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Columnist for a Day: Always eat the ugly things first Sunday Mar 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM By Amy Miller for the Mail Tribune Some days, between my day job and freelance work, tasks pile up like a dilapidated tower, and I feel completely overwhelmed. And somewhere in the tower of tasks, there’s usually one that I’m especially dreading, something that scares me because it requires some delicate diplomacy I’m not sure I can pull off, or the stakes are so hig
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Since You Asked: Legend of the Grants Pass snow sturgeon Jim Barfield's "snow" sturgeon fooled quite a few people. Sunday Mar 12, 2017 at 2:00 AM Where is Jim Barfield's pond, and how long is a white sturgeon? — T.M., via email   Well, T.M., we have to admit we were as curious as you were about the photo of the giant "snow" sturgeon submitted by Grants Pass reader Jim Barfield, which we published March 4. For those who didn't see it, the "fish" stretched abou
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Cews rescue iguana from house fire Pendleton firefighter/paramedics Craig Murstig, left, and Marc Proctor give first-aid oxygen to an iguana rescued from a burning house Friday in Pendleton. [Kathy Aney/East Oregonian via AP] Saturday Mar 11, 2017 at 6:18 PM Mar 11, 2017 at 6:18 PM The Associated Press PENDLETON — Fire crews slipped an oxygen mask over the face of a 20-pound iguana after rescuing the creature from a house fire in Oregon. P
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OnTrack works to resolve issues that threaten Mom's Program license Cecilya Gairson, 3, spends time with her mom, Jerrah Roley, and infant brother Gage at the OnTrack Mom's Program in Medford. [Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta] Wednesday Mar 8, 2017 at 6:52 PM Mar 8, 2017 at 7:18 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm After a recent threat by state health officials to shut down a residential treatment program for drug-addicted mothers and their chi
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South Medford nets seventh straight trip to 6A tourney South Medford senior Jonnay Foote, left, attempts a layup against Lincoln defender Kate Nichols during their second-round playoff game at South Medford High on Saturday. [LARRY STAUTH JR./MAIL TRIBUNE] Saturday Mar 4, 2017 at 2:00 AM Mar 5, 2017 at 8:36 AM Kris Henry Mail Tribune @Kris_Henry For all the benefits a girls basketball team can have with four starters ranging anywhere from 5-foot-
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Beavers hope to flip script verus Ducks Oregon State's Drew Eubanks (12) remembers his first Civil War, but he prefers to forget the most recent one. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] Friday Mar 3, 2017 at 7:58 PM Mar 3, 2017 at 7:58 PM By Steve MimsEugene Register-Guard CORVALLIS — Drew Eubanks keeps a clear memory of his first Civil War. “We flew around, played really hard and Gill Coliseum was packed,” the Oregon State sophomore reca
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Phoenix city manager fired after 4 months Phoenix City Manager Jamie McLeod Wednesday Mar 8, 2017 at 8:45 PM Mar 8, 2017 at 8:45 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat The Phoenix City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday to fire City Manager Jamie McLeod after she'd been in the job for just four months. During a 2½ hour meeting McLeod elected to make public, three department heads, including one that McLeod hired, voiced concerns about her leaders
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Man killed by police was on meth Shawn Pappe Wednesday Mar 8, 2017 at 5:14 PM Mar 8, 2017 at 5:14 PM By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier A knife-wielding man who was shot to death by police on the Grants Pass Parkway in October had toxic levels of methamphetamine in his bloodstream, lab results show. Josephine County District Attorney Ryan Mulkins said Tuesday that Oregon State Police tested Shawn Pappe's blood at an OSP forensic lab in the
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Letters to the Editor, March 9 Thursday Mar 9, 2017 at 12:01 AM Thanks to veteran On Sunday, Feb. 19, we were having lunch at Applebee's. When we asked for our check, the waitress told us our lunches had been paid for by the gentleman, who was a Vietnam veteran, sitting behind us. He had already left, so we wanted to say thank you to him. The Duttons and Lloyds, World War II veterans Medford The best money can buy Rep. Greg Walden voted against a resolution that would re
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Officers in Bend shooting had no excessive force record Wednesday Mar 8, 2017 at 7:42 PM The Associated Press BEND — Records show neither of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man who was stopped in central Oregon for driving erratically have a previous history of excessive force. According to the Bend Police Department records, the officers received little criticism or reprimand during their 14 combined years with the force, The Bend Bulletin re
