Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Shirley Patton, 81, celebrated 60 years of service with the Tudor Guild on Monday. Patton is in her 75th year of acting, although no longer with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). She’ll star in Camelot Theatre’s “The Gin Game” in May. As the Tudor Guild recognized various decades of service at its Monday meeting, Patton was saved for last as the longest-standing member. She received a more detailed introduction and a bouquet of flowers. Laughing as she took the micro
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Warning lights should have been flashing early on during William Barr’s confirmation hearings on Tuesday. But our nation’s political class is so eager to think that an establishment figure would never capitulate to President Trump that the moment went by with barely a nod. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, asked the would-be attorney general about his June 8, 2018 memo that offered an expansive view of presidential authority. Barr eviscer
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
Staff Reports September 30th is the anniversary of the birth 799 years ago of Jal& 225;l ad-D& 237;n R& 250;m& 237;. Rumi, a Persian Muslim, has been described by British scholar A. J. Arberry as the world's greatest mystical poet. Steven Scholl of Ashland is leading two special events that celebrate the poetry and spiritual vision of this 13th-century mystic who is now the best selling poet in America. Scholl, a scholar of Islam and Sufism, will lead a day-long retreat on the theme of "Rumi and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
In 1912 John McLaren, designer of the famed Golden Gate Park, was hired and developed the design for Lithia Park, siting in its midst a Japanese Garden, complete with tea house. A Japanese style garden was established on this spot with its condition ebbing and flowing over more than 10 decades. With a new $1.3 million gift, the Ashland Parks Foundation together with Ashland Parks and Recreation were enabled to hire a qualified Japanese garden designer to develop a garden plan that would meet sev
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
The native fish of the Klamath River are highlighted in a new educational poster by Ashland artist Deb Van Poolen, who earlier painted two such works, “ Butterfly Diversity in the Klamath-Siskiyous ” and “Birds in Oak Woodlands of the Cascade-Siskiyous.” Van Poolen creates the posters as an aesthetic and simplified educational tool for agencies and nonprofits who can use them to support species survival. She is sponsored by local businesses and such nonprofit groups as KS
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
That tiny food place in front of Ashland Hardware — now the Simple Cafe — is open again under new management, with simple, quick, local and mostly organic food, featuring breakfast burritos, burgers, crepes, tacos, sandwiches, hot dogs, bentos and more. Owner Javier Cruz, the former executive chef of Standing Stone for the last two years (and many years prior as the Stone’s sous chef), has 20 years in the restaurant business. At the Simple Cafe, 249 A St., Cruz installed a s
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
A middle ground? Doug Dusenberry wrote an excellent letter to the editor Sunday regarding how history will regard Trump. I agree with him on many points. I have trenendous respect for Doug. We both want what is best for our country and we cherish our freedoms. Where I disagree with Doug is with the degradation of the democratic process and the threat to our Constitution brought on by the actions of 45. Trump is trashing our Constitution by assaulting the judicial system, assaulting the truth and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-17
The town of Jacksonville had become a fading backwater when local residents decided to restore its gold-rush character. The turn-around began with the restoration of the U.S. Hotel, a cooperative effort of U.S. Bank, the Southern Oregon Historical Society and Jacksonville itself. Some 10,000 people visited Jacksonville on Jan. 16 and 17, 1965, for the grand opening of the new U.S. Bank on the ground floor of the U.S. Hotel. On Friday evening, people wearing heirloom gowns and others in the lates
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
It’s getting to be predictable. A developer proposes small, affordable housing units in an established residential neighborhood, with the kinds of amenities that should appeal to Ashlanders, and the neighbors find fault with it. At least the most recent example didn’t include the “neighborhood character” objections that are all too common. The newest project, the first to emerge since the city changed its zoning rules last year, would put 12 cottage units at the intersect
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
I recently discovered a wonderful book written by two local experts. Robin Miller, MD, MHS, and David Kahn, MS, CPT, who have combined their vast knowledge and brought us one the most unique books I’ve seen in a long time. Here’s why. They include Dr. Miller’s medical expertise on topics such as the brain, the heart, and the gut and combine it with chapters on the “undiet” and dancing like your life depends on it from David Kahn. For me, better health and dancing ar
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
After a one-person “Save the Trees” campaign by former Parks Commissioner JoAnne Eggers, the city Tree Commission called a special meeting Monday in Lithia Park and voted to spare two 95-year old firs, whose removal is recommended by the designer of a revised and expanded Japanese Garden. Park designer Toru Tanaka led city officials and the public on a two-hour tour of the park to explain his redesign, made possible by a $1.3 million gift , but attention was riveted on the firs, part
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
After a one-person “Save the Trees” campaign by former Parks Commissioner JoAnne Eggers, the city Tree Commission called a special meeting Monday in Lithia Park and voted to spare two 95-year old firs, whose removal is recommended by the designer of a revised and expanded Japanese Garden. Park designer Toru Tanaka led city officials and the public on a two-hour tour of the park to explain his redesign, made possible by a $1.3 million gift , but attention was riveted on the firs, part
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
ASHLAND — Averaging more than 1,000 skiers and riders per day, Mt. Ashland Ski Area has seen nearly half a normal season’s traffic in its first month. Through Jan. 14, more than 32,000 snow lovers had enjoyed runs. The annual average is 70,000. “It’s been very busy for both the ski school and the rentals,” said ski area General Manager Hiram Towle. “That shows me we have more and more people wanting to enter the sport and become skiers and riders for life.&rdq
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-15
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. BIG DAY FOR BREXIT’S SURVIVAL British lawmakers are set to vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal with the European Union and all indications are that she will suffer a heavy defeat. 2. ‘NEVER EVER BACK DOWN’ With the government mired in the fourth week of a shutdown, Trump rejects a short-term legislative fix and digs in for more combat. 3. LAWMAKERS TO GRILL TRU
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-15
Ignore ‘Dismissives’ Yale’s Program on Climate Change Communication demonstrates that Americans fall into one of six categories regarding climate science conclusions: Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful and Dismissive. Fortunately, over 70 percent of us accept science, understand that global warming is happening and agree that humans are responsible. Meanwhile, the Dismissive category represents less than 10 percent of us. Like the president, they simply reject t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. MAY FACES NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE Analysts expect the British prime minister to keep her job a day after Parliament resoundingly defeated her Brexit deal with the European Union. 2. ‘I WILL NOT BE BULLIED’ William Barr, Trump’s nominee for attorney general, asserts independence from the White House and states that Robert Mueller’s investigation is not a “witch hunt.
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
Friday, 11:44 a.m. – Ashland police arrested a man on a charge of theft III in the 2200 block of Ashland Street. Friday, 4:13 p.m. – Ashland police picked up a bicycle at the corner of Ashland Street and Beach Street. Friday, 7:44 p.m. – Ashland police took a report of a black jacket and cash that was turned into the police department. The jacket was found near Ashland High School. Friday, 10:02 p.m. – Ashland police arrested a man on the charges of assault IV domestic vi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-16
Southern Oregon residents will have an opportunity to hear officials from state and federal agencies regarding wildfire fighting strategies and to learn about coordination among agencies, data utilized for decision-making, resources available for fighting catastrophic fires, and the need to adapt strategies in the face of changing and challenging conditions on Thursday, Jan. 17, in Medford. Panelists include Oregon Department of Forestry’s Southern Oregon Area Director Dave Lorenz, Oregon
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-15
As rents increase and wages remain unchanged, more of Ashland’s residents find themselves unhoused — about 200 a year, according to recent estimates. “People can’t pay the rent and they’re evicted,” says Vanessa Houk, local volunteer and homeless service coordinator. “I think that’s why there’s been a wave of new people at the peace meals.” Tragic events also can contribute to homelessness, says HomeAid, a nonprofit dedicated to providi
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-01-14
“I will speak truth as I see it, without concealment or evasion, and with a fearless unashamed frontal assault upon life.” — Tennessee Williams When “The Glass Menagerie” came to Broadway in 1944, it was Williams’ first big success. He called it a “memory play,” one that reflected his own unhappy family background. Delicate and shadowy, “The Glass Menagerie” became a poignant classic of American theater, and it is Collaborative Theatre