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0 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 Emergency services Sheriff's deputies arrest two after pursuit on Table Rock Road Judge dismisses four of Ron Kramer's claims against SOU OSF's 'Great Society' up for Kennedy Prize OSF taking applications for Green Show Crime, Courts and Emergency Services Emergency services Sheriff's deputies arrest two after pursuit on Table Rock Road Laser strike on jet entering Medford delays flight Emergency services VIDEO: Wrap Up, week of Jan. 2 Politics and Elections Councilman stirs online dust-up with anti-marijuana post State certifies recount showing failure of GMO-labeling measure Time running out for O&C funds GMO vote recount still shows little change Education Ashland schools to implement chickenpox precautions Traveling artist sets the stage for Ruch School amphitheater Ruch school class focuses on the natural environment Bethel Church helps families at McLoughlin Middle School Logos may offer students 'fifth year' at RCC or SOU Environment Monument expansion expected to increase tourism, protect resources Biologist resigns over LNG reporting failure Bird flu discovered in Winston backyard flock Jackson County holds back on enforcing GMO ban for now No fish, no funding for problem dams State News Oregon fans get married Rose Bowl parking lot Earthquake off coast shakes Humboldt County Stranded sea turtle recovers at Oregon aquarium Oregon minimum wage rises to $9.25 Storm brings snow, cold to West Nation - World Obama makes Maduro’s ‘insolent Yankees’ line harder to sell Obituaries Dianne Sarvis Marri Young-Wellbaum Severta Shipley Death Notices Jeannine Gardiner Weather Photo Galleries Since You Asked Videos Web Cams Mail Tribune 100 Shareable In memoriam: 2014’s notable deaths Looking back: Do you remember 2014’s biggest stories? 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Laser strike on jet entering Medford delays flight ... Ashland schools to implement chickenpox precautions ... Sheriff's deputies arrest two after pursuit on Table Rock Road ... Laser strike on jet entering Medford delays flight ... Ashland schools to implement chickenpox precautions ... LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, Dec. 29 Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Dec. 29, 2014 @ 12:01 am Posted Dec. 29, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Social News Thanks to community team Thanks to everyone who helped out to make a parade for our SOU National Champion Raider Football Team. To City Administrator Dave Kanner and our Police Department, under the leadership of officer Steve MacLennan, with the help of officers Vanderlip, Hegdahl and Carpenter. The Ashland Chamber provided instant communications and logistical support. The SOU administrative staff, Liz Shelby and Provost Sue Walsh, helped coordinate between the athletic staff, the coaches and the team to get everyone on the same page and to the starting point. To TC Chevy and Alan DeBoer for stepping up and donating the use of Chevy Silverados! To all our supporters who turned on Main Street and cheer our team on: thanks, thanks, thanks! To our Raider coaches and team, thank you for making us proud, for your excellence and effort and for bonding the communities across Southern Oregon together in a very special way. Dennis Slattery, Ashland Pipeline clarification needed The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was authorized to examine cumulative environmental impacts of the proposed Jordan Cove liquid natural gas (LNG) pipeline from Canada to Coos Bay for shipment overseas. FERC dodged this responsibility in its recent Draft Environmental Impact Statement by claiming “out of scope” issues such as the need to export LNG, fracking, and induced production of natural gas were precluded in the report. Elsewhere in the report FERC states “existing transmission pipelines in the western states are underutilized.” We could assume the larger pipeline is not necessary ... unless more natural gas will be extracted with the pipeline, which a Department of Energy statement confirmed is the case. FERC's vagueness brought hundreds of people opposing the pipeline to a recent hearing in Medford. The pipeline will create a 90-foot swath through public land, pass under 400 waterways, through old-growth forests and take private land. It will also require waving environmental laws now in existence. FERC must be made to provide “clear” information about the environmental impact of the pipeline. Without it, no intelligent conversation can be had about its “public benefit” and future impact us. Diana O'Farrell, Ashland Disappointed A very dissapointed citizen regarding the Christmas lighting and decoration of downtown Medford. Even though there is a Christmas tree and lighting around the Lithia Commons area, not many people get to see it, especially tourists passing through our downtown Medford; it looks empty as a ghost town. How do we expect to bring people in? It needs to get fixed for next year. Let's get the Christmas tree up where it used to be by the Craterian Theater, with the parade, etc. I don't want to feet that I live in a Grinch town! Ada Hodgen, Gold Hill Thanks for flood article Thank you for your article on flooding in the Rogue Valley. It was a timely reminder for us to prepare for the possibility of a flood, because we live adjacent to Bear Creek in Ashland. The issue of flooding raises the question: Have the LNG folks, both for and against, addressed the issue of what could happen if there is a pipeline with volatile gas in an area where there is a flood such as the one depicted in your article about Shady Cove? Jessica Bryan and Tom Clunie, Ashland MailTribune.com Writer Posted Dec. 29, 2014 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » 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. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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