Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Overuse of “hate” Years past, the word “love” was much misused. Now the word “hate” is ubiquitous. To avoid rational discourse that threatens prejudice, silence the opposition. That’s the modern academic way. Accuse your opponent of hate. Those who act to defend the First Amendment are accused of hate. A defender of free speech may be motivated by respect for the Constitution and the benefits of a free country, but attracts accusations of hate. Wi
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Report disappointing I’m disappointed with the report by Damian Mann on Pacific Power’s plans to install 88,000 smart meters across Jackson County. His report is an example of biased, unbalanced reporting that favors the plans of a powerful utility company in contrast to the concerns of the public. The information expressing Pacific Power’s position on smart meters was well represented in Mann’s story; however, the conflicting information presented by Dr. William Bathgate at Talent’s town hall m
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Think outside the box This letter is in reference to the article in the Mail Tribune on May 23 regarding the inhumane and cruel training and punishment methods utilized on large animals. People, think about this — these are not medieval times — this is the year 2018! Surely there are effective, more humane, kinder ways to manage and train large animals! Bull hooks, electric prods, fire pokers are a few of these archaic and harmful weapons used on helpless animals. Jackson County should follow th
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Tearing families apart I am appalled by the Trump administration’s new policy to separate immigrant children from their parents at the border. The latest atrocious news is that some of the kids will be “housed” in a tent city with near 100-degree weather. How can this be happening in our country? It boggles the imagination how our so-called leaders defend their actions claiming that the Bible provides a moral justification. This is just grotesquely ludicrous. We have to stop this madness. Mary O
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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White House threatens care I received an email from Compassion & Choice, an organization that deserves your support. The serious matter of end-of-life care is in jeopardy. A White House plan to create a Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within the federal Department of Health and Human Services is being planned. This is unfair and favors opponents as well as provoking doctors, nurses and other health care providers who refuse to honor any patient-care options they object to. That include
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Daysha Bree Shinkle and Corey Ryan O'Neill were married June 21, 2014, at a private residence in Ashland. Austin Stack officiated the ceremony. Shinkle is the daughter of J.D. and Fawn Shinkle of Central Point. She is a 2006 graduate of Crater High School and attended Rogue Community College and Portland Community College. O'Neill is the son of Chris and Lori O'Neill of Phoenix. He is a 2004 graduate of South Medford High School, a 2010 graduate of Southern Oregon University with a bachelor's de
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Anna Kathryn Ekstrom and Gregory Lawrence Meshnik were married on July 18, 2015, at Jasper House Farm in Pleasant Hill, Ore. Susan Sanford officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Jon and April Eksrom of Springfield and Judith and Roy Brown of Eugene. She is a graduate of South Eugene High School, Whitman College for her undergraduate degree, and the University of Oregon with a master's degree in education, curriculum and teaching. She works as a teacher at McLoughlin Middle School.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Christian? I want to reply to Carl Worden’s comment in defense of the guy in the White House: “… especially when the man is a Christian trying to do the best job he can.” Worden might be right about him trying to do the best job he can, because he works hard at showing us his intellect and political acumen every day. He has truly lowered the bar. I do question the “Christian” part, though. The guy is being sued by a porn star, for cripes sake! He is taking children away from their mothers to be
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Way back in the early 1990s, Bill and Tammi Mendels volunteered to help at what is now the Southern Oregon Music Festival. Their assigned venue was the basement of the old Elks Lodge on Central Avenue in Medford. "We knew nothing about it. We just decided to jump in and see what happened," Bill Mendels said. "We took a chance, and I loved it. Traditional jazz isn't my cup of tea, but there was enough variety that I was hooked." A quarter-century later, the Mendels remain mainstays at the th
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Leaders should oppose pipeline Recently, Oregon Business & Industry and the Oregon Business Alliance sent letters of support to federal regulators for the Jordan Cove Pipeline, with which many local business leaders were represented. It disappoints me greatly that prominent people in our community such as Jessica Gomez of Rogue Valley Microdevices, Sid DeBoer of Lithia Motors, Bill Thorndike of Medford Fabrication, Dave Underriner of Providence Health & Services and others would turn their backs
