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Mary C. Hopkins Sunday Mar 5, 2017 at 2:00 AM May 4, 1927 - February 10, 2017 Mary Hopkins, 89, passed away peacefully Friday, February 10, 2017 at her home in San Bernardino, California with family by her side. Mary was born May 4, 1927 in Killingly, Connecticut. In 1946 at the age of 19, she married the love of her life, Frederick “Buster” Hopkins and they were married for 63 years. She is survived by her sons, Henry Hopkins and Gary Hopkins; her sister, Su
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Literary Gardener: 10 ground covers Bambi won't like [123RF.com] Sunday Mar 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune “Everything in the forest has its season. Where one thing falls, another grows. Maybe not what was there before, but something new and wonderful all the same.” — Felix Salten, "Bambi, A Life in the Woods," 1923   Twenty years before Walt Disney produced his classic animated film, “Bambi” was written
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Dana Milbank: Trump is finally right that we're led by 'very, very stupid people.' Sunday Mar 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM "The world is laughing at us. They're laughing at the stupidity of our president." — Donald Trump, October 2016 Stupid is as stupid does. During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump remarked often on the stupidity of our leaders. He was under the impression that the rest of the planet was indulging in some sort of global guffaw at our expense. "How
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School bomb-scare case sparked a media-vs.-FBI fight This image provided by the Lacey Police Department shows a June 13, 2007, photo with the words "boom 8:30am" scrawled across a boy's bathroom at Timberline High School in Lacey, Wash. In 2007, a teenager who was sending bomb threats to his high school in Washington state was finally caught by an FBI agent posing as a journalist. The apparent bomb threat, a picture of which was taken by Lacey police officer Ed McClanahan, was one of several to
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Guest Opinion: Defunding Planned Parenthood would be a health care disaster Sunday Mar 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Lisa A. Gardner and Sky Loos This month, Speaker Paul Ryan and Congressman Greg Walden made their plans official. They want to rip away health care from thousands of Oregonians by repealing the Affordable Care Act, increasing costs while dismantling coverage critical to women’s health, essentially returning to a time when being a woman was a pre-existing
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George Will: Questions for Judge Gorsuch Sunday Mar 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will question Neil Gorsuch about the judiciary's role. Herewith some pertinent questions: Lincoln's greatness began with his recoil from the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, which empowered residents of those territories to decide whether to have slavery. The act's premise was that "popular sovereignty" — majorities' rights — is the essence of the Ame
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North Medford competition draws out kid culinarians' best Zach Ash-Carvalho, Jacksonville Elementary, fourth grade, works on preparing Zucchini Tots while participating in the Future Chefs competition at North Medford High School Saturday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Saturday Mar 18, 2017 at 3:23 PM Mar 18, 2017 at 3:52 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat More than a dozen local elementary school students spent their morning chopping, slicing
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Josephine County offender has history of abuse, addiction, mental health issues Tracy Benet Saturday Mar 18, 2017 at 2:40 PM Mar 18, 2017 at 2:45 PM By Shaun Hall of the Daily Courier For more than two decades, Tracy Benet butted heads with the Josephine County criminal justice system. On Thursday, that system caught up with her in a Josephine County Jail courtroom, where she was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for attacking an acquaintance wi
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Vaccine treats planned for prairie dogs A black-footed ferret peeks out of a tube after being brought to a ranch near Williams, Ariz. [AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca, File] Saturday Mar 18, 2017 at 6:49 PM Mar 18, 2017 at 6:49 PM By Mead Gruver Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Feeding peanut butter kibbles to millions of prairie dogs — by flinging the treats from four-wheelers and dropping them from drones — could be the next big
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Since You Asked: Public works crews clean up sidewalk gravel Sunday Mar 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM I'm just wondering whose responsibility it is to clean the gravel off of the sidewalks along McAndrews and Hillcrest. The roadway is clean, but the sidewalks still have gravel all over them. — Bette, Medford The responsibility lies with Medford Public Works, Bette. That's what the code enforcement folks at the Medford Police Department tell us. They also say crews have bee
