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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us Reeder Reservoir is Ashland’s primary water source . Coupled with demands already being met, the city is moving ahead with plans to increase capacity and provide a safety net through a second source. December 15, 2005 Water Worries Demand for water exceeds supply According to a report from Carollo Engineers, Ashland’s water storage system is operating at a deficit of its optimal conditions by 650,000 gallons. In 10 years, it will need more water to meet the needs of its expanding population, which is growing at a rate of 1.5 percent a year. Printed version of the front page of today's Tidings Vail planner top choice so far Mayor’s former boss reportedly runner up for Ashland community development director SOU appoints new administrator Southern Oregon University appointed Jonathan Eldridge as the vice president of student affairs today. Bids in for high school master plan Local company’s offer saves travel expenses Flu hits Southern Oregon Just in time for Christmas, the flu season has arrived in Southern Oregon. Books closed on Phoenix High sexual ‘horseplay’ The Jackson County District Attorney’s Office has declined to file charges in a case in which a Phoenix High School student claimed a fellow student sexually abused him Oct. 21 inside the school’s weight room. the Valley In Brief Ashland women charged in barroom bat attack Greenway sex was consensual, lawyer contends SPECIAL * Third of a four-part series Due to technical difficulties the final installment will post Friday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. From Ecuador: the harrowing train derailment More of the misadventures of a Tidings reporter on vacation So I rode on top of a freight train. No kidding. A quaint nearby outing The green sign that welcomes drivers to Jacksonville reads: population 2,190. It’s hard to believe that a city as quaint and beautiful as Jacksonville could have so few inhabitants. Mon: Essentially Ashland Ashland’s Pioneer glass paved way for locally made pints Mon: Tales From The Crib Bravery from the mind of a 4-year-old Mon: From Denmark Time passes quickly as new host family looms Tues: Off The Vine Aged wines grow in popularity Weds:Food & History (John) Brown versus the British navy Thurs: Commentary Is there a Renaissance man in the house? Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This The need for interrelation is obvious Fri: Healthy Pets Eye worms: ugly cause of red eyes Sat: Marketing Today How to guarantee success BASKETBALL AHS Roundup Grizz clutch in win Reinstedt hits 3 as AHS boys win tournament opener Opinion & Editorial — OPINION PAGE POLICY — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — GUEST FORUM Ski Area board has failed as leaders — EDITORIAL Ashland doesn’t need even more bureaucracy For a long time, affordable housing in Ashland was the nice thing that everyone talked about and few really wanted. COLUMNIST Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green PANSY politicians George Bush may be a lot of things — and he has been called plenty of names — but let’s face it … he is not likely to be considered a “girly man” by the California governor anytime soon. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT : Education In America The classroom dynamic defies simple measurement This is the second of a three-part series on education. Clearly, how we as a nation best educate our children is a huge question that does not lend itself to easy answers. But by embracing No Child Left Behind we have once again misplaced our confidence when attempting to address how schools can be held accountable. How do we assess if students are learning? — OBITUARIES — POLICE Ashland man helps bring music back to The Big Easy Think about New Orleans, and it’s almost impossible not to hear music. The spirited, brassy sound of trumpet and saxophone, bass and piano, trombone and drum, brought together in a raucous and stirring celebration of jazz and life. So, as Peter Spring tried to absorb what had occurred in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, he viewed it through the prism of music, understanding almost immediately that if the soul of the crescent city was going to rebound, music would be integral to its recovery. In Review | Camelot ‘For one brief, shining moment’ Lush, romantic fantasy. A dream of “might for right” and “justice for all.” Yes. But when you actually see the play again, rather than listen to the score, you remember its dark, pessimistic tone. Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 5 p.m. Thursday ( Back issues available ) Gypsy Soul ... for the music The music of Gypsy Soul will endeavor to stir audience members’ souls again this holiday season when they perform their fifth annual benefit concert as a fundraiser for WinterSpring Center for Living with Loss and Grief. A ‘warrior princess of comedy’ speaks on improv “It was an actual coronation, with a tiara,” says Eve Smythe, recalling the day she was crowned a “warrior princess of comedy” and inducted into the popular women’s improv troupe, the Hamazons. Aletta Mannix releases Christmas CD MORE LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Movies: Now playing A lesson from the Nativity: There’s always a little more room Pam Shepherd, the delightful new pastor of Ashland’s United Church of Christ, said the following to me recently about this festive season, “It’s our best story.” She’s right. Christmas is our best story. It’s what is entirely unique about Christianity. Buddha found enlightenment as a young adult. Muhammud experienced his “night of power” as an adult. Moses was married when he encountered his burning bush. Jesus was baptized by John in the Jordan as an adult, but it is his birth that has captured the world’s imagination. 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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