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Great Holiday Meal Drive on now at Safeway, Albertsons Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 9:39 AM Nov 17, 2016 at 9:39 AM KOBI-TV/NBC5 and KOTI-TV/NBC2 are partnering with Safeway, Albertsons, US Bank and Jackson Care Connect for the third annual Great Holiday Meal Drive this November and December. Last year the drive raised more than $200,000 and provided 3,855 meals to local families. People can donate to the Great Holiday Meal Drive by purchasing $1, $5
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Local business owner wows as Kenny Rogers Dave Bernard plays Kenny Rogers at Camelot Theatre. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 4:13 PM Nov 16, 2016 at 5:01 PM By Rebecca Scott for the Mail Tribune Dave Bernard has accomplished much in his life, including his successful family-run, drill-bit sharpening company, Darex, and forming the East Main Band with a group of friends. He can now add another feather to his cap: performin
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Salvation Army seeks bell ringers Maryjayn Thompson, 11, of Medford, works Wednesday on Angel Tags while volunteering at the Salvation Army in Medford. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 4:26 PM Nov 16, 2016 at 5:02 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil Maj. Jason Koenig says he's seen citizens miss the Salvation Army's iconic red money-collection kettles when they're gone. In 2003, while working in Casa Grande, Arizona, where v
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Oregon job growth cools off, tax revenue slowing down Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 7:39 PM By Andrew Selsky The Associated Press SALEM — Oregon's job growth has cooled down, and as a consequence growth in personal income taxes the state collects has also slowed, the state said Wednesday in its economic and revenue forecast. Even if the job growth had continued at its former red-hot pace, Oregon would have faced a large budget shortfall. And that's what Gov. Kate Brow
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Our View: Choose new sheriff carefully Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Jackson County Sheriff Corey Falls' confirmation that he has accepted a job with the Gresham Police Department midway through his first term in office came as a surprise. County commissioners should take the time to find the best replacement to lead the department through 2018. Falls had a reputation for thoughtful, responsible leadership when he won the job in the 2014 election, defeating incumbent S
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McManus leaves Talent council E.J. McManus Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 4:18 PM Nov 17, 2016 at 10:52 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune City Councilor E.J. McManus, who was elected to Talent City Council for a fourth time Nov. 8, has resigned. McManus, who served on the body since 2005, is moving to Medford. “I’ve always appreciated his genuine dedication to our community. His service has been consistent and level-headed and kind, 
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Feds, defense attorneys at odds over 2nd trial of refuge occupiers Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 8:57 PM The Associated Press SALEM — Three weeks after blanket acquittals for seven defendants in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside Burns, defense attorneys for a second set of defendants and federal prosecutors are at odds over when to summon a pool of jurors for the second trial. Defense attorneys want a pool of 2,000 jurors to be summon
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Ruth Pearl Hinch Thursday Nov 17, 2016 at 2:00 AM December 31, 1925 - November 12, 2016 Ruth P. Hinch passed away peacefully Saturday, November 12, 2016. She was born December 31, 1925 in Moscow, Idaho. Ruth lived a fulfilling life including her days in show business, in the '50s, performing her dance routines across the country. She loved her Cherokee heritage and is survived by many Native American friends she met at pow wows and events. As an ordained minister in the
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Movie review: War drama ‘Billy Lynn’ misfires This image shows Joe Alwyn, portraying Billy Lynn, in a scene from the film, "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk." (Bona Film Group) Friday Nov 18, 2016 at 12:01 AM Dana Barbuto More Content Now It doesn’t pay to be a visionary. Just ask Oscar-winning director Ang Lee, whose attempt to use ground-breaking technology on his latest film, the Iraq war drama “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,”
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Jury convicts man in fatal shooting at Seattle Pacific University Aaron Ybarra listens to the jury's guilty verdict at Superior Court Wednesday while sitting next to his defense attorney, Ramona Brandes, in Seattle. A jury on Wednesday convicted Ybarra for fatally shooting a student and wounding two others at Seattle Pacific University in 2014. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times via AP) Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 5:56 PM Nov 16, 2016 at 5:56 PM The A