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Housing not enough When adequate low-cost housing is somehow provided for all the homeless in Jackson County, will all their other problems disappear? For some, affordable, available housing will help alleviate ongoing problems. However, for many who suffer with mental illness, addiction, disabilities, diabetes, parole violation, unemployment, dependency and many other issues, adequate, affordable housing will not be enough for stability. The aforementioned problems will continue and homelessnes
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Sometime in the past few years, wedding registries evolved to include not just bed linens and place settings but tool sets and flat-screen TVs. “The world has changed. Couples have changed. The way we register for gifts has changed,” said Nancy Lee, president of MyRegistry.com, a universal registry site that makes it possible to add any item from any online store to your wedding (or other) registry. “I’m calling 2015 ‘the year of the groom,’” Lee
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Take a stand I am writing regarding smart meters being forced upon us whether we want them or not. The interim fees are unjust and unreasonabe and violate PUC code 451. Other states — Vermont, Maine, and Arizona — allow customers to opt out at no charge, while California’s PGE and Nevada’s are more reasonable than Oregon’s. I am a native Oregonian, senior citizen and for the past 30 years this seems to be a “tax and gouge me” state, which saddens me. Smart meters by definition are surveillance d
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Alexandra Tomlinson and Rafal Nowak were married in a Catholic ceremony Sept. 20, 2014, in Krakow, Poland. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Julianna Tomlinson of Medford. She is a 2004 graduate of St. Mary's High School and a 2008 graduate of Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She works as a traveling critical care nurse. The groom is the son of Krystina and Wojcheck Nowak of Krzeszowice, Poland. He is a 1999 graduate of Zespol Szkol Budowlanych. He serves as a
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equ
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The feel-good vibe buzzed, like the saws and sanders, that November day in 2011 when U.S. Rep. Greg Walden and other community leaders visited Jefferson State Forest Products and Roguewood Furniture's operation. Forty-four people at the former Bentwood mill site on Morgan Lane in Northwest Grants Pass were happily employed, cranking out wood furniture and grocery store displays sent around the country. "I just want (Congressman Walden) to appreciate what we're trying to do here — create j
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Americans looking for a Snuggy Bear and a blankey to ease their anxieties about the Islamic State will have to become more comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty. From President Obama's recent terror speech in the Oval Office to Donald Trump's terrifying, race-baiting, religion-testing rebuke in South Carolina, there is little to console those seeking either instant gratification from Obama or sanity from the leading Republican presidential candidate. While Trump speaks to fear with anti-Mus
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Today BUTTE FALLS 11 a.m. — Parade from Butte Falls Elementary School, down Broad Street and around the park, twice, on Oak, South and Fir streets. Noon to 3 p.m. — Games, food, booths, softball tournament and live music by the Old Time Fiddlers will be offered in the city's park. 7 to 9 p.m. — Street dance with music by The Renegades in the downtown area. Sunday, July 4 ASHLAND 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. — Pancake breakfast at the Ashland Elks Lodge. Cost is $6 for adults; $3 for
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I have seen covers that claim to reduce the amount of radio frequency radiation when put over a smart meter. Are these OK to use? Will the power company tell me if I am blocking too much radiation for their communication needs? — Tim You can put on a smart meter cover, but that could cost you — and not just for the price of the cover. Smart meter covers ranging from $30 to $300 or more are being marketed as ways to protect people from radio frequency waves. If a customer puts a cover over a smar
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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On the front page today we declare, in the boldest fashion we know how, the truth that motivates every journalist who works at the Mail Tribune and every one of our colleagues across the country and the world: JOURNALISM MATTERS. On the 242nd anniversary of America’s declaration of independence against a tyrannical king, we celebrate the freedom of the press our founding fathers guaranteed in the Constitution and Bill of Rights that followed. Six days after the slayings of our fellow journalists