Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-05-21
The fate of the "Gather" public art proposal will not be decided for at least another three weeks after a councilor requested it be taken off the agenda for Tuesday's City Council meeting. Councilor Rich Rosenthal will be out of town, traveling in Florida, this week, and will miss the meeting. After a years-long process run by the city Public Arts Commission, a special selection panel on Sept. 11 picked 20-foot tall “Gather” by Seattle artist Susan Zoccola from among the three fina
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-05-21
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama unveiled an array of measures on Tuesday tightening control and enforcement of firearms in the U.S., using his presidential powers in the absence of legal changes he implored Congress to pass. Obama accused the gun lobby of taking Congress hostage, but said "they cannot hold America hostage." He insisted it was possible to uphold the Second Amendment while doing something to tackle the frequency of mass shootings in the U.S. that he said had become
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-05-21
  A panel will discuss the oil industry's influence on state government during "Dirty Energy & Dirty Money" forum hosted by Common Cause Oregon on Thursday evening in Ashland. The free public forum offers information about how the oil industry and its allies used campaign contributions, lobbying contracts and "dark money" attack ads to try and block a major bill dealing with climate change in a recent legislative session. Speakers include state Rep. Peter Buckley, David Hyde from Move to Am
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Ex-Logos director hit with ethics claims By Tran Nguyen for the Mail Tribune Posted May 14, 2018 at 6:36 PM Updated May 14, 2018 at 6:46 PM Joe VonDoloski ▲ Joe VonDoloski ▲ --> The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has found that the former director of Logos Charter School violated state ethics laws 22 times over a lucrative consulting contract with the school. Joseph VonDoloski was found in violation of using or attempting to use
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A world of discovery By Nick Diamantides for the Mail Tribune Posted May 14, 2018 at 1:21 PM Updated May 14, 2018 at 2:51 PM ▲ ▲ --> Music from Mexico, Spain, Greece, the Balkans and Zimbabwe — presented in its native languages — will be at the heart of the annual World Music Festival this weekend. The Rogue World Music and Ashland Parks and Recreation Commission partnered to present this year's event at Butler Band Shell
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Entre Amigos: AHS ambassadors prepare for Guanajuato visit By Kernan Turner Amigo Club Posted May 14, 2018 at 6:56 PM Updated May 14, 2018 at 6:56 PM Ashland High School juniors Uma McGuire (left) helps Leila Kenner adjust her costume during an after-school rehearsal of dance routines they will perform in July as ambassadors to sister city Guanajuato, Mexico. ▲ Ashland High School juniors Uma McGuire (left) helps Leila Kenner adjust her cos
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Barking dogs alert Ashland couple to 4 bears in their garage Still from video by Chris Hearns A large bear cub clambers over a shop vac in the Hearns’ garag Monday May 14, 2018 at 8:24 PM May 14, 2018 at 10:15 PM By John DarlingFor the Tidings While mama bear kept an edgy vigil in the driveway, her four cubs Saturday hit the jackpot, slinking into the open garage of Chris and Susan Hearn on Wimer Street and diving into big open tins of cat
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10 things to know for Monday Monday May 14, 2018 at 7:27 AM May 14, 2018 at 7:31 AM The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. DEADLY VIOLENCE AHEAD OF US EMBASSY EVENT Several Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire, and scores wounded, as thousands march toward the Gaza border while Israel prepares for the inauguration of a new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusal
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Ashland Key Clubbers collect awards Posted May 7, 2018 at 6:39 PM Updated May 7, 2018 at 6:39 PM From left, Molly Bloom, Key Club lieutenant governor; Grace Johnson, Key Club Vice President; Sophia Wiencek, Key Club Social Media; and Uma McGuire, Key Club President, at the club’s Pacific Northwest District Convention in March in Portland. ▲ From left, Molly Bloom, Key Club lieutenant governor; Grace Johnson, Key Club Vice President;
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City Hall to close mid-afternoons this week Posted May 14, 2018 at 7:44 PM Updated May 14, 2018 at 7:44 PM By Bert EtlingAshland Daily Tidings Ashland City Hall will be closed from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 15-17, the city has announced. The closure will allow utility department employees to work on a computer billing software conversion, according to Bryn Morrison, a city administrative services manager. Other City Hall
