Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Watch Now SEARCH Podcast: Literary Gardener — The lock, stock and barrel of wine barrel gardening BY Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune ... In the latest episode of the Literary Gardener podcast, host Rhonda Nowak discusses a unique gardening method. Share This Story Wind shift sends more smoke into Medford area Manslaughter suspect claims 'shocking' document forced her to talk Iron 44 crash remembered: 'You never stop grieving' You'll hear the train a'comin -- in your sleep Tweets by Tenn
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Today's First Thing podcast touches on these top stories: Wind sends more smoke into Medford area. Full story here . Manslaughter suspect claims 'shocking' document forced her to talk. Full story here . Listen to other Mail Tribune podcasts at www.mailtribune.com/podcasts . Reach web editor Ryan Pfeil at [email protected] or at 541-776-4468. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ryanpfeil .
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
· snapshot 2018-08-07
Stories from the Mail Tribune archives from Aug. 1 through Aug. 7, 1918. This week, I’ve got some interesting news pertaining to Sheriff Jennings, a bill is in the works to add 100,000 acres to our National Forest lands, and it seems that our boys may just be in the thick of it now.
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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An appeal by the Medford Mustangs to the American Legion Baseball National Appeals Board was upheld Friday morning with the finding that the Mid-Valley Southpaws fielded an ineligible player in Oregon’s department championship game this past Wednesday. With the official ruling, Mid-Valley therefore forfeits the championship and its opponent, Medford, has been named the state champion for the fifth straight year and will advance to the Northwest Regional tournament set to begin next week. As of p
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Jackson County isn’t one of the seven Oregon counties currently declared in drought. But that doesn’t mean there’s no issue locally, water conservation specialist Julie Smitherman says, noting Ashland is in a “low supply” year. That diminished water supply statewide is due to low snowpack and precipitation, which has contributed to low stream flows. Toss in warming temperatures and the region’s wildfires, and water conservation should be high on the list of priorities for Ashland residents. “Rig
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Craterian Performances' youth theater program travels to 15th-century Europe with its rendition of “Once Upon a Mattress.” Teen Musical Theater of Oregon frolics through a long ago and faraway fictional medieval kingdom where the devious Queen Aggravain rules and her son, Prince Dauntless, is, well ... dauntless in his attempt to find a mate worthy of the crown. Cailey McCandless, the show’s director and choreographer, reworked the fairy tale farce about a princess who must
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A Jacksonville woman facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of her uncle has been denied a civil rights lawsuit alleging she was “trapped into answering questions” during a summer 2016 homicide investigation. Aisling “Tucker” Moore Reed, 27, claims she was sleep-deprived, malnourished and “suffering withdrawal from potent prescription medication” in the hourslong questioning by Medford police and Jackson County sheriff’s detectives following the shooting death of Shane Patrick Moore o
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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A white Medford School District van loaded with smiling teachers and a half dozen bins of books was a welcome sight in the neighborhoods surrounding Washington Elementary School on Friday morning. Third-grade teacher Jodi Smith could hardly get the driver side door open at each of her stops before children appeared from all over, excited for the snacks, books and face time with beloved teachers. Seven-year-old Autumn Wolarik was excited to see the van, though she admitted she had to change out o
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Volunteers with a Greensprings wild animal rescue center say dwindling community support could make this summer’s batch of babies its last. Southern Oregon Animal Rehabilitation founder Tiffany Morey says she’s not sure how long she can manage the $6,000 in monthly expenses the center accrues May through September, when it cares for orphaned fawns and other animals until their release into the wild. “Most of our wildlife patients come in at the end of May and beginning of June. Our goal is for a
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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There’s nothing like a little controversy to put a smile on History Snoop’s lips, especially when it’s a game of tug-of-war between Oregon and California. Now, down in the Golden State, they’re going to tell you that Harriette Eddy, a local girl, was the first woman to climb Mount Shasta. Never mind that Harriette never claimed to be first on that historic climb. “I was one of the first party of ladies who ever made the ascent,” she told a Yreka newspaper. Led by John Pierce, who is credited as
