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61 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, May 27, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Britt Festival Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Biz Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 15, 2005 Since You Asked ‘I’d Like To Know’ how she found the news clip I found (a) clipping in an old book. It seems the questions asked of your predecessors are about the same as you get now. Thought it might be of interest to you. — Juanita M., Medford Holy Toledo, Juanita. You unearthed one of Since You Asked’s predecessor columns, known then as "I’d Like To Know." That was May 7, 1972, when the concerns were, as you said, much like today. The three questions asked in that day’s column, slightly abbreviated here, were: Why are orchardists allowed to use smoke-billowing smudge pots? (they kept freezing damage from spring blooms by creating convection currents; they’re rarely used now and burn cleaner fuels when they are); Is a peek-a-poo a registered breed? (a mix of Pekingese and poodle, it was not); and When was Daylight Savings Time adopted in Oregon? (in 1962, and like everything else in Oregon, it was put to a public vote). Of course our longtime readers will remember earlier predecessors such as "You Had to Ask," "What The?!?" and the poignant but ill-fated "Why?" And it all started with "What is dropsy and should I be worried?," which lasted just one week for lack of enough material to run more than once. We’re charging ahead in the new millennium holding steadfast to the Since You Asked banner. We’ve added "Since WE Asked," to the Sunday paper, but what’s next? "Son/Bride/Third Cousin of Since You Asked"? Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s