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City Hall to close mid-afternoons this week Monday May 14, 2018 at 7:44 PM May 14, 2018 at 7:44 PM By Bert Etling Ashland Daily Tidings Ashland City Hall will be closed from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 15-17, the city has announced. The closure will allow utility department employees to work on a computer billing software conversion, according to Bryn Morrison, a city administrative services manager. Other City Hall employ
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
Barking dogs alert Ashland couple to 4 bears in their garage By John Darling For the Tidings Posted May 14, 2018 at 8:24 PM Updated May 14, 2018 at 10:15 PM
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Pulitzer-winning play incubated in Ashland By John Darling For the Tidings Posted Apr 18, 2018 at 1:56 PM Updated Apr 18, 2018 at 1:56 PM Photo by Kara Q Lewis/ANPF From left, Laura Jacqmin, Martyna Majok, EM Lewis and Christopher Imbrosciano during an audience talkback following ANPF's 2016 reading of “Cost of Living.” ▲ Photo by Kara Q Lewis/ANPF From left, Laura Jacqmin, Martyna Majok, EM Lewis and Christopher Imbrosciano d
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Classic films, Chris Cooper among 2018 AIFF highlights Actor Chris Cooper narrates "Intelligent Lives," director Dan Habib's look at three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities. Film still courtesy of AIFF Monday Apr 9, 2018 at 7:43 AM Laurie Heuston Revels Ashland Independent Film Festival’s director Richard Herskowitz believes that filmmakers’ exposure to classic films inspires them to question and reinvent filmmaking conventions
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Backstage: Festivals celebrate collective film watching experience Evalyn Hansen Saturday Apr 14, 2018 at 1:55 PM Apr 14, 2018 at 1:55 PM By Evalyn HansenFor the Tidings Ashland Independent Film Festival Artistic and Executive Director Richard Herskowitz has put together a stunning festival, bringing in numerous films, filmmakers, panel discussions, interviews, live performances, gallery exhibitions and interactive events for a four-day run that
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Heading toward its millionth passenger Daily Tidings / file photo Passengers board a Delta flight at the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport. Saturday Apr 14, 2018 at 12:46 PM Apr 14, 2018 at 2:45 PM By Greg StilesFor the Tidings Bigger planes, more seats and growing options have fueled the largest commercial air-growth spurt in the Medford airport’s history. So much so that airport Director Jerry Brienza is confident the million-pa
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Voter numbers surge in Jackson County Wednesday Apr 18, 2018 at 2:01 AM Apr 18, 2018 at 11:59 AM By Damian MannFor the Tidings A record 148,928 voters will receive ballots in their mailboxes starting April 28, with those not affiliated with any party now numbering more than Democrats and are almost on par with Republicans. According to the Jackson County Elections Center, the number of registered voters Monday jumped by more than 5,600 from the 1
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10 things to know for Wednesday Wednesday Apr 18, 2018 at 6:54 AM Apr 18, 2018 at 6:57 AM The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. BARBARA BUSH DIES AT 92 Known for her plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense, she was the wife of one president and mother of another. 2. ‘THEY HAVE MY BLESSING’ Trump confirms that North and South Korea are n
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Daniel, SOU women’s track team get Cascade Conference weekly honors Daniel Monday Apr 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM Apr 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM By SOU Sports Information ASHLAND — Southern Oregon University women’s track and field garnered Cascade Conference Team of the Week honors, and sprinter Arianna Daniel was voted the CCC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Monday following Saturday’s efforts at the Chico Twilight. Danie
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Daniel, SOU women’s track team get Cascade Conference weekly honors Daniel Monday Apr 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM Apr 9, 2018 at 4:28 PM By SOU Sports Information ASHLAND — Southern Oregon University women’s track and field garnered Cascade Conference Team of the Week honors, and sprinter Arianna Daniel was voted the CCC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Monday following Saturday’s efforts at the Chico Twilight. Danie