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--> --> Posted Tuesday, October 8, 2002 Food and History Coffee for Teddy Roosevelt Our 26th President, Teddy Roosevelt, seemed to thrive on controversy, conflict and struggle. Born with a weak, asthmatic body, he turned it into a robust body by discipline and exercise. He was a Republican but his party's leaders hated him. He hand picked his successor, William Howard Taft, in 1908 then split the Republican Party by running against him in 1912. He won national fame as a warrior, leading the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders) in the Spanish-American War in 1898. In 1906, he became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Oct. 1: Argentine Matambre David Morrill - Outsider's Notes Oct. 5: Bush: a man out of his element As I watch George W. Bush conduct the affairs of state, I can't escape the conclusion that the man's heart is not in it. Aug. 1: Malnutrition in America: the quest Rev. Scott Dalgarno - Pastor's notes Oct. 5: Accept a loss, but learn from it Ten years ago Thomas Moore wrote a landmark book, Care of the Soul. Moore, a therapist, touched a cord when he said that too often people go to doctors and therapists looking for "cures." Many, experiencing a feeling of malaise about their lives, rush to professionals seeking "treatment, " but fail to pay attention to what their hearts, in distress, are trying to tell them. Sept. 14: Love and the red bandanna Amy Richard - What about art? Sept. 26: When the money goes, so does art How very ironic that as I'm reading about some incredible theater work going on at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in LaGrange, Ky., I'm also reading a report by the Justice Policy Institute that since the prison building boom in the 1980's, the number of black men behind bars has grown fivefold in the past 20 years, to the point that more black men are in jail or prison than are enrolled in colleges or universities. In the same 20-year period, the number of Americans of all races in jail or prison quadrupled, while the number of all races attending colleges and universities rose 22 percent. July 25: Funding is the key to public art Larry Berteau - Write On Aug. 29: L.A. smog or Oregon smoke By most measurements it's been a crummy summer. Houses have burned to the ground, forests have been put to the torch, there hasn't been any rain in more than two months, lawns are as brown as a bag at a city hall study session, there's likely to be a baseball strike tomorrow, and the blue sky has been nothing more than a rumor with the smoke hanging over the valley like a ticked-off, cigar puffing genie without a trace of humor - or compassion. Aug. 22: A canine case of bad bone disease Two dogs live at my house. They are unalike in the following ways: Aug. 15: Truth from a timeless land Cathy Shaw - State Street Feb. 15: Oregon Legislature as a visual aide I would love to come back to my State Street column and tell you that things are alive and well in Salem and legislators, irrespective of background, geographic location, age, or political party affiliation are working side by side to overcome Oregon's economic crisis. But that would be a lie. Abolitionist movement eyes OLCC 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