Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-11
FEMA reschedules meetings with fire survivors By Mail Tribune staff Updated: May 11, 2021 03:36 PM A A Jamie Lusch / Mail TribuneFEMA will pay for hazardous debris cleanup in the Almeda fire zone. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has rescheduled in-person meetings with Jackson County fire survivors who have questions about their disaster-aid claims or who were denied benefits. FEMA had previously planned to meet with survivors early this month but canceled appointments after the state cat
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-11
Jackson County at 10,783 cases By Mail Tribune staff Updated: May 11, 2021 05:31 PM A A Local and state health officials recorded 44 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing Jackson County’s case count to 10,783. The new Jackson County cases were among 660 new cases recorded across the state, according to an Oregon Health Authority release issued Tuesday. Broken down by county, other new cases included 95 in Multnomah, 90 in Washington, 64 in Deschutes, 60 in Clackamas, 57 in Marion, 52 in Lane,
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-11
Larry Mendte Commentary: Jobs By Teresa Standstipher Updated: May 11, 2021 03:42 PM A A Team Biden has tried to make things right, and when they don't go right -- like the latest unemployment report -- they talk in circles hoping that if you make enough lefts, you're eventually right. In this thorough analysis of what is keeping people from getting back to work, Larry Mendte walks us through what we all see and know: businesses can't hire people back when the unemployment benefits they're gettin
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-09-07
The Wizard of Foz By Tim Trower Mail Tribune Sep 07, 2018 09:17 PM A A 2 View all photos The writer approached the former star athlete. He had a project in mind, a book about the athlete’s remarkable accomplishments in the sports arena. Oh, and assorted other things about his life. Bob Welch, the author of more than 20 books and a newspaperman in Eugene, figured he’d be third or fourth in line with the idea for Dick Fosbury, he of Medford roots, an Oregon State University education and an Americ
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2017-02-10
Farmers seek help to ban, regulate GMOs By The Eugene Register-Guard Feb 10, 2017 12:00 AM A A SALEM — Some farmers are renewing an effort to get Oregon lawmakers to allow local governments to regulate, and potentially ban, genetically modified crops. Cities and counties have been barred from doing so since 2013, when the Legislature passed a preemption bill as part of a bipartisan package of unrelated tax increases and public pension reforms. That year, activists in several counties, including
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-11
Oregon resumes paying grants to Black Oregonians after settling Cares Fund lawsuit By Jamie Goldberg | The Oregonian/OregonLive May 11, 2021 09:34 AM A A Oregon once again began distributing grants last week through its unique $62 million coronavirus relief fund for Black Oregonians. Organizers of the fund distributed $49.5 million to Black Oregonians, Black-owned businesses and Black-led nonprofits across 31 Oregon counties last fall, but they agreed to hand over their remaining funds to a fede
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2014-11-18
Farmers file suit over GMO crop ban By Greg Stiles Mail Tribune Nov 18, 2014 12:00 AM A A Jackson County voters passed a ban on GMO crops last May. Now the courts will test the ordinance's validity. Two county farms that grow Roundup Ready alfalfa filed suit Tuesday asking a state court to overturn the voter-approved ban on genetically modified crops or force the county to pay a total of $4.2 million, which they claim is the value of the crop they would have to destroy. Backed by a coalition of
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-04
Timbers’ U14 boys team claims Presidents Cup Updated: May 04, 2021 08:26 PM A A Rogue Valley Timbers U14 boys soccer. The Rogue Valley Timbers won the U14 boys division of the Oregon Youth Soccer Association Presidents Cup Saturday in Portland. The Timbers triumphed 3-1 over the Lake Oswego Soccer Club, which had lost just once since the OYSA season began in February. Lake Oswego opened the scoring in the first four minutes when it got behind the Timbers’ back line and found the left side of the
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2014-11-23
Lawsuit reopens the GMO debate Nov 23, 2014 12:00 AM A A A lawsuit filed by alfalfa growers against Jackson County essentially starts the debate over genetically modified crops all over again. This time, a court will decide, not voters. In the May election, Jackson County voters adopted an ordinance banning the growing of genetically modifed crops in the county. Proponents, many of them organic farmers raising Swiss chard and other crops for seed, argued that GMO sugar beets grown near their far
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2014-04-28
Citizen panel reviewing proposed GMO crop ban By RYAN PFEIL Apr 28, 2014 12:00 AM A A A citizen panel's analysis and resulting public findings on banning or allowing genetically modified crops in Jackson County will not be the only point of study during the panel's information-gathering process over the next three days. Professors from Colorado State University and Penn State University will also be hard at work, compiling their own data on how well citizens' initiative-review panels work in ele