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Letters to the Editor, March 19 Sunday Mar 19, 2017 at 12:01 AM Jordan is a blessing When I read J. Phillips’ letter (March 12) suggesting Danny Jordan should be investigated for “possible lack of careful awareness and oversight, and knowledge of ... Breidenthal’s conflicts of interest ...”, I thought it was a joke. Really? Where was Phillips when Jordan instigated a change in the commissioner travel policy to tighten it in an attempt to stop
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Galleries celebrate Ireland, landscapes in March "Irish Breakfast," watercolor by Margaret Stermer Cox, at Rogue Gallery & Art Center. Thursday Mar 16, 2017 at 8:39 AM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous The Rogue Gallery & Art Center is looking overseas to celebrate Irish culture, while Art du Jour Gallery is staying closer to home with oil paintings of regional landscapes this month. In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Rogue Gallery will host a Celtic Celebration f
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Oregon: Possible model for other states in reproductive care In this Jan. 26, 2017, file photo, Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland, speaks in Salem. Kotek says measure proposed by lawmakers would make sure all reproductive health care is affordable and accessible in Oregon. [AP Photo/Don Ryan, file] Wednesday Mar 15, 2017 at 7:13 PM By Andrew Selsky The Associated Press SALEM — Oregon lawmakers, anticipating federal abortion restrictions and health-care c
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Drones banned in Medford parks ... well, sort of Saturday Dec 26, 2015 at 12:01 AM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Drones, remote-control cars and even model rockets are banned in Medford parks, but that hasn’t stopped some local residents from taking them for a spin. The regulations came many years ago, after radio-control car enthusiasts altered the BMX track in Bear Creek Park, irritating cyclists who maintain the track. “Everybody's been warned fro
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Guest Opinion: Pot testing is done for a reason Sunday Feb 26, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Caleb Hayes As the director of a Political Action Committee dedicated to protecting the public health and safety of Oregonians, I am writing in response to “Pot shops say testing rules are hurting extract sales,” published on Feb 1, 2017. There is great value in transparency, and some aspects of the previous story warrant clarification. Some interviewed in the story claimed t
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Medford man charged in shooting death sent to state hospital Vincent DiCostanzo Saturday Jul 2, 2016 at 1:36 PM Jul 2, 2016 at 1:36 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat A man facing manslaughter charges in the shooting death of a west Medford man is undergoing psychological evaluation in Salem. Vincent Santana DiCostanzo, 22, of Medford, was ordered transported to the Oregon State Hospital in Salem in June, documents filed in Jackson County C
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Since You Asked: Some drivers are doggone dangerous Thursday Mar 16, 2017 at 12:01 AM Is there a law that prevents drivers from having dogs in their lap hanging out the window, sometimes two or three, while navigating traffic? Too many dogs at the wheel will cause an accident. — George, via email George, there is no law in Oregon prohibiting dogs from perching in drivers' laps, but there may be before this year's legislative session is complete in Salem. Even if t
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Calvin Coolidge Thursday Mar 16, 2017 at 10:09 AM Background/Early Life • Calvin Coolidge was born in Vermont and attended Amherst College in Massachusetts. After graduating, Coolidge stayed in Massachusetts to study law, then opened up a practice in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he also began his political career. • Coolidge started as a member of the local Republican Club, then advanced to City Council; was a city solicitor, county clerk and chairman
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Emergency services, March 16 Thursday Mar 16, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Sex Offender Registration — James William Wood, 32, no known address. Medford police arrested Wood Tuesday on a felony charge of failing to register his address as a sex offender, and for violating his parole on a previous attempted second-degree kidnapping conviction. He remained lodged in the Jackson County Jail Wednesday without bail. Drugs — Tasha Marie Looper, 34, no known ad
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Video adds to Breidenthal's troubles Doug Breidenthal, left, is shown allegedly taking a payment Nov. 12, 2016, from Bill Arma of Rogue Valley Remedies for marijuana consulting while Breidenthal was a county commissioner. [Photo courtesy Chris Hearn] Friday Mar 10, 2017 at 5:46 PM Mar 10, 2017 at 5:52 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm A video of former Jackson County Commissioner Doug Breidenthal allegedly shows him accepting a pile of