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--> --> Posted Friday, August 23, 2002 Protesters of all ages gather outside the Jackson County Fairgrounds within eyesight of the Compton Arena where President Bush spoke Thursday. Ashland Daily Tidings/CHRIS MILLER The Bush visit: Protesting a president CENTRAL POINT - Ignoring a designated "free speech zone" which would have placed some 500 protesters behind a barbed wire fence to observe the departure of President Bush's motorcade, some 50 activists took to the street where they confronted police outfitted in riot gear. On the inside: Expo crowd goes wild for Bush CENTRAL POINT - The flash of cameras and buzz of excited Americans filled the Compton Arena as thousands of Southern Oregonians cheered the President of the United States. Eco groups find little to cheer about Members of local conservation groups are decrying President Bush's support of a plan that would suspend environmental regulations to speed forest thinning projects. White House moves message south; Portland cleans up from protests PORTLAND (AP) - President Bush left Oregon this morning for California after a whirlwind visit that included a tour of a still-smoldering wildfire and speeches in which he argued that more logging in national forests would prevent devastating blazes. Deadly West Nile virus makes steady Westward advance ATLANTA - Steadily spreading westward across the United States, the mosquito-borne West Nile virus has already claimed at least 14 lives, infected almost 300 people and has been detected in all but seven of the lower 48 states. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing