Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-04
Part Three As mentioned previously, the Sunday New York Times Magazine devoted an entire issue to an extraordinary piece of narrative journalism by Nathaniel West, titled “Losing Earth.” A single line, in bold white centered on a black page, said, “Thirty years ago we could have saved the planet.” What followed was an explication of a decade that, in effect, led to four words: We chose not to. The why of it is both elegantly simple and tragically complex. West explains that today, in our lifetim
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-02
Take a breath. Nice, isn’t it? As I sent my 7-year-old off to his first day of school Monday morning, blue skies were above and the smell of fall was in the air. It felt like things were back to normal. Kids took off the masks and were playing in the park in the afternoon. There was a feeling of content that hadn’t been felt for over a month. It is tempting to forget our lost summer and the damage that smoke and evacuations have done to our health, our local economy, and our collective psyche. B
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-02
Grizzly Peak is an Ashland landmark. It provides a great view of town year-round, a beautiful snow-covered landscape in the winter and is a great spot for morel hunting in the spring. The hike, only about a 45-minute drive from down is dog-friendly and a geological gold mine. An exploration of the geological history of Grizzly Peak will be led by Southern Oregon geologist Jad D’Allura. The free event as part of the September installment of the Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Hike &
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-31
School District 2 in Southern Oregon was established in 1854 in the Griffin Creek area. Its first school was the Van Dorn School, which had 12 students who attended for three months in a log warehouse shared with muleskinners.  The Indian Wars forced cancellation of classes the following year. The warehouse burned, so District 2 built the Heber Grove School. By 1866 there were 25 pupils and the teacher was paid $110. Gus Newbury was hired to teach there in 1889. He was paid $200 to teach al
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-03
Friday, Aug. 3 Silent Disco: Ashland Parks and Recreation will host Silent Disco in the Park from 5 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at the Butler Band Shell in Lithia Park in Ashland. DJ N.O.X., Jason Blakemore, Druzy, Codi Carroll and others will spin a mix of music. Two channels will be available. Rent a pair of wireless headphones for a $5, then walk freely about the band shell, park and Ashland Plaza. Bring a can of food for the Ashland Emergency Food Bank and get in the express check-out line. C
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
Here is the issue raised by Facebook’s revelations this week about disinformation that we need to face squarely: The political interests of the president of the United States coincide with the purposes of foreign forces using social media to divide us along the lines of race and culture. President Trump’s refusal to make combating Russian interference a high priority, despite warnings from inside his own administration about the dangers, is obviously a scandal. It is also a telltale sign that ou
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
The end of each school year in June at the residence halls at Southern Oregon University (SOU) signifies for many students time to pack up for the summer with plans to return to campus housing in the fall or to a new home or apartment in the region. Not surprisingly, this annual migration of people and their stuff creates a sizeable pile of trash or resources (depending on how it’s treated). When a year of “stuff” doesn’t travel with them to the next chapter in their lives, its gotta go somewher
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Ashland planning commissioners have an opportunity to increase the supply of small, more-affordable rental housing units in a neighborhood that is ideal for it — if they offer incentives to developers to make that happen. At issue is the Transit Triangle Strategy, a plan designed to guide infill development in the three-sided area bounded by Ashland Street, Siskiyou Boulevard and Tolman Creek Road. The area already is home to the most popular local stop for Rogue Valley Transportation District b
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Where to move? We are sweltering in the Southern Oregon heat and smoke, with severely unhealthy air now seeming to be the new normal, canceling many outdoor events and causing people to want to move elsewhere. But where can we move? The rest of the world is burning up, too — Sweden, Greece, wildfires in Australia in April, the Melbourne water supply in danger due to “collapse” of forests caused by logging. Excessive rain and floods in other parts of the world, another heat wave in Europe while t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
Residents who live on Elk Creek Road were placed on Level 3 "Go" evacuation around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday as a result of the Sugar Pine fire. The evacuation order applies to addresses from 8800 to 17600 Elk Creek Road and all addresses on both Sugar Pine Road and Dodes Creek Road. The nearest Red Cross shelter for those affected or displaced by Southern Oregon fires is at Grants Pass High School, with an animal shelter at Josephine County Fairgrounds. Tuesday afternoon the Oregon Department of Forest
