Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-05-12
Trump threatens to cancel future press briefings FILE - In this May 10, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said Friday, May 12, 2017, that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Trump's tweet came the morning after he asserted Comey had told him three times that he wasn't under FBI investigation. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Friday May&nb
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-05-12
Ashland's Black Sheep Pub will close in July Susan Chester, owner of The Black Sheep Pub and Restaurant in Ashland, has decided to close the popular establishment in July. [PHOTO BY LARRY STAUTH JR.] Thursday May 11, 2017 at 8:29 PM May 11, 2017 at 8:30 PM By John Darling For the Tidings The popular Black Sheep Pub & Restaurant, an Ashland fixture for 25 years, will close its doors in late July. The restaurant is reaching the end of its lease
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-05-12
Trump denies collusion between campaign, Russia President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting with Dr. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under President Richard Nixon, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in Washington. Trump said Thursday, "There's no collusion between me and my campaign and the Russians." Thursday May 11, 2017 at 3:52 PM May 11, 2017 at 3:55 PM Trump
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-01-06
Six spots to find funds Ashland Police Department Central Area Patrol Officer Matthew Carpenter makes the rounds in Ashland's downtown area on Friday. [Daily Tidings / Andy Atkinson] Friday Jan 5, 2018 at 8:18 PM Jan 5, 2018 at 8:18 PM By Tran Nguyen Ashland Daily Tidings The Ashland Police Department can go ahead and hire an additional two police officers on top of two recent hires, the City Council decided at its meeting Jan. 2, but exactly whe
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-23
Friends rally in support of G. Val in cancer fight G. Valmont Thomas, shown here with Gina Daniels in OSF's "Well" in 2010, has many friends on his side in his battle against cancer. [Photo by David Cooper] Friday Oct 20, 2017 at 2:00 AM Oct 20, 2017 at 11:33 AM By John Darling for the Tidings As G. Valmont Thomas, a charismatic actor with 14 seasons of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to his credit, struggles in the shadowlands of stage IV cancer
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-22
French, Repertory keep holiday concert fresh Dr. Paul French conducts the Southern Oregon Repertory Singers. [Courtesy photo] Thursday Dec 21, 2017 at 7:12 PM Dec 22, 2017 at 12:02 PM By Jeffrey Gillespie For the Tidings In years past, I stopped attending "holiday" concerts, most typically because — while they are heartwarming and community-oriented — the programming will not often stray far from an uninspired cache of surefire seas
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-23
Winter shelter now covers Friday nights A volunteer brings pizza in to Pioneer Hall Tuesday evening. [Daily Tidings / Andy Atkinson] Thursday Dec 21, 2017 at 8:32 PM Dec 22, 2017 at 12:34 PM By Tran Nguyen Ashland Daily Tidings Ashland resident Dot Fisher-Smith, a long time local activist, said sometimes she'd rather spend the night among those she hosts at the winter shelter than sleep in her own home. “I'd almost rather be there,”
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-23
Council told solar farm project not feasible Friday Dec 22, 2017 at 6:17 PM Dec 22, 2017 at 6:17 PM By Tran Nguyen Ashland Daily Tidings More than a year of being adopted by the city council, the citizen-initiated renewable energy ordinance remains in a murky stage as a clear set of objectives has yet to be determined. The ordinance, “10x20,” requires the city to produce 10 percent of the electricity used in the city from clean and
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-23
Give yourself the gift of inner peace Friday Dec 22, 2017 at 3:48 PM Dec 22, 2017 at 3:48 PM By Sally McKirgan The article below was published on Christmas Eve 2008 as a guest opinion. It was the beginning of the Inner Peace column. George W. Bush ("43") was president at the time. Here is the article, updated for today, nine years later. I want to thank the Tidings for publishing the column and to all of you who have read it and continue to contr
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-22
Setting the record straight on Ashland Senior Center Friday Dec 22, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Michael A. Black I appreciate the fair approach that the Daily Tidings has taken with our senior program reorganization. I am writing this email in response to a letter to the editor in the Dec. 14 paper. I know none of us can control what people say or how they feel, but I have read and reread the same incorrect information too many times. I get it that this is a tough time for every
