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· snapshot 2019-05-12
ROSEBUD ORIGINAL COMMENTARY: Larry Mendte isn't paranoid, or is he? By Joseph Pfister May 12, 2019 05:00 PM A A The FBI is testing facial recognition software that will give law enforcement instant access to all of your information. Airports and New York toll roads are already using it. Imagine having to show all of your government issued documents every time a camera was pointed at you. That's what this does in an instant. Larry Mendte thinks we should be wary of big brothers newest toy. W
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
ODA officials investigating grim discovery of dead bees By By Ambar Rodriguez Updated: Apr 07, 2021 10:44 AM A A The picture of the dead bees Wallis Anawalt posted on social media is seen. The Ashland resident said she found more than two dozen dead bees in the same area over the course of a few days. (Courtesy: Wallis Anawalt) A social media post depicting an image of dead bees posted by an Ashland resident raised concern about the preservation of bees in the community. Wallis Anawalt took to a
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
Area fire agencies responded to multiple grass fires Tuesday By Ryan Pfeil Updated: Apr 07, 2021 07:17 AM A A 4 View all photos Fire crews responded to a fire in the Rogue River area Wednesday evening. (From Oregon Department of Forestry Facebook page) The Oregon Department of Forestry responded to two grass fires in Jackson County Tuesday afternoon and evening, nearly a month before fire season in the region typically gets underway. Fire crews from ODF and the Greensprings Rural Fire District f
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
Ripple Effect: Medford's city-wide evacuation plan By Trish Glose Updated: Apr 07, 2021 09:44 AM A A There’s a different feeling going into this year’s fire season and according to Medford’s fire chief, there will also be a lot of changes. “It’s not just about the fire department being prepared, it’s also how can our residents be prepared,” Chief Eric Thompson says. He says the department has been on the fast track to getting ready for this year’s fire season and one of the largest things i
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
Controlled burn planned near Ashland Wednesday By Mail Tribune staff Updated: Apr 07, 2021 08:56 AM A A FILE PHOTO: The Nature Conservancy, Lomakatsi and Grayback Forestry conduct a controlled burn. (Jamie Lusch, Mail Tribune) FILE PHOTO: The Nature Conservancy, Lomakatsi and Grayback Forestry conduct a controlled burn. (Jamie Lusch, Mail Tribune) Forestry crews will conduct a controlled burn Wednesday on about 30 acres of private land 2 1/2 miles west of downtown Ashland , according to a news r
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
Oregon Outdoors: Falcons Pt. 1 By Mark Freeman , John Stoeckl and Jamie Lusch Updated: Apr 07, 2021 10:44 AM A A Mark Freeman visits his old friend Dave Peterson, who introduces him to the latest Peregrine falcon rescue.
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
This Day In Music: April 7th By Teresa Standstipher Apr 07, 2021 08:00 AM A A On This Day in Music: Janis Ian is born in New York City and in the “Nick of Time” Bonnie Raitt gets her first #1 album. Plus, for 1.2 million dollars a lucky somebody gets the original manuscript of “American Pie” and Broadway celebrates glam metal and classic rock with a musical that spawns several tony nominations and a 2012 film adaptation.
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· snapshot 2021-04-07
Podcast: Dill is key to Greek dishes By Sarah Lemon Updated: Apr 07, 2021 10:28 AM A A Dill is a key flavor in two Greek-inspired recipes, spinach pie and braised greens, from the blog of food writer Sarah Lemon. Mail Tribune · The Whole Dish Episode 149
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
OSF and Britt Fest join appeal to state for changes in live events guidelines By Jim Flint Updated: Apr 06, 2021 04:53 PM A A The Britt Festival hill, quiet in 2020, is poised to reopen in 2o21 if state guidelines permit. Events sector representatives have asked the state for more definitive and more equitable guidelines that would enable better planning and healthier reopenings. Photo courtesy Britt Festival. Oregon event sector clashes with state over clarity of reopening guidelines On March 3
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· snapshot 2020-04-23
Gov. Brown will lift delay on non-urgent medical procedures By Andrew Selsky Associated Press Apr 23, 2020 12:29 PM A A SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hospitals, dentists’ offices and other healthcare providers can resume attending to patients for non-urgent procedures on May 1, and Oregon is expecting “extremely large shipments” of protective masks and gowns, Gov. Kate Brown said Thursday. However, health officials warned that Oregon, along with many other states, still lacks adequate testing capability to
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
Jackson County financial reserves grow despite COVID-19, fires By Vickie Valdous Updated: Apr 06, 2021 05:13 PM A A Jackson County is proposing a $474 million budget for the fiscal year that starts on July 1.Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch County has $190 million in savings Jackson County’s projected financial reserves have grown to nearly $190.1 million despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and destructive fires. That figure is part of the recommended budget for the coming fiscal year that
