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Give thanks for the opportunity to grumble Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 12:01 AM "Oh, don't the days seem lank and long When all goes right and nothing goes wrong, And isn't your life extremely flat With nothing whatever to grumble at!" — Gilbert and Sullivan At this shank end of a shabby year, Americans still can be thankful: They do not have the problem of nothing to grumble about. As we steel ourselves for Thanksgiving's obligatory routs and revels — does an
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Small splashes Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 12:01 AM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil My father doesn't think what happened to him in a New York City diner Sunday was Earth-shattering. "It wasn’t a big deal," he says to me over the phone as I borderline-interrogate him about the incident after hearing about it from my brother’s Facebook page. "But it kind of was," I say. He chuckles and changes the subject. I let him. Because in a way, he's right. This occurr
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New roots for Ashland’s fine woodworking show Turned-wood flower pots created by Southern Oregon Woodcraft Guild member Dan Tilden. Photo by Robert Jaff Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 9:00 AM By Cindy Quick Wilson for the Mail Tribune Organizers embrace the new location of the 37th Annual Harvest Show of Fine Woodworking in Ashland, to be held this year in the Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center, 30 S. First St., Ashland. Just a half a block above and across from Ashland Spring
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Bigots no longer have to hide in the shadows Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 12:01 AM I'm afraid I missed the conference of white supremacists in Washington this past weekend. I was hosting my daughter's bat mitzvah. But I have a pretty good picture of what happened, because luckily — for me, if not for them — several other journalists attended Saturday's gathering of alt-right leader Richard Spencer's National Policy Institute at the Ronald Reagan federal buildin
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Repairs force monthlong closure of St. Vincent family shelter Facilities manager Dennis Mihocko shows a small kitchen that is part of a major renovation to the family homeless shelter at St. Vincent de Paul in Medford. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 4:57 PM Nov 23, 2016 at 5:12 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm The holidays may seem like the worst time to temporarily close a homeless center for families, b
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Since You Asked: Vote by mail has boosted, not cut, voter turnout Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 12:01 AM While visiting the New Hampshire capitol recently, we had a chance to visit with their secretary of state, Bill Garner. “Oh, so you are from Oregon," he said. "Remember your secretary of state, Phil Keisling? Well, he tried to talk New Hampshire into switching over to vote by mail. We are so glad we did not. Oregon’s vote participation has plummeted since the
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Manor proposes 40-bed memory care facility Artist's rendering depicts a 40-bed memory care facility at the Rogue Valley Manor. Drawing courtesy of Ankrom Moisan Architects Inc. Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 3:30 PM Nov 23, 2016 at 5:06 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Rogue Valley Manor plans to build a 40-bed memory care facility on the eastern perimeter of its Barneburg Hill campus. The single-story, 37,321-square-foot center on just und
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Emergency services, Nov. 24 Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Assault — Lisa Shawn Toney, 39, of the 1200 block of Garfied Street, Medford. Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrested Toney Tuesday on a felony charge of third-degree assault and a misdemeanor charge of harassment. She was booked in the Jackson County Jail Tuesday and released Wednesday after posting bail. Burglary — Jimmie Charles Green, 36, no known address. Medford police arr
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Man served sentence for drugs, now faces deportation Monday Nov 28, 2016 at 5:17 PM By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — A Venezuelan man who is HIV positive and is in the U.S. legally was arrested in Portland in a pre-dawn raid because of a methamphetamine possession conviction, his immigration lawyer and a rights group said on Monday. Luis Garcia, a nurse at a hospice center in Portland, now faces deportation to a country that is in an economic crisis, and
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Holiday music for choir and orchestra Soprano Rosa Lamoreaux joins Rogue Valley Symphony and Southern Oregon Repertory Singers to perform works by Rutter and Handel. Photo courtesy of RVS Tuesday Nov 29, 2016 at 9:00 AM Nov 29, 2016 at 10:20 AM The Rogue Valley Symphony, conducted by Martin Majkut, will perform John Rutter's "Magnificat," along with the Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel’s "Messiah" with the Southern Oregon Reperto
