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Since You Asked: Medford tied Palm Springs for hottest urban area in country Friday Sunday Aug 21, 2016 at 8:16 PM Aug 21, 2016 at 8:16 PM I saw in a couple places that Medford had the hottest high temperature in the country on Aug. 19. Come on. That can't be right. — No name given When they're wrong, you're right. In this case. That information seems to be in conflict with what the folks at the National Weather Service told us. Yes, it de
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Jacksonville to christen new City Hall Friday Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 11:35 AM Oct 12, 2016 at 5:07 PM A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for Jacksonville's new City Hall, located in the historic 1883 county courthouse at 206 N. Fifth St., will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Friday. City offices moved into the renovated building in July, and tours of the offices will be hosted by the town’s Belles and Beaus and city staff. Refreshment
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Smoky sky from planned blackberry burn Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 12:37 PM Oct 12, 2016 at 12:37 PM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman That dark smoke seen wafting over White City this afternoon is from a controlled burn now going on at the Denman Wildlife Area. Wildlife area managers have planned this burn to remove some invasive Himalayan blackberries from a portion of the state-owned wildlife area off Agate Road near the White City indu
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'Let them play,' say parents of charter-school athletes Tuesday Oct 11, 2016 at 5:46 PM Oct 11, 2016 at 6:29 PM Teresa Thomas Mail Tribune @teresathomas_MT Medford charter school families and supporters showed up at Monday’s School Board meeting to object to revisions to a policy that would prevent their children from playing most sports for Medford’s conventional public schools. Charter parents, students, staff and even a former Ro
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Sams Valley rancher warns that men can get breast cancer too Breast cancer survivor Sherm Simmons is spreading the word to other men that they too can contract the disease. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 2:00 AM Oct 12, 2016 at 9:24 AM By Tammy Asnicar for the Mail Tribune Sherm Simmons’ favorite cap reads: “Never Give an Inch” — apropos for a man who didn’t let breast cancer have a foothold
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She's been there, done that Nicole McPheeters, supervisor of the Providence Breast Center, is also a breast cancer survivor. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 12:01 AM Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune @thewholedish Cancer crushed Nicole McPheeters’ hope of conceiving a child for the fifth and final time. Then the “surprise” of pregnancy, after two years of treatment that included six breast surgeries, nearly eclipsed the shock of h
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Wyden says SOU leading nation in response to sexual assault Sen. Ron Wyden speaks with faculty, staff and community members Tuesday at Southern Oregon University about the school's approach to sexual assaults. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Tuesday Oct 11, 2016 at 4:34 PM Oct 12, 2016 at 9:24 AM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Reports of sexual assaults at Southern Oregon University are skyrocketing, but to school officials and Sen. Ron W
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Exploring the roots of Southern Oregon tempranillo Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Kevin Breck for the Mail Tribune Thanks to an unjustifiably supportive spouse and my generous columnist’s expense account (ha!), I am reporting to you from the Ribera de Duero region of northern Spain, the birthplace of tempranillo, where I am interning at Dominio de Cair winery for the fall harvest. Earl Jones of Abacela was the first to plant tempranillo (known here as Tinto
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Mail Tribune 100: Oct. 12, 1916 Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 12:01 AM Oct. 12, 1916 REPUBLICAN MEETING NATATORIUM TONIGHT A. E. Clark, former progressive candidate for the United States senate from Oregon and an excellent speaker, will address a republican meeting at the Natatorium this evening at 8 o'clock and will answer the speech of Senator Chamberlain delibered here Tuesday evening. Ladies especially are invited, as the subject of "He Kept Us Out of War" will be discus
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Emergency services, Oct. 12 Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 12:06 AM Felony arrests Sexual Abuse — Cody Dwaine Rollins, 37, of the 600 lock of Fifth Avenue, Gold Hill. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Rollins Tuesday on three additional felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Jackson County sheriff's deputies originally arrested Rollins Sept. 29 on two previous felony counts of first-degree sexual abuse. He remained lodged in the Jackson County Jail Tuesda
