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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us November 5 - 6, 2005 come on in ... The city’s fine Once again, national media extoll the virtues of living here — but to what end? Ashland has done it again. Another round of “best of” lists has been announced and, as has been the case of late, Ashland has topped them once again. Money Magazine and CNN both dubbed it one of the best small towns in which to retire. Fortune called the area one of the safest in the country and America Online also featured the livability of the city. Front page of today's printed Daily Tidings WEEKEND Public can weigh in on AHS plans Monday meeting focuses on how to improve school Man embarks on journey to the East Coast Rainbow Scooter hopes to make it across the U.S. on donations Legal burns make for smoky afternoon here A handful of open burns filled the south Valley with a strong stench of smoke on Friday afternoon. Friday Wages fail to keep up with costs Low paying jobs aren’t keeping up with high cost of living in Ashland Halloween death due to asphyxiation Steven A. Burkemper moved to Ashland in late September to attend Rogue Community College. Eventually, he wanted to study theater at Southern Oregon University. But early on Halloween night, the 26-year-old asphyxiated in a narrow breezeway in downtown Ashland. More than a day later, a pedestrian noticed his body under a motion-sensor light hung from the Trinity Episcopal Church. Ice rink in Lithia Park to open soon There are sure signs that winter is just around the corner all around Ashland: The mountains have the first coating of snow, the rains are blowing into the Valley and, of course, the Ashland Parks and Recreation Department is beginning to set up the Darex Family Ice Rink. Southern Oregon countryside, by horseback Rain or shine, a horse is one of the best ways top enjoy the outdoors Mon: Essentially Ashland Wheel fun on Oak Street Mon: Tales From The Crib Gee, your toddler smells great! Tues: Off The Vine Don’t worry about going into the shop Weds:Food & History Latvians have fought for freedom Commentary Party-crashers need to head on home Fri: Healthy Pets Know about toxins around your property Sat: Marketing Today Reaping the double windfall SOU Cross Country One of the least recognized sports at Southern Oregon University — the men’s cross country team — is ranked No. 1 in the Cascade Conference and Region I and sixth in the nation at the NAIA Division II level. Raider Harrier Ryan Pfeil warms up at Southern Oregon University. RAIDER ROUNDUP Mens Basketball The Southern Oregon University men’s basketball team pulled the factory seal off the 2005-06 season by trouncing Puget Sound Christian, 92-48. Volleyball The Southern Oregon University volleyball team won its 16th consecutive match and clinched no worse than a share of the 2005 Cascade Conference regular-season championship. Women’s basketball gets first W Lynn Kennedy won his first game as Southern Oregon University women’s basketball coach in a 68-33 Raider shellacking of Simpson College. Mike Whitehead a contestant on ultimate fighter show Former SOU wrestler part of all-day TV marathon Grizzlies end with a ‘W’ Dylan Steeves rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns and Josh Cornelius caught a lob in the end zone at the end of the first half as the Ashland High football team capped its season with a 21-7 win. It’s playoff time for Grizzlies Ashland High’s boys’ soccer and volleyball teams — recently crowned Southern Oregon Conference champs — look to extend their seasons Saturday with the start of the OSAA Class 4A state playoffs. — EDITORIAL Council votes to keep festival from voting If the city council has concerns about the actions of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, it would best be expressed by the mayor or perhaps the city administrator discussing it with OSF’s board or director. Little was accomplished by the Ashland City Council approving a resolution Tuesday night asking the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to abandon a vote among its more than 19,000 members. At issue with the vote is whether members wish to give up their voting privileges in order to protect their privacy. — FORUM The debt reality causes all to take a second look at AFN — LETTERS From the Right Side Mike Green Updated Tuesdays: More than 2,000 troops are gone … Let’s just pretend they’re NOT dead On Halloween night, I saw a waitress at a local restaurant dressed in camouflage with a toy M-16 strapped to her side. I wondered if she understood the trauma and fear that enveloped those in a true theater of battle, who placed their lives on the line because they made a commitment to follow the orders of our elected leaders. I wondered if she knew the worry felt by military spouses and families left behind to fend for themselves on the paltry salaries we pay those who face death on our behalf. It is hard for me to pretend not to know. It is hard for me to ignore the daily death toll that continues to creep higher, signaling the beginning of mourning for another American family with each tick. Updated Mondays: — CASE IN POINT : Rosa Parks left Jim Crow behind Rosa Parks died in her home Oct. 24 in Detroit. She was 92 years old. Over the last 50 years, she had become the defining symbol of the civil rights movement. Her one act of defiance on a December day in 1955 set in motion events that would erode and finally eliminate the Jim Crow laws that had stood for almost 100 years. It was a seminal moment in what would be a harrowing march for justice, led by a young, 26-year-old minister, Martin Luther King Jr. Case in Point: RESPONSE Mr. Honoré’s excellent Case In Point essay alluded to the influence of the dispensationalists on the Administration but left that pregnant thought hanging. Armageddon is viewed as unavoidable by those conservative evangelicals who adhere to this view. —No obituaries today —No police report at press dealine Movies | T.V. | Calendar Stories updated by 5 p.m. Thursdays ( Back issues available ) New Ashland singer/artist set to release three new albums “That’s me. I’m five foot one,” Laura Cantrell laughs, adding that the singing connection wasn’t intentional, although she did start performing at an early age, and the New Age CD “Listen with Your Heart,” that she recorded with Grammy finalist Will Clipman climbed to position 17 last year in the Top 100 new age/ambient/world radio/Internet airwaves chart. Due to sold-out performances , Camelot Theatre will extend for one week the musical “The 1940s Radio Hour.” More Local Entertainment Movie Reviews: Now playing Church Listings Rosa Parks’ contribution honored I only saw her once. She was in her 70s then. Rosa Parks was shy and soft-spoken, at home in her own skin but clearly uncomfortable with celebrity, known as she was as mother of our nations’ civil rights movement. She acknowledged pride in the title but seemed more at home looking on as others spoke of all that was won in those pioneering days. SOU 2005-06 theater season shows wide range of talent from students In Review: North Country Challenging the fraternity without questioning the motives 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