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Ski season begins at Mt. Bachelor, Mt. Hood Friday Nov 25, 2016 at 12:47 PM Nov 25, 2016 at 12:47 PM The Associated Press SALEM — Skiing season in Oregon began today as Mt. Hood and Mt. Bachelor opened their runs. Mt. Hood Meadows opened three lifts — Buttercup, Easy Rider and Daisy — this morning, while Mt. Bachelor is operating just one lift, Sunshine Accelerator, which accesses easier terrain and some rails. Two addit
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Melon mania! Watermelon Kimchi. Chris Lee / St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday Aug 10, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Daniel NemanSt. Louis Post-Dispatch Summertime, and the melons are juicy. There are at least 25 kinds of melons in this world, from Bailan to winter melons, from Canary to Crenshaw, from Apollo to Santa Claus. But in this country, when we talk about melons, we talk about the Big Three: cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon. By themselves, or preferably with a squeeze o
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Short plays fill the bill for 'Moonlighting 2016' Karen Douglas and Reece Bredl are among the actors reading short plays at "Moonlighting 2016." Photo by Graham Lewis Friday Nov 25, 2016 at 2:00 AM Nov 25, 2016 at 10:35 AM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous After Ashland writer Ruth Wire lost $84 in a telephone scam, she became the target of another scammer who asked her to send $1,400 to redeem a $65 million prize. "I sensed it was a scam
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Hiking the metal mountains of Scott Mountain Crest Mount Shasta peeks out from behind the forested ridges of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest as seen from the Pacific Crest Trail. Photo by George Sexton Friday Nov 25, 2016 at 12:01 AM By George Sexton for the Mail Tribune The lovely forested peaks of the Scott Mountain Crest in Siskiyou County, California, are most frequently enjoyed from two vantage points — the popular Kangaroo Lake Campground on the north sid
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Thursday morning quarterbacks Salvador Garcia, front, of Medford, and Ben Joffer, of Medford, play their annual thanksgiving football game at Fichtner Mainwaring Park in Medford on Thursday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 6:39 PM Nov 24, 2016 at 6:39 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat Merely overcast conditions drew in dozens to Fichtner Mainwaring Park, who kicked off their Thanksgiving with an actual kickoff. That's n
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Our View: Jobs feed the state and hungry families Friday Nov 25, 2016 at 12:01 AM As we recover from a day of feasting, let's pause and consider this news: During the three-year period of 2013-15, Oregon led the nation in the increase in food insecurity, with nearly one in six households not certain it would be able to put food on the table. While metro Oregon has seen a great recovery from the Great Recession, that's not necessarily true in rural Oregon. According to a
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Man sentenced after woman shot in head with nails in Oregon Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 6:22 PM The Associated Press EUGENE — A former firefighter who authorities say shot nine 3-inch nails into the back of a woman's head in a botched suicide pact in Oregon has been sentenced to two years in state prison after accepting a plea deal. Troy Vance Thompson pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted second-degree manslaughter after accepting a deal that allowed him to avoid a p
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Couple in Medford murder-suicide had troubled past Friday Nov 25, 2016 at 2:07 PM Nov 25, 2016 at 3:56 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A couple from LaPine involved in an apparent murder-suicide at a Medford motel just before Thanksgiving had a troubled past and apparently suffered from health problems, records show. John Joseph Lansiaho, 65, fatally shot his wife, 68-year-old Marie Lansiaho, before turning the gun on himself at the Budg
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Pedestrian killed near Grants Pass Thursday Nov 24, 2016 at 11:35 AM Nov 24, 2016 at 5:57 PM A man has been killed after he was struck by multiple vehicles walking along Highway 199 near Grants Pass this morning. About 8:30 a.m. Thursday, a driver in a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta sedan hit the man while he was in the center of the vehicle lane along Highway 199 near milepost 5, just south of Grants Pass, according to a release issued by Oregon Sta
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Emergency services, Nov. 23 Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Rudolph Edward Ortiz, 33, of the 100 block of Portland Avenue, Medford. The Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement task force arrested Ortiz Monday on additional felony charges of manufacturing, distributing and possessing methamphetamine and three felony counts of felon in possession of a firearm. Ortiz was originally arrested Oct. 28 for violating his parole on a previous heroi