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Mt. Ashland to offer free shuttle service Tuesday Nov 15, 2016 at 4:54 PM Nov 15, 2016 at 5:10 PM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune Free rides on the 40-passenger Ski Hopper shuttle to Mt. Ashland Ski Area will be offered on weekends and holidays, but service from Medford won't be included because paid ridership last year was low. “It was a real commitment to go up for the entire day,” said Michael Stringer, Mt. Ashland development dir
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Delta Connection surge keeps airport on record pace Tuesday Nov 15, 2016 at 4:11 PM Nov 15, 2016 at 4:51 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Medford airport passenger numbers got a boost in June 2014 when the Klamath Falls airport ceased commercial operations. Even with Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport regaining commercial connections to Portland this fall, however, there has been nary a dent in Medford's record passenger run. Led by
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Breaking Bread: Wishbone snapping rooted in ancient Italy Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 7:45 AM Nov 16, 2016 at 7:45 AM Lisa Abraham More Content Now Thanksgiving gives us many culinary “fun facts” to chew on, including one of my favorites: The legend of the wishbone. The forked-shaped bone — which joins a turkey’s two clavicles — is officially named the furcular. Of course, “snapping the furcular” doe
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Meyer grants total more than $1 million in Jackson County Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 12:34 PM Nov 16, 2016 at 4:36 PM Meyer Memorial Trust Wednesday announced 151 grants totaling $17.3 million to nonprofits and organizations supporting work to help close inequity gaps in the state. The majority of Meyer’s grants are to organizations working to bring policy change, services, knowledge and expertise to rural and urban communities across
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Update: Crater High resumes after bomb threat Wednesday Nov 16, 2016 at 8:49 AM Nov 16, 2016 at 12:06 PM Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune @RyanPfeil CENTRAL POINT — Crater High School will be re-opened by 3 p.m. today for sports and extracurricular activities following a closure because of a bomb threat that was reportedly spray-painted on an exterior wall. A release from the Central Point School District said the closure allowed school officials a
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Investors' grip on local housing market leaves few options for buyers Lisa Petrini and Patrick Rogers of Asurent Property Management talk outside a west Medford rental property they manage. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Sunday Mar 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness The collision of investment dollars, population growth and changing demographics has created tight housing markets here and elsewhere. There is no escaping the role of investors in
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Bear attack victim's wife wants people to remember his service — not the way he died U.S. Forest Service officer Brad Treat, who was killed in a grizzly bear attack last year while mountain biking. [Courtesy of Somer Treat] Sunday Mar 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM By Avi Selk The Washington Post Brad Treat was a federal cop who patrolled 2 million acres of Montana wilderness: river rescues, drug busts, militias and timber thieves. He was the law at the edge of the wild, ret
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Guest Opinion: Medical providers write to Rep. Greg Walden Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM Representative Walden: We are writing to you as medical providers from Jackson County to express our strong concern about the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Many of us have practiced medicine in the Rogue Valley for more than 10 years, and have seen first-hand the positive impact of increased insurance coverage for the residents of your district. From 2011 to 2014, foll
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Guest Opinion: ACA replacement threatens health, Oregon jobs Sunday Mar 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM By Maleta Christian In 2011, I lost my job as a preschool teacher, and with it my health care. Through the Affordable Care Act I was able to purchase health insurance that allowed me to get a cancer screening that saved my life. Without the Affordable Care Act I would not be here today. I would not have been able to decorate the cake for my daughter’s wedding, find a new ca
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Southern Oregon Journal: Signs of spring are building Sunday Mar 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM By Peggy Dover for the Mail Tribune Ah, sweet spring racket — the birds making rowdy (I heard my first red-winged blackbirds today), tires slicking over wet pavement, the softly creeping moss upon my roof, nail guns. On my walk in Eagle Point, the healthy signs of a spring stoked with optimism reach out to me through fresh commerce. One early bloomer is a new eatery, now inhabitin