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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories Medford woman killed in Highway 140 motorcycle crash Police officer helps elderly man escape Medford house fire Public meetings: March 30-April 3, 2015 In-N-Out has the urge to build more Oregon restaurants After being sidelined by blindness, Stan Moore returns to the bike business in Medford Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Emergency services, March 29 Cottage Grove man dies in Rogue River boating accident Emergency services, March 28 State police: Grants Pass shooter tried to run victim off the road Poodle killed with pellet gun in west Medford Politics and Elections Jackson County Commissioners plan no tax on marijuana for one year Arthur I. Cyr: Iran – a crisis without end Arthur I. Cyr: South Korea represents long-term triumph – for them and for US Special election: Jackson County voters OK marijuana tax Ex-Merkley aide chosen as Oregon secretary of state Education Which comes first: The rocket or the egg? Medford School District one of most accident-prone in state Dianne Williamson: College admissions mania ill-advised Oregon legislators may end fifth-year high school programs Phoenix High officer looks back on varied career Environment Rogue Valley lions on their way to California Corps hopes to clear Lost Creek Lake of debris Beetles taking toll on Ashland pines Mt. Ashland Ski Area to host party March 28 Controversial asphalt plant in Talent wins county planning approval State News Bend police kill cougar above popular hiking trail 5 things to know about Oregon's gun-control bill Feds celebrate sage grouse deal with Oregon ranchers Timber payments extension passes U.S. House $15 minimum wage bill dead in Oregon Senate Nation - World Obituaries Claudine Barbara Pollard Alexander Edwards Ray E. Kniffen, Sr. Lois Emmerette (Wright) Huntley James "Jim" Peter Duman Weather Photo Galleries Since You Asked Videos Web Cams Mail Tribune 100 Shareable Sports Latest Stories South Carolina earns first Final Four berth Only blue bloods need apply Familiar Feeling Walker wins hometown Texas Open Beavers take series finale over Mustangs Varsity 541 College Sports South Carolina earns first Final Four berth Only blue bloods need apply Familiar Feeling Beavers take series finale over Mustangs No. 7 Spartans Final Four-bound after OT win Pro Sports Walker wins hometown Texas Open Blazers beat Nuggets, move closer to division title Walker gains lead over Spieth in Texas Aldridge propels Blazers past Suns Warriors match record with 60th victory Community Sports Business Latest Stories After being sidelined by blindness, Stan Moore returns to the bike business in Medford Mandatory paid sick leave gets mixed reviews Blog: How to Practice Patience Ride & Drive: 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Medford shoppers wonder about impacts of Costco on Trader Joe's parking lot Real Estate News East McAndrews Road sees a resurgence in commercial projects Business briefs: March 7 New construction prices jump 18.2 percent in Jackson County People In Business People in Business, March 26, 2015 People in Business: Feb. 28 Transportation Rogue Disposal plans natural gas fueling site Alaska, United Express boost Medford airport to record February CEO Rieder leaving Erickson March 31 Agriculture Broth maker leaves San Diego for Medford Harry & David announces new president Opinion Latest Our View: Phoenix lion sanctuary was a missed opportunity Letters to the Editor, March 29 George Will: Remembrance of Clintons past Dana Milbank: The end of the White House's insularity? Guest Opinion: How to end the influence of money in elections Editorials Our View: Phoenix lion sanctuary was a missed opportunity Other Views: Gun background check bill won't make us safer Our View: Some police videos should be released Our View: Public records rules should apply to lawmakers, too Our View: Oregon schools will have to make do with a little more money Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor, March 29 Letters to the Editor, March 28 Letters to the Editor, March 27 Letters to the Editor, March 26 Letters to the Editor, March 25 Columns George Will: Remembrance of Clintons past Dana Milbank: The end of the White House's insularity? Guest Opinion: How to end the influence of money in elections Charles Krauthammer: The GOP racing form, first edition Philip Maddocks: GOP plan offers hope for poor once they become rich Guest Opinions Guest Opinion: How to end the influence of money in elections Guest Opinion: How schools teach U.S. history raises hackles Guest Opinion: Guest Opinion: Raise your voice against child abuse Guest Opinion: Central Point Cemetery needs work and city action Lifestyle Latest stories Review: From past into present in OSF's 'Long Day's Journey' Prepare the beds for summer vegetables Pet of the Week: Spot Aging is less pleasant if you succumb to the number Bemoaning the lack of local discount days Food Community blog: Try slightly smoky baked beans instead of refried App Finder: Best barbecue apps Health Watch: It’s OK to have a cheat day Frugal foodie Joanna McQuillan Weeks: Almond cookies pass the test Home and Garden Prepare the beds for summer vegetables Hot tub: The perfect centerpiece for outdoor living Garden Cameos: Welcome spring to the garden Paul Rogers: Ground unworkable, despite spring’s arrival Home Help: How green is your house? Health Community blog: How to Get Rid of a Tension Headache St. Mary's student helps others with diabetes Community blog: Sleep Tight: Making Your Bed, Body and Mind Ready for Rest Health Watch: 5 tips for seasonal allergy relief A better bedtime Hiking Biking Faith Religion briefs: Friday, March 27 Religion briefs Religion News: Presbyterian Church gives approval on same-sex marriage Religion briefs: Friday, March 13 More religion events in the Rogue Valley Milestones and Achievements Haga-Parks Exercise helps special-needs kids adjust to airport procedures Engagement: Workman-Wright Columnist for a Day Rogue Healthy Aging Tempo Latest stories Here's Tempo's top five picks for live entertainment this week The 2015 Rising Stars music competition ends with its final round on the Britt stage in Jacksonville Live Music in Local Clubs Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick pay tribute to Arkansas bluegrass duo Vern Williams and Ray Park Next Stage Repertory