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2014-05-22
Seeds of victory: Inside the fight to pass the GMO measure By JOHN DARLING May 22, 2014 12:00 AM A A How did a coalition of local small farmers convince two out of three Jackson County voters to ban genetically modified crops while battling a six-figure campaign funded by several of the biggest agro-chemical companies in the world? "It was community-driven," said Elise Higley, campaign manager for Our Family Farms Coalition and co-owner with her husband of Oshala Farm in the Applegate Valley. "T
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-10-15
Fosbury: 'I wanted to unload' By Tim Trower of the Mail Tribune Oct 15, 2018 11:07 PM A A Dick Fosbury has told one story, by his estimate, 100,000 times. That is the recounting of how he developed the “Fosbury Flop” high jump style that has been used the world over for decades. It led him to collegiate, national and international fame, culminating in an Olympic gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games. As the 50th anniversary of that historical achievement on Oct. 20 drew close
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-05-04
PREP BASEBALL: Cope shines for South in first start Updated: May 04, 2021 08:38 PM A A Andy Atkinson / Mail TribuneSouth Medford's Elijah Havey connects for a double in the fourth inning. Freshman pitcher Kyle Cope gave South Medford a big boost in his first varsity start and the Panthers used a five-run final inning to break Tuesday’s baseball game open for a 7-1 win over Ashland at North Mountain Park. Cope pitched five steady innings, allowing four hits with four walks and one run on 64 pitch
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2014-05-14
Sides rally on GMO ban By RYAN PFEIL May 14, 2014 12:00 AM A A With seven days to go before the May 20 primary election, supporters and opponents of a measure that would ban genetically modified crops in Jackson County headed to downtown Medford Tuesday to make their voices heard. Hundreds of supporters of Measure 15-119 flocked to the corner of Eighth Street and Oakdale Avenue on Tuesday morning. Rally attendees stood on the corner, holding up signs and garnering numerous honks and some thumbs-
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2019-10-10
Learning to feed the soil By John Darling for the Mail Tribune Oct 10, 2019 10:28 AM A A Regenerative farming, a strategy for enhancing soils, watersheds, biodiversity and capturing carbon in the ground, will be discussed Friday evening, Oct. 11, in a talk by soil scientist Ray Archuleta. The event, organized by Our Family Farms, is creating a regional buzz, especially in the Applegate Valley, where organic food farmers are planning to carpool to the event at Ashland Hills Hotel. “Archuleta is i
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2014-01-29
Outside seed money finances GMO battle By JEFF BARNARD Jan 29, 2014 12:00 AM A A A David-and-Goliath battle is shaping up over genetically modified crops in Jackson County. Some Midwest sugar beet growers have joined the Oregon Farm Bureau in giving $75,000 to defeat a homegrown ballot measure from organic farmers to prohibit genetically modified crops except for research. The measure goes before voters on the May primary ballot. The organic farmers are afraid that growing sugar beet seed geneti
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2015-05-29
Judge rejects request to block Jackson County's GMO ban By The Associated Press May 29, 2015 12:00 AM A A A federal judge in Southern Oregon has rejected a request by two alfalfa farms to block Jackson County's ban on genetically engineered crops. The decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Clarke following a hearing last week in Medford could allow the ordinance to take effect in June. Clarke found that the GMO ban is not pre-empted by Oregon's "right to farm" law. He said the "right to far
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-04-18
628 new cases reported in state Sunday Updated: Apr 18, 2021 03:38 PM A A Jackson County reports 20 new cases as all those over the age of 16 are eligible to receive vaccine on Monday The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported 628 new COVID-19 cases in the state but no new deaths from the disease. Jackson County reported 20 new confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 Sunday, bringing local totals to 9,923 cases with 127 fatalities to date. Rising numbers of cases in recent weeks
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-04-26
Podcast: Lentils are a global theme By Sarah Lemon Updated: Apr 26, 2021 12:20 PM A A Use lentils in two recipes spanning India and Morocco from the blog of food writer Sarah Lemon. Mail Tribune · The Whole Dish Episode 152
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2021-04-14
Pirates trio, coach Johnson get Skyline football honors Updated: Apr 14, 2021 08:39 PM A A Phoenix placed three players on the honorable mention list and saw head coach Dave Johnson named co-coach of the year in all-conference voting by the Skyline Conference football coaches. Defensive linemen Trevor Sharrar and Kyle Braun and outside linebacker Jair Ramirez were each represented in the spring selections for the Pirates. Johnson’s team went 0-6 with a largely inexperienced lineup that dealt wit