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Man who threatened Obama to remain jailed John Roos Monday Nov 28, 2016 at 4:30 PM Nov 28, 2016 at 4:30 PM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman A Medford man convicted of using social media to threaten the lives of President Obama and federal officers won't be assigned to a federal halfway house while awaiting his March sentencing because he remains a public threat, according to a federal judge. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark D. Clarke told

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Kids Unlimited seeks donations for holiday baskets Wednesday Nov 30, 2016 at 1:35 PM Nov 30, 2016 at 1:35 PM Kids Unlimited is seeking donations for holiday gift baskets for KU families. The gift baskets will include a gift certificate for necessities and gifts, a gift certificate for ham that can be purchased at Food 4 Less, boxed scalloped or au gratin potatoes, canned vegetables, apple cider, and holiday treats such as cookies or gingerbread m
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Habitat For Humanity to host 'Wrap for a Cause' Tuesday Nov 29, 2016 at 11:15 AM Nov 29, 2016 at 11:15 AM Rogue Valley Habitat For Humanity will wrap gifts for a small fee from Friday, Dec. 9, through Christmas Eve in the Rogue Valley Mall, with all proceeds funding local Habitat programs. "Wrap for a Cause" volunteers will wrap gifts for $3 to $10, with cost depending on the size and number of gifts shoppers bring. The service will be available
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RCC hosting information session on training programs Tuesday Nov 29, 2016 at 10:44 AM Rogue Community College will host a free informational session on its skills training programs from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Riverside Campus, Building G, Room 5, at 117 S. Central Ave., in Medford. RCC officials will discuss the school's Individualized Career Training department, which offers a one-year certificate program, according to a news release. For more informat
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Last day to sign up for Salvation Army holiday aid is Friday Wednesday Nov 30, 2016 at 10:32 AM Nov 30, 2016 at 1:36 PM The Salvation Army Medford Citadel Corps is signing up families for holiday assistance. The organization plans to help 700 Jackson County families with food and gifts for children 17 and younger. The last opportunity to sign up for assistance is from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at 304 Beatty St., Medford. For more informatio
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Ashland Kiwanis selling See’s Candies Tuesday Nov 29, 2016 at 12:10 PM Nov 29, 2016 at 12:10 PM Ashland Kiwanis is raising money by selling See’s Candies from a trailer parked at Yuan Yuan’s Restaurant, which is near the Bi-Mart shopping center on Ashland Street. The trailer will be open every day of the week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Christmas or until the candies are sold out. Purchases are with cash or checks with prope
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On the front lines A protester near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation grimaces after being sprayed in the face by law enforcement with either tear gas or water in sub-freezing temperatures. Photo by Jeris JC Miller Monday Nov 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM Nov 28, 2016 at 10:37 AM John Darling for the Mail Tribune Ashland moviemaker Aaron Moffatt, who just released a feature-length, virtual reality film on the Klamath Mountains, is now shooting
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Lightly Loved Toys brings Christmas to local kids Eden Greager, 18, left, Connor Greager, 17, and mom Kathy Greager, of Medford, unload toys they scored on Black Friday deals to donate to families this Christmas. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Monday Nov 28, 2016 at 2:56 PM Nov 28, 2016 at 2:56 PM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune While many Rogue Valley residents descended on local stores for bulk socks, discounted electronics and popular "door bus
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Review: 'Pine Mountain Lodge' a sweet tribute Natasha Harris and Lucas Blair star in "The Pine Mountain Lodge," playing at Oregon Cabaret Theatre through December. Courtesy photo Monday Nov 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM Nov 28, 2016 at 10:43 AM By Jeffrey Gillespie for the Mail Tribune After a rollicking couple of shows, Oregon Cabaret Theatre has decided to slow down, kick off its shoes, and give us a charming new holiday musical, a work conceived and wri
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Collaborative Theatre Project stages 'The Snow Queen' Grace Peets, left, Alex Boyles, Reese Rush and Rebecca K. Campbell play the principal roles in Collaborative Theatre Project's production of "The Snow Queen." Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Monday Nov 28, 2016 at 9:00 AM Nov 28, 2016 at 10:42 AM Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune "It's not an easy thing to open a new musical and a new performing arts venue at the same time," says Susan Aversa-Orrego o