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ACLU condemns police actions at Portland protest Protesters clash with police Monday in Portland. The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon says Portland police officers used "shameful" tactics to control the downtown protest. [Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, file] Tuesday Feb 21, 2017 at 4:43 PM Feb 21, 2017 at 4:43 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has criticized Portland police officers
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Since You Asked: Charges altered in DUII manslaughter case Thursday Mar 9, 2017 at 12:01 AM What is the update on the Necia Hanson case? I believe it was last year she was driving intoxicated and it proved to be fatal for her 6-year-old daughter, Bella Keesee. — Anonymous   Necia Marie Hanson, 28, of Gold Hill is scheduled to go on trial May 9 on charges of first-degree manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter, third-degree assault, fourth-degree assault and
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Community Builder: Still filling the ‘niche of localism’ Patsy Smullin at the KOBI-5 studio in Medford. [Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch] Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Steve Boyarsky for the Mail Tribune Editor's note: Community Builder is a periodic Q & A series providing perspectives from local people who have been involved in significant change in Southern Oregon. Today's conversation is with Patsy Smullin, president and owner of California Oregon Bro
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Dana Milbank: Everything you need to know about Trump and Russia Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM Having trouble following the fast-moving developments about the Trump team's ties to Russia? Here's a primer to get you up to speed: President Trump got to know Russian President Vladimir Putin "very well," but he doesn't "know Putin." Putin sent Trump "a present" and they spoke, but Trump has "no relationship with him." Trump has "nothing to do with Russia," but his son has s
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Southern Oregon Journal: Talent is full of talent and charm Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Peggy Dover for the Mail Tribune My friend Lane Hall recently moved from the Hillcrest area of east Medford to Talent. I found this appropriate given his talent for art, and the city of Talent embraces the arts, as I recently discovered. Settler A.P. Tallent, with two L’s, a Tennessee transplant, platted the city in the 1880s. I don’t know whether he had a talented
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Columnist for a Day: Seeking rat-control tips in the Googleverse Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Peter Arango for the Mail Tribune My wife does not fool around. She spots something that needs doing, takes a deep breath, and gets on Google. Lots of folks here in town offer advice, but she knows there are experts out there in the Googleverse poised to deliver the precise information she needs to get the job done right. For example, we had rats in the attic. Unacceptable
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Healthy Aging: Laughing about ways 'to not act old' Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Sharon Johnson for the Mail Tribune While in a local grocery store recently, the friendly clerk initiated a conversation about aging. I was prompted to engage because of his clever way of finding out if I was eligible for the senior discount. He made it sound like some sort of award. I just liked the fact he asked. This clerk had an easy laugh and a wide smile. As we chatted, I began to
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Richard "Dick" Paul Holcom Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 2:00 AM June 12, 1930 - Febnruary 26, 2017 Dick Holcom passed away peacefully February 26, 2017 as the result of a stroke. He was born June 12, 1930 in Wagner, South Dakota. He married Genevieve Neis March 10, 1951 in Atlanta, Georgia and the two had been happily married for 56 years when she passed away in 2007. Together they had four children, Rick Holcom and wife, Diane of Medford; Brad Holcom of Salem; Kathy Murray and
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Since You Asked: Time to clean up Medford's 'Temple of Doom' Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM I live near Lone Pine Creek near Kennedy Elementary School and have seen some city of Medford workers mucking around in there. What's going on? Are they going to finally clean that thing up? — Anonymous It turns out that stretch of Lone Pine Creek really is a mess, Miss Anonymous, and it's due for a cleaning, according to the city of Medford. That portion of the creek is ac
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Stacey Holliday Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 2:00 AM January 6, 1929 - February 19, 2017 Stacey Holliday, 88, of Medford, Oregon passed away February 19, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born January 6, 1929 in New York, New York. She moved to the Rogue Valley 19 years ago from San Francisco, California but had also lived in southern California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Canada. Throughout her life, she worked in a variety of fields. For many years, she was employed in the Eng