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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us Blenders teacher Mark Sherbow talks to his class this morning at Walker Elementary School. January 31, 2006 Pack them in, it’s not a crowd City’s elementary schools are using all available space Class sizes in Ashland’s three remaining schools are actually below 2004-05 levels, even with one less open elementary school. The average elementary class size was 23.7 students a year ago. Classes at Bellview, Helman and Walker schools average aroud 22.4 kids per room this year, according to enrollment figures released by the school district in the fall. See the front page of the printed version of today's Tidings SOU to hold memorial for deceased track star Hanson remembered as someone nobody spoke ill of at the university Owl impact is focus of final push Group hopes USFS will takes ideas into account ASD bond committee meets The Ashland School District Bond and Facilities Planning Committee will meet for the second time in a week at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Ashland Middle School library, 100 Walker Ave. Abundant snowfall will help fill lakes Snow has been piling up steadily in the mountains for two months, providing Southern Oregon with one of the deepest early-season snowpacks in recent years. the Valley In Brief Talent City Council Rajneesh follower avoids prison Avalon – not a satellite Goose Dal and Renee Carver saw opportunity in Talent. The Carvers, restaurateurs who’ve operated the Wild Goose in Ashland for almost seven years, wanted to create something that Talent didn’t have. Mon: Essentially Ashland Sting-rays and days of glaze Mon: Tales From The Crib Messy little man Mon: From Denmark Feeling out of place, a snowfall provides relief Tues: Off The Vine Some tips on recent test selections Weds: Food & History William Walker, part 2 Thurs: Commentary The war on EID Fri: I'll Shut Up — Right After This Hunkering down with the Gray Lady Fri: Healthy Pets Raw foods aren’t meant for pets Sat: Marketing Today How much pay is enough? There are no sports stories today Opinion & Editorial — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — OPINION PAGE POLICY COLUMNIST Updated Tuesdays: From the Right Side Mike Green Will Iraq become the new Kurdistan? Once upon a time, in the land of Mesopotamia, nearly 3,000 years ago, there was a place called Kurdistan. The people residing there were called Kurds. Long before Mohammed, and even before Jesus Christ was born of men, there lived the Kurds. One day the Kurds awakened and their country was gone, and they were suddenly living in the countries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. In the aftermath of the takeover by the United States, Talabani emerged as Iraq's first Kurdish president. Ironically, this man fought for Kurdish independence from Iraq for many years. Today, Barzani rules the Kurdish north, where the oil-rich regions of Kirkuk are a grand prize. Allawi and his various relatives and strongmen remain in power despite having no political office (his cousin is Minister of Finance). Chalabi is Deputy Prime Minister and in December 2005 took over the Oil Ministry for a scheduled period of 30 days while the man he replaced was unexpectedly forced to take an unplanned vacation. Where that scenario will lead is anybody's guess. And what about the Shiites and Sunnis? They simply want their country back … sans America. In the meantime, while America has control over Iraq, the target has once again fallen on Iraq's neighbor, Iran. CASE IN POINT (OPED) Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT Pro-choice, pro-life: reframing the debate So much has been written about the conundrum of abortion — Roe v. Wade, right to life, right to choose, partial-birth abortion ban, unborn victims of violence act, life begins at ... fertilization? birth? or when? — that just raising the subject can cause the reader to grow weary, long before completing the first sentence. It is one of those defining issues that engages us as a society for so many disparate yet seminal reasons, one that the Supreme Court will certainly revisit sooner than later. And do so with Sandra Day O’Connor gone and Samuel Alito newly seated. Clearly, the American people are conflicted over abortion: while supporting Roe they understand the implications of abortion as a procedure, and recognize that it is a profoundly serious decision for any woman. To abort a fetus is invasive and traumatic, both physically and psychologically. And yet the public still wishes it to be an option for women; however, they view the choice not in the affirmative, but as the least of many evils. — OBITUARIES — POLICE From ‘Dreams’ to reality Performance puts Moeschl on display When Richard Moeschl’s “Arthur’s Dreams” opens at Oregon Stage Works in Ashland on Monday, it will be one more milestone for a play that Moeschl wrote in 2003. Narnia comes to Ashland for one magical weekend Lucy and Peter will venture in the land of Narnia two more times before the Sapphire Theatre Group’s production of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” ends this weekend. In Review | The Crucible Arthur Miller’s powerful testament, “The Crucible,” written and performed in 1953, is now playing at Oregon Stage Works on A Street. It is a stark enactment of the spiritual battle against the dark forces in the world, particularly as epitomized by the events leading to witch trials in Salem, Mass., in 1692 that resulted in 19 hangings and earned it the dubious distinction of Witch City. Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 6 p.m. Thursday ( Back issues available ) Cabaret Theatre kicks off its 20th Anniversary season with “Honky Tonk Laundry,” a new country musical written by Roger Bean, creator of OCT’s 2002 show “Route 66.” Jussara Luz Padilha Jussara Luz Padilha’s new series of original prints, paintings, and collage work will be showing at Village Shoes and Art Gallery in downtown Ashland at 337 E. Main St. through April. LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT Book Review & Movies: Now playing ‘Affluent beggars’ an opportunity to examine ourselves Forgive me, but I’m feeling yanked in a couple of directions by the current discussion / firefight over Jason Pancoast and Elizabeth Johnson — you remember, the “affluent beggars” who walk our streets and whose story has been spread across the country by the Associated Press. And it’s easy to say you feel compassion for the homeless until you meet people like Jason and Elizabeth who’ve been pretty, shall we say, up-front about their situation. 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. The impact of the Gulf Coast tragedy on Native Americans DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Generic Viagra Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Sportsbook Absinthe Supply Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations African Safari Hammocks Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino King of Spirits ink cartridges Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams