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Youth can apply for C2 turkey hunts by Mark Freeman Friday, March 9th 2018 A A Ten young guns will get a good shot at bagging a tom turkey this spring as part of an agreement with a local ranch that helps create hunting access and wildlife forage habitat. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a drawing for youth hunters to win one of 10 hunts during the spring turkey season on the C2 Ranch near Lake Creek. Winners will get one day of guided turkey hunting on the ranch during eithe
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De-skunking your dog: Be prepared with a kit by Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review Friday, October 13th 2017 A A Any hunting dog with a gift for finding birds also has a nose for trouble. It's in the contract you accept when a pup joins your world. That's why I'm always prepared for the day my bird dog sniffs the business end of a skunk. A dog that returns to the hunting rig after rolling in a steaming cow pie or wallowing in putrid roadkill is relatively pleasant compared to a cur
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GorillaTorch Switchback by McClatchy News Service Friday, January 27th 2012 A A GorillaTorch Switchback From Joby, the same company that created the original GorillaTorch, the Switchback is designed as a two-in-one that eliminates the need for separate lights at the campsite. It's a lantern with hands-free tripod that converts to a headlamp for both convenience and portability, using the same "LED engine" to power both. As a lantern, it can rest on the adjustable tripod, attach to a tree branch
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Congress mulls cap on drug prices by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press Monday, February 25th 2019 A A Retired public school teacher Gail Orcutt, of Altoona, Iowa, looks over some of the prescription drugs she takes, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Altoona, Iowa. Orcutt pays $2,600 the first month of the year, and then $750 every other month for a lung cancer medication. With health care a top issue for American voters, Congress may actually be moving toward doing something this year to address
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Letters, March 30 by Mail Tribune readers Saturday, March 30th 2019 A A Webletters Graphic.jpg Purple martins not ghosts Although the purple martins mentioned in Mark Freeman’s front-page story (March 23) usually do not include mosquitos in their diet, there are several other swallow species that do feed on mosquitos. Many thousands of them make Jackson County their home from spring through early fall, and their pest control efforts are free of charge and also free of pesticides. And, while Jon
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Marc A. Thiessen: The Trump-Russia collusion hall of shame by Marc A. Thiessen Sunday, March 31st 2019 A A ThiessenMarc.jpg The news that special counsel Robert Mueller “did not find that the Trump campaign, or anyone associated with it, conspired or coordinated with the Russian government” has left a lot of people in Washington with a lot of explaining to do. Put aside the rogues’ gallery of reporters and pundits who assured us that Donald Trump had conspired with Vladimir Putin to steal the pr
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Court could settle unanimous jury issue by Corvallis Gazette-Times Saturday, March 30th 2019 A A other.jpg The U.S. Supreme Court last week said it will consider overturning a criminal conviction by a 10-2 jury vote in Louisiana — potentially a big step toward eliminating the use of nonunanimous verdicts in criminal cases in the only state where they’re currently allowed. That state would be Oregon. Not even Louisiana allows them anymore; the state’s voters last year approved a constitutional am
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Seniors have flown the coop by Stewart McCollom for the Mail Tribune Sunday, February 3rd 2019 A A <br><p>{/p} The long-time dilemma of what to do with our aging parents has been resolved by Grandpa and Grandma themselves. It seems the old goats have run away from home! In the old days when our elderly parents reached their “declining years,” the children moved in with them and gradually took over the management of the ranch or farm. City folks might put their elderly parents in the
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Don't rush to disarm campus police by The Eugene Register-Guard Saturday, March 23rd 2019 A A other.jpg Last year, Portland State University police shot and killed a man who was trying to break up a fight outside a bar. Now a state lawmaker wants to take guns away from some university police officers. His fellow lawmakers should pass. One tragedy doesn’t justify making schools less safe. Portland Democratic Rep. Diego Hernandez has introduced a bill to forbid university police in cities with mor
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Cities, take heed: A new jail is crucial by Mail Tribune Editorial Board Sunday, March 31st 2019 A A editorial.jpg Jackson County needs a new jail. And every incorporated city within its borders needs to get on board. Sheriff Nate Sickler is proposing a service district covering the entire county that would collect property taxes to build and then operate the new jail. The first step is for the county’s 11 incorporated cities to agree to