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-27
As It Was: Modern highway follows the historic Siskiyou Trail Building what was known as the "Pacific Highway" (now Interstate 5) at the Siskiyou Summit in 1920. [Photo courtesy of Southern Oregon Historical Society, image No. scott37] Tuesday Dec 26, 2017 at 4:30 PM Dec 26, 2017 at 5:07 PM By Gail Fiorini Southern Oregon Historical Society Motorists zipping north on Interstate 5 pass through Siskiyou County, over the Siskiyou Summit, at an eleva
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-22
Help the hungry Friday Dec 22, 2017 at 12:01 AM Anyone looking to make a difference in someone's life this holiday season has some excellent opportunities to make a difference in many people's lives by supporting two important organizations that feed the hungry in our community. ACCESS is seeing remarkably low donation levels in its annual Food for Hope drive, with totals of donated food and money both at about 20 percent of goal, with only about 10 days to go in its mos
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-26
Remembering Sandy Hook Lynn Ramey celebrates the lives of those slain at Sandy Hook. [Photo by Larry Rosengren] Friday Dec 22, 2017 at 12:35 PM Dec 22, 2017 at 12:35 PM By Ruth Sloan This is the fourth in an occasional series on Oddities & Wonders in the Ashland landscape. The fence that fronts 360 Harrison St. in Ashland is a tribute to the memory of the 20 six- and seven-year-old students and the six adult staff of Sandy Hook Elementary Sch
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-03
Got bed? An Ashland police officer talks to a homeless man pushing a shopping cart loaded with belongings near the Ashland Plaza in November 2015. [Tidings file photo by John Darling] Tuesday Nov 28, 2017 at 6:19 PM Nov 28, 2017 at 6:20 PM By Julie Akins For the Tidings Homelessness is more prevalent in Oregon than almost any other state as a portion of the population, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. According t
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-11-30
More beds, roofs would help A band of "travelers" hang out in Ashland in 2016. [Tidings file photo by Julie Akins] Wednesday Nov 29, 2017 at 8:17 PM Nov 29, 2017 at 8:17 PM By Julie Akins For the Tidings “I have to be somewhere,” said homeless defendant Daniel Fish in Ashland’s Municipal Court as he faced a $110 dollar fine for sleeping in his van. “I exist. I can’t help that. Where do they want me to go? If the
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-11-30
SOU president says school must embrace the future Linda Schott Friday Nov 17, 2017 at 4:44 PM Nov 17, 2017 at 4:44 PM By Julie Akins for the Tidings Describing Southern Oregon University as “the university of the future,” SOU President Linda Schott presented a seven-year strategic plan and new vision to the school's Board of Trustees Thursday. “The future that feels so far away is here. We have to prepare today,” Schot
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-01
Golden to run for state senate Jeff Golden Thursday Nov 30, 2017 at 6:05 PM Nov 30, 2017 at 7:06 PM By Damian Mann For the Tidings Former Jackson County Commissioner Jeff Golden is the second Democrat to announce his candidacy for Senate District 3, currently held by Republican Alan DeBoer. "I'm really unhappy with the country's political direction," the 67-year-old Ashland resident said. Golden and Medford Councilor Kevin Stine, who announc
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-01
Guest Opinion: A troubling Inner Peace Tuesday Nov 28, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Donald Wertheimer I don’t know whether to be amused or chagrined when I read articles such as the November 18th “Inner Peace” offering by Jim Hawes. After referencing a few mass tragedies, such as the millions killed during World War II, the hundred of thousands who died in Vietnam plus the multiple deaths from acts of terror, he goes on to suggest that, if one has learned to
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-01
Ashlander appointed to state Cultural Trust board George Kramer Thursday Nov 30, 2017 at 5:12 PM Nov 30, 2017 at 5:12 PM Local report George Kramer, a heritage executive from Ashland, and Theo Downes-Le Guin, director of Portland's Upfor Gallery, have been appointed to the Oregon Cultural Trust Board of Directors by Gov. Kate Brown. The appointments were confirmed by the Oregon Senate on Nov. 16. They fill positions vacated by John Tess and Mike
Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-12-01
Boy Scout Christmas tree sale set Scouts prepare Christmas trees for the annual fundraising sale. [Courtesy photo] Thursday Nov 30, 2017 at 4:31 PM Nov 30, 2017 at 4:31 PM Ashland's Boy Scout Troop 112's 59th annual Christmas tree sale is set for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2,  and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in the Elks Lodge parking lot at Lithia Way and First Street in downtown Ashland. Sale of these trees helps support tro