presents 'Educating Rita' at the Craterian Theater Theater Review: From past into present in OSF's 'Long Day's Journey' ‘A Dream of Red Pavilions’ at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Review: Education and its discontents Next Stage Repertory presents 'Educating Rita' at the Craterian Theater Eugene O'Neill's 'Long Day's Journey into Night' opens at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Music Futurebirds play the Brickroom in Ashland The 2015 Rising Stars music competition ends with its final round on the Britt stage in Jacksonville Live Music in Local Clubs Laurie Lewis and Kathy Kallick pay tribute to Arkansas bluegrass duo Vern Williams and Ray Park The Farr Side: Lines are blurred with theft of Marvin Gaye’s classic groove Community Events Rogue Valley artist Linda Evans' pastel paintings capture landscapes of Southern Oregon Ashland Independent Film Festival announces this year's lineup OSF Hip-Hop Poetry Open Mic Ashland's First Friday Art Walk showcases new exhibits by regional artists Jesse Lawson and Joe Moxley host 'Barkeeper' Dining Restaurant Inspections: March 29 Basque-inspired cuisine at Eleven in Ashland Parsing the meaning behind wine medals and scores Restaurant Inspections: Sunday, March 22 Jasmine Thai Cuisine Tempo Videos Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » Obits Blogs TV Listings Movie Listings Oregon Outdoors Oregon Healthy Living Magazines/Special Sections Business Services NEWS NOW Medford woman killed in Highway 140 motorcycle crash ... In-N-Out has the urge to build more Oregon restaurants ... Our View: Phoenix lion sanctuary was a missed opportunity ... Medford woman killed in Highway 140 motorcycle crash ... In-N-Out has the urge to build more Oregon restaurants ... Our View: Phoenix lion sanctuary was a missed opportunity ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, March 29 MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 29, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Mar. 29, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Gerson column golden Michael Gerson's column on March 10, "Viewing Ferguson from Selma — and fixing it," is one of the finest I have ever read. Two paragraphs stand out: "... there was a reason the civil rights movement set great store by well-crafted words: to reveal the routine cruelty of segregation and to place unfair suffering in the context of a story that gives it purpose. That story is perhaps the most extraordinary outside the Bible: a captive people, by their courage and persistent demands, eventually redeeming the democratic soul of the nation that enslaved them." And the final words, "America has a vision of human dignity that stands in perpetual challenge to our fallen practice, leaving us always haunted and always hopeful." Words like these belong in our history books. I read the editorial page every day. On March 10 I found gold on my doorstep. Marcia Simon, Medford Why all the fuss? What’s all the fuss about marijuana? Could it be that if we peeled back the layers of objection, we would find the alcohol and tobacco lobbies fighting against being undercut by an equally desirable substance that can be grown at home for free? Prohibition didn’t work in the 1920s, and it’s ridiculous now. Our attempt to tax it out of existence simply keeps the door open to the drug cartels. People want it and voted to make it legal. The end. Carol SeCoy, Medford Letter was ironic I couldn't believe Alice DiMicele's Tuesday, March 24 letter to the Tribune, "Who's handing out Bibles?" Her statement: "I personally believe that giving out Bibles is not at all in line with Jesus's teachings." Really? How ironic indeed. Jesus said, "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." — John 5:39 Instead of pursuing this further, I urge Alice and others who question the validity of biblical Christianity to read online my Feb. 24 Ashland Daily Tidings letter, "Christianity's contributions." To answer Alice's question, "Who's handing out Bibles?" The people distributing Bibles are the Gideons. The Gideons are a group of godly, devout Christians who care deeply about the souls, welfare and eternal destiny of people. Too, as I point out in my Feb. 24 Ashland Daily Tidings letter, it is biblical Christianity which historically has dignified, uplifted and honored women, improved civilization, and has advanced the good of the human race. Not only for women, but men also. James Farmer, Ashland Thanks to Walden Thankfully we have Greg Walden standing up for freedom. Walden is the only congressman from Oregon who is working to keep the Internet free and open. He’s spoken out against the FCC’s power grab, and is working hard to write a plan that protects Internet freedom without a heavy-handed government takeover. Over the past two decades, the Internet has helped grow America’s economy and increase freedom around the world. Thank you, Greg Walden, for standing up for us and shame on the FCC for its Internet takeover. Phyllis Fletcher, Eagle Point Thrilled by ruling I'm delighted to hear the Jackson County planning staff decided in favor of continued operations at Mountain View Paving. This was a family-run business that had the bad luck to have an "environmentalist" walk by their operations, and Rogue Advocates didn't like what they saw. They got the tenants of a nearby trailer park up in arms with tales of doom and destruction, and before you could say "pave my driveway," lawsuits were filed. Environmentalists have evolved from people interested in doing good to litigating bullies with seemingly endless funds to file suit against anyone and anything they don't like. Congressmen work for a couple of years trying to find a resolution to the logging quagmire, then the eco-bullies file a lawsuit. Try to clear the forests of dead timber that would fuel a forest fire, there's another lawsuit to stop that. Not sure about global warming? No room for debate, so that makes you a "climate denier." The whole movement has turned into bullies. I'm thrilled that Mountain View Paving is going to be allowed to continue operations, and all because the paving company was deemed cleaner than the previous concrete enterprise located at that site. What poetic justice! Ellie McKeon, Ashland MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 29, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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