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
SOU Roundup: SOU caps season with upset win Updated: Apr 06, 2021 05:00 PM A A ASHLAND — The Southern Oregon University women’s soccer team denied Corban a share of the Cascade Conference West Division title Tuesday, upsetting the Warriors 2-1 on the final day of the regular season at Raider Stadium. Corban (8-3 overall, 8-2 CCC) started the afternoon tied with Oregon Tech atop the standings. Shortly after the Warriors fell at SOU, the Owls finished off a win at Northwest (Wash.), securing the o
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· snapshot 2020-04-23
Jackson County goes a week without a new COVID-19 case By Ryan Pfeil of the Mail Tribune Apr 23, 2020 03:58 PM A A Jackson County passed seven days Thursday with no new reported cases of COVID-19. The county’s total remained at 48, and at least 33 of those patients are considered recovered, according to Jackson County Public Health. The Oregon Health Authority reported five more deaths in the state Thursday, with 68 new cases, raising the death toll to 83, with 2,127 cases. No Jackson County res
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
Airport gets $5 million grant By Damian Mann Updated: Apr 06, 2021 05:00 PM A A The Medford airport received a $5 million federal grant that will be part of long-range expansion plans. Photo courtesy of Jackson County The Medford airport scored a $5 million federal grant Monday that will pave the way for more hangar space and a large runoff detention pond. It was the single biggest grant received by more than a dozen airports in Oregon. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced $10.3 milli
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· snapshot 2020-04-23
Suspect sought in Ashland minivan elude, crash By Nick Morgan of the Mail Tribune Apr 23, 2020 03:16 PM A A Police are searching for a possibly armed man who allegedly crashed a minivan in the hills of Ashland early Thursday morning. Erik Troy Brown, 23, is wanted on elude and weapons charges after he allegedly eluded Ashland police at high speedsin a late '90s or early 2000s model Ford Windstar following an early morning traffic stop that ended with a crash near Glenview Drive and Terrace Stree
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· snapshot 2020-04-23
Podcast: The Literary Gardener - Marvels and drawbacks of growing asparagus By Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune Updated: Apr 23, 2020 01:01 PM A A Literary Gardener Rhonda Nowak shares what she's learned about growing asparagus. Mail Tribune · Marvels and Drawbacks of Growing Asparagus Read Rhonda's garden columns at https://mailtribune.com/lifestyle/home-and-garden . Visit her garden blog at http://blogs.esouthernoregon.com/theliterarygardener and her website at www.literarygardener.com . Lite
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
Emergency services, April 7, 2021 Updated: Apr 06, 2021 08:13 PM A A Felony arrests Theft – Nicholas Ford Rasmussen, 25, of the 600 block of E. Archwood Dr., Eagle Point. Rasmussen was arrested by federal officers Tuesday on two charges of identity theft, first-degree aggravated theft, first-degree conspiracy to commit aggravated theft, three charges of second-degree theft and second-degree burglary. Burglary – Paul Adam Vodden, 22, of Eagle Point. Vodden was arrested by Medford police Tuesday o
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
Adjusting to reporting, parenting during pandemic By Ryan Pfeil Updated: Apr 06, 2021 12:44 PM A A Ryan Pfeil This is a thank you. It’s a necessary action, the right thing. Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a health care professional; a wealth of knowledge on the local level who is one cog among thousands working on the COVID-19 pandemic. You’re either a doctor or public information officer or health department manager who, in addition to everything else you’re working on, also has the added re
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
Oregon Employment Department hopes to fix phone mess by year’s end By Mike Rogoway | The Oregonian/OregonLive Updated: Apr 06, 2021 12:17 PM A A A year into the pandemic, and the steepest economic fall in Oregon history, placing a phone call to the Oregon Employment Department remains an onerous chore. Jobless workers spend an average of 70 minutes on hold when calling the agency. Its obsolete computers keep spitting out automated letters instructing laid-off Oregonians to call for help even tho
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· snapshot 2021-04-06
Doormen fired for failing to intervene in anti-Asian attack By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press Updated: Apr 06, 2021 12:28 PM A A This image taken from surveillance video provided by the New York City Police Department shows an apartment building employee, center, closing the building's front door after a man assaulted a 65-year-old Asian American woman, Monday afternoon, March 29, 2021, a few blocks from New York's Times Square. The property developer and manager of the building wrote on Inst