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Since You Asked: Jackson County commissioners make different amounts Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 12:01 AM How much does a Jackson County commissioner make? Is it salary or per hour? — Mary, Medford   For starters, Mary, county commissioner is a salaried, elected position with Jackson County. As of July 1, Doug Breidenthal makes an annual salary of $100,318.40. Rick Dyer makes $95,555.20 annually, and though Colleen Roberts is authorized to collect the same sala
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'Medicare 101' workshop coming to Central Point Wednesday Oct 12, 2016 at 9:19 AM Oct 12, 2016 at 9:19 AM The Futurity First Insurance Group and Central Point's Parks & Recreation Department will hold a free workshop on Medicare basics at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 155 S. Second St., the second floor of the Central Point Police Department. The hourlong workshop will focus on Medicare Parts A and B, along with Medicare Advantage Plan options
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Michael Gerson: A politician — and a party — deserving of contempt Tuesday Oct 11, 2016 at 12:01 AM A man comes out of a church after a fire-and-brimstone sermon on the Ten Commandments, pauses a moment, and then tells his wife, "At least I haven't made any graven images!" This is the type of praise Republicans could muster for Donald Trump's second debate performance. He did not have a mental breakdown on stage or try to kiss anyone against their will 
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Homes burned by California fire; teams look for more damage A firetruck passes scorched cars and trailers burned by the Blue Cut fire in Phelan, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 19. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Saturday Aug 20, 2016 at 6:04 PM Aug 20, 2016 at 6:04 PM CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — In the aftermath of a wildfire, somebody has to figure out exactly what burned. It's painstaking and important work that helps eva
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'Rocky Horror Show' and 'Bat Boy' a double creature feature "Bat Boy" offers campy, musical fun through Nov. 6 at Oregon Cabaret Theatre. Photo by Bryon DeVore Tuesday Oct 11, 2016 at 1:23 PM Oct 11, 2016 at 1:23 PM "The Rocky Horror Show" will be staged in repertory with "Bat Boy: The Musical" starting Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Oregon Cabaret Theatre, at First and Hargadine streets, Ashland. "We found these two shows that would both play well toget
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If it looks and smells like pot ... it could be hemp Chris Bourne stands in a sea of medicinal hemp plants covering 30 acres of land outside Ashland. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 5:53 PM Oct 10, 2016 at 5:53 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Motorists do double-takes as they gawk at fields of cannabis plants flowering just outside Ashland. But what they're looking at are 40,000 medicinal hemp plants covering 30 slopi
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Trial reaches one-month mark FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2016, file photo, Ryan Bundy, center, one of the sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, walks through the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. It has been a month since jury selection began in the trial of the Bundy brothers and 5 others charged in connection with the winter takeover of the national wildlife refuge in southeast Oregon (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 6:48 PM Oct 10,&nb
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Talent committee to look at resolution supporting Muslims Sunday Aug 21, 2016 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune An ad hoc committee will be formed in Talent to refine a resolution requested by citizens to support Muslims in town after discussion at Wednesday’s City Council meeting indicated a desire for a document more inclusive of all religions. Citizens in June presented the council with a proposed resolution stating that Talent welcomes Muslims. The re
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Since You Asked: Jail release decisions aren't made in a vacuum Monday Oct 10, 2016 at 8:21 PM The Mail Tribune lists various crimes where people have been arrested but then released on their own recognizance, and then don't appear in court. Why are they not kept in jail until their court appearance? Probably overcrowding, but seriously, keep them locked up! — Rene F., Medford Releasing suspects before their court date is not taken lightly, Rene. Capt. Dan Penland
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Since You Asked: Olympic memorabilia available for sale Sunday Aug 21, 2016 at 12:01 AM I'm an avid Olympics viewer, as are many at this time. I'm wondering, what happens with all the equipment that sports the "Rio 2016" logo after the Olympics end? — Paige, Ashland   We boldly put in a message to the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee regarding to your query, but until representatives get unburied from their major international sporting event and answering CNN's