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Because of extreme fire hazards, the train running through Ashland, between Weed and Eugene, will be making the twice-daily trip at the night, when humidity and fire-starting spark dangers are much lower. But it will mean some area residents will hear train noise during the night until fire danger diminishes. “The reasons for switching operations to nighttime are simple,” says Colestin Rural Fire District Chief Steve Avgeris. “In the daytime, humidity is down and temperatures are up and that’s v
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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PORTLAND — The Portland City Council has approved a first-of-its-kind tax on public companies that pay their chief executives vastly more than they pay an average worker. On Wednesday the council approved the plan, which targets publicly traded companies whose chief executives report salaries at least 100 times higher than the salary of a median worker, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. Under the ordinance, a company with a CEO-to-worker ratio of at least 100-to-1 will pay a surcharge eq
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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ROSEBURG — In an ongoing situation sure to be remembered for a while throughout the state, the Medford Mustangs had their string of consecutive American Legion AAA state championships halted at four Wednesday by the Mid-Valley Southpaws here at Legion Field. Or did they? Use of a potentially ineligible player by the Albany-based squad could erase the 6-2 triumph displayed on the scoreboard after the Mustangs lodged a protest with state and national Legion officials following the game. No ruling
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Today marks the 10-year anniversary of a fiery helicopter crash that killed seven Southern Oregon firefighters who were battling the Iron 44 wildfire complex in California. The crash also killed two pilots, one from California and the other from Eastern Oregon. Four other people were injured. It was the deadliest helicopter crash involving working firefighters in U.S. history. Paul and Susanne Steele of Ashland lost their 19-year-old son, David Steele, in the Aug. 5, 2008, crash. He was an Ashla
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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When you drop off to sleep, a dusk-to-dawn ritual begins as men and women scurry up and down remote mountain slopes searching for hot spots in the Garner fire , which burned furiously to the east of Grants Pass just two weeks ago. It’s dirty, treacherous work, with the way forward illuminated only by a flashlight attached to a helmet. In the distance, 20 men and women resemble a string of Christmas lights as they move through the forest. “You’ve got to mentally psyche yourself up for this night
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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There’s a word for people like me: Bardolaters, people who worship Shakespeare. Which would explain my 3,000-mile pilgrimage to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival from my hometown of Richmond, Virginia. I fell in love with Shakespeare in 2008 when I decided on a whim to sit down and read all of the plays. From there I started volunteering with my local Shakespeare theater, and now 10 years later I work as a dramaturge and Shakespeare educator. I love to travel and see how different companies perfor
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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“Death and life were not Till man made up the whole, Made lock, stock and barrel Out of his bitter soul…” — W.B. Yeats, “The Tower,” 1926 This passage comes from one of Yeats’ longest poems, in which the Irish poet who had just turned 60 grapples with aging and failing health. His mention of “lock, stock and barrel” shows that the expression, meaning “everything,” was well known to readers. There are dozens of common sayings that use the word “barrel,” including a barrel of laughs (or fun), one
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Four years ago, Andrew Huycke was working in construction management and living in Newport Beach, California. One weekend, he and his wife, Stephanie, were getting ready to entertain, and they wanted an outdoor fire pit so friends could gather around, have a drink, and chat when the evening grew chilly. Huycke’s neighbor happened to have a few wine barrels in her yard that weren’t being used, so Huycke decided he would use one to make a DIY fire pit. “I liked it so much that I made some more and
Mail Tribune (Medford, OR — Wayback)
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Thirty-four years ago, when my husband and I decided to marry, we intended to bring our pre-adolescent children together into the same household. They were not entirely pleased with the idea. Long before our actual nuptials, we introduced my husband’s 9-year-old son to my 10-year-old daughter over a thoughtfully planned restaurant dinner. We had previewed the menu to ensure it contained food items they both favored. For Ward, it was deep-dish pepperoni pizza, and Jen (somewhat amazingly) was at