarten Interchange options on the table Phoenix businesses are invited to attend a Wednesday meeting to discuss the $40 million Fern Valley Interchange project. The meeting will be held at the Phoenix High School cafeteria, 745 N. Rose St., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. FRIDAY Bates spurs impeachment talk During a town meeting, Ashland’s state senator says time to oust Bush has come Raising money for raising a barn Taking inspiration from the old countryside tradition of roping in a whole community to build a barn in a day, a group of parents and community members hope people will dance to Beatles tunes to raise money for the restoration of the barn at Willow Wind Community Learning Center. School’s property has been home to many families and activities for last century The wind still blows through the willows on these acres just outside the city limits of Ashland, but this unique parcel of land has witnessed many changes. AFN employee seeks top post An Ashland Fiber Network employee is among the final four candidates to become head of the city’s cable television and Internet service, according to Mayor John Morrison. Friendly rivals search for birds Mon: Essentially Ashland A dying breed in Ashland: blue-collar artist Mon: Tales From The Crib Murder on my mind Mon: From Denmark Feeling out of place, a snowfall provides relief Tues: Off The Vine Get more wine into your life Weds: Food & History Confederate army had few blacks Thurs: Commentary The battered Muslim moderate Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This The oneness that comes with calm Fri: Healthy Pets Aflatoxin is deadly for dogs Sat: Marketing Today Thoughts on loss prevention Grizzlies stay alive, beat KU in double overtime Reinstedt clutch as Ashland pulls within a game of Pels Raiders pinned by UCD UC Davis snaps SOU’s streak; Raider men win at Eastern AHS girls slam Pelicans Roupp’s hard work pays off with banner season Jamie Roupp can’t change the past, but she’s doing everything in her power to keep history from repeating itself. On Feb. 25, 2004, the Ashland High guard toed the free throw line with 38 seconds left in a second-round state playoff game at Tigard. The Grizzlies were down by one and in desperate need of a clutch shot, but Roupp, then a sophomore, clanked both freebies. Opinion & Editorial — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — EDITORIAL Case for impeachment has not been made If President George W. Bush broke the Fourth Amendment in the Bill of Rights, he committed a crime and should be impeached. Short of that, impeachment will accomplish nothing. — OPINION PAGE POLICY COLUMNIST Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green It's all about R-E-S-P-E-C-T Yo mama is so big she uses the driveway for an ironing board! Oh yeah? Well, yo mama is so ugly when she looked out the window she was arrested for indecent exposure! For those of you unfamiliar with this uniquely inner-city game played among many black Americans, it’s called, “the dozens.” But make no mistake, this game isn’t all about getting big laughs … it is fundamentally about undermining respect for others and gaining respect for oneself. Respect is what most everyone seeks, regardless of who they are, where they reside or the conditions in which they live. Take a look at the recent events in the Middle East. Since December of last year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims have become outraged about 12 cartoons that initially appeared in a Danish newspaper, which depicted caricatures of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT: Truthiness When it comes to truth, even facts don’t get in the way Last month the American Dialectic Society announced that it had selected the word “truthiness” as the word of the year for 2005. The Society explained their choice in a press release as follows which stated that the word “truthiness,” which was recently popularized on the Cobert Report, “a satirical mock news show on Comedy Central television chanel, refers to the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true.” What the society is referring to is the use of the word “truthiness” by Stephen Colbert during a feature called “The Word.” He defines “truthiness” as the quality by which someone purports to know something emotionally or instinctively without regard to evidence which might be deduced after a close examination of the facts. — OBITUARIES — POLICE This weekend’s Body Mind Spirit Expo , at the Ashland Springs Hotel, assures the same. An all-weekend admission costs $6 and allows guests to shop 40 booths, listen to 30 lectures, and challenge their belief systems on everything from death to detoxification. In Review | Honky Tonk Laundry Who woulda thought that a show filled with “he done me wrong — again” songs could be so much fun? Well, let me tell you, “Honky Tonk Laundry” by Roger Bean, now playing at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre, is an absolute hoot. Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 6 p.m. Thursday ( Back issues available ) A weekend of Environmental films 5th annual event features reception welcoming the new director of the Siskiyou Project Blue Star carves out a niche in Ashland Blue Star, creator of over 10,000 custom made flutes, is in the midst of creating two films that share a common energy. All are inspired by, as he says, “Love. By becoming unconditional love and sharing unconditional love.” LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Movies: Now playing Visiting poet may leave you with desire to ‘shift ’ In “A Letter From Naomi Shihab Nye To Any Would-be Terrorist” the poet asks, “Have you noticed how many roads there are? Sure you have. You must check out maps and highways and small alternate routes just like anyone else. There is no way everyone on earth could travel on the same road, or believe in exactly the same religion. It would be too crowded, it would be dumb. I don’t believe you want us all to be Muslims.” She is a poet obsessed by roads. 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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