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-02
Tuesday, 2:02 a.m. – Ashland police arrested and lodged a man for fourth-degree assault and strangulation in the 600 block of Washington Street. Tuesday, 2:13 a.m. – Ashland police took a crime report in the 0 block of North Main Street. Tuesday, 9:48 a.m. – Ashland police arrested a man for two warrants out of Jackson County Circuit Court for failure to appear to court for driving under the influence in the 200 block of West Hersey Street. Tuesday, 10:38 a.m. – Ashland police arrested a woman f
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-04
Thursday, 12:17 a.m. – Ashland police took a liquor law report in the 100 block of Crocker Street. Thursday, 1:13 a.m. – Ashland police arrested a woman for second-degree criminal trespass and resisting arrest at O’Ryans Irish Pub in the 100 block of East Main Street. Thursday, 9:18 a.m. – Ashland police arrested a 24-year old male for disorderly conduct and second-degree trespass in the 300 block of Lithia Way. Thursday, 11:10 a.m. – Ashland police took a report of suspicious activity in the 50
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-01
A man found dead Sunday in Bear Creek has been identified as Bradley Lewis Spurgeon, 49, who had been staying at a nearby transient camp last week when he disappeared, according to Medford police. Medical examiners are still working to determine how Spurgeon died, but Medford police detectives don’t suspect foul play. Spurgeon’s body was found about 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Bear Creek just south of Barnett Road. A woman who described herself as Spurgeon’s girlfriend told detectives that Spurgeon had
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-16
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — “Do you feel like there is a steady hand at the wheel? Do you feel like you’re in good hands right now?” Andy Kim, a Democrat challenging Republican Rep. Tom MacArthur for a congressional seat in south-central New Jersey, sees these questions as pivotal to November’s election. They are singularly appropriate after a week of dangerous chaos ignited by President Trump’s European trip and new indictments in the Russia probe. In an interview at a diner here before picking up his 2
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-15
When we founded the Ashland Culture of Peace Commission , had we been more interested in polemics than civics, we might have named it the Counterculture of Peace Commission. Not that peace is counter-cultural in Ashland. Before ACPC formed in 2015, Ashland aspired to be “a city marked by mutually respectful and caring relationships among all its residents and between its residents and the natural environment on which we depend” (to quote language in the city proclamation blessing our endeavor),
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-16
There is so much to write about. I stare at the blank screen and wonder where to begin and find much of what comes to mind is dispiriting, OMG-provoking, or elicits an abiding sadness for our country. I can only hope that all of us are paying attention, for there is a lot to absorb, weigh and resist. Is it hyperbole to write that Trump is taking a wrecking ball to our decades-long western alliances, meaning Europe, NATO and the G7? Ditto our nation’s institutions such as the press, FBI, DOJ and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-14
Ashland Contemporary Theatre's quietly rich production of "Mr. Williams and Miss Wood" offers a poignant backstage view of playwright Tennessee Williams. The two-character, two-act play by Max Wilk chronicles the close, yet often strained, 30-year relationship between Williams and his agent and friend Audrey Wood. Alexei Menedes plays Williams, Vanessa Hopkins plays Wood, and Jeannine Grizzard directs this thoughtful and lovely play. It tells the story of how Wood mentored Williams' genius into
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-14
The police department has declared a truce with those seeking addiction recovery. At Thursday’s Ashland Rotary Club meeting, Deputy Chief Warren Hensman said Ashland police will not arrest or charge anyone who asks for help in addiction recovery, even if they have illegal drugs on their person. “If someone walks into the Ashland Police Department today with drugs in their pocket and tells a police officer that they have drugs in their pocket, but they’re ready to seek treatment and help for thei
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-14
I’ve been both pleased and puzzled by the media coverage and public concern for the 12 youngsters and their soccer coach trapped in a cave in Thailand. Pleased, because any display of compassion testifies to our better natures, and compassion across national boundaries evidences a growing sense of universal human solidarity. Puzzled, because every day the lives of far greater numbers of our brothers and sisters are intentionally jeopardized, yet their plights don’t impinge on public consciousnes
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-07-14
Good luck finding a parking spot in Ashland Saturday night and Sunday morning when approximately 1,200 Mini Coopers come into town for the first stop in the seventh annual Mini Takes the States event. Andrew Cutler, a Mini communications director, said they’re estimating 1,200 Mini Coopers will converge on Southern Oregon University over the weekend. The event has two routes. One starts in Portland and the other in Orlando, Florida. Roughly 2,800 Mini Coopers will meet up in Keystone, Colorado,