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Gold fever Kyle Peets' art piece "I Often Think of Writing Home" is a look inside the mind of a miner obsessed with the hunt for gold during the gold rush. Submitted photo Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 2:00 AM Nov 23, 2016 at 7:51 AM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous "I feel uneasy about my back and legs. I rather fear for my future," Hiram Pierce said in a letter to his wife in 1850. Pierce, who had left his family back East, was still empty-
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Pendleton Woolen Mills expands to Rogue Valley Mall A new Pendleton store is opening in the former Coldwater Creek space near the southwest entrance of Rogue Valley Mall. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Tuesday Nov 22, 2016 at 4:36 PM Nov 23, 2016 at 7:53 AM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Local shoppers seeking Pendleton blankets and sweaters won't have to peruse catalogs, go online or drive for hours this holiday season.  Pendleton
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Juvenile activists sue government over climate change policy Petitioner Aji Piper, left, starts off a news conference with a song as he stands with other children asking a court to force state officials to adopt new rules to limit carbon emissions, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Seattle. Eight children are asking a Seattle judge to find Washington state in contempt for failing to adequately protect them and future generations from the harmful effects of climate change, part of a nationwide effort by
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Mt. Ashland hopeful for Dec. 10 opening — or earlier George Kolby, left, and Margaret Robinson run through fresh snow Wednesday at Mount Ashland. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 10:03 AM Nov 23, 2016 at 5:07 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Mount Ashland is shooting for a Dec. 10 opening date, roughly its historical average opening day, but with snow already falling on the mountain this week and more in the foreca
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Willie Boats head tapped for commission seat Tony Shaw welds on an aluminum driftboat at Willie Boats in this Mail Tribune file photo. Tuesday Nov 22, 2016 at 1:56 PM Nov 23, 2016 at 7:53 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman The head of Medford-based Willie Boats has been tapped for a seat on the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission, where he says he wants to help improve connections between Oregon's youth and the outdoors. Jim Bittle, 62
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William Joseph Gilmore Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 2:00 AM October 16, 1925 - November 18, 2016 William Joseph Gilmore, 91, of Florence and Medford, Ore. passed away November 18, 2016. He was born October 16, 1925 in David City, Neb. to William F. and Teckla C. (Kaminski) Gilmore, who preceded him in death. Bill attended Peru State Teachers College in Peru, Neb. and was a United States Marine Corps veteran of WWII. Bill retired as a teacher and coach at McLaughlin Jr. High
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Klamath pair arrested for alleged human trafficking Ahmanda Patrice Parke, left, and Javieon Martell Drum Tuesday Nov 22, 2016 at 11:38 AM Nov 22, 2016 at 11:38 AM By Stephen Floyd Klamath News and Herald A pair of Klamath Falls residents facing prostitution charges in Jackson County have been implicated in a widespread human trafficking ring. Javieon Martell Drum, 28, and Ahmanda Patrice Parke, 26, were arrested Friday on a warrant issued Thursd
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OnTrack faces Department of Justice scrutiny Rita Sullivan Tuesday Nov 22, 2016 at 6:22 PM Nov 23, 2016 at 10:01 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm A report by the state over its contract with Southern Oregon's largest addictions recovery services provider, OnTrack Inc., will spark a review by the Department of Justice, the Mail Tribune learned Tuesday.  On Aug. 15, 2016, the Oregon Department of Human Services required stricter ov
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Movie review: ‘Elle’ a dramatic study of victimization Michelle (Isabelle Hupert) prepares to protect herself in "Elle." (SBS Productions) Wednesday Nov 23, 2016 at 12:01 AM Ed Symkus More Content Now Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Dutch director Paul Verhoeven put together quite a resume of films. He had the art house hit “The 4th Man,” the camp sci-fi classic “RoboCop,” the sizzling thriller “Basic Instinct” (remem
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Ashland council votes to dismiss city administrator Dave Kanner Tuesday Nov 22, 2016 at 8:59 AM Nov 22, 2016 at 6:36 PM By Julie Akins For the Tidings Citing "a desire for new administrative leadership," the Ashland City Council voted at a special meeting Monday to terminate city Administrator Dave Kanner’s contract effective Wednesday, Nov. 30.  Mayor John Stromberg raised concerns regarding Kanner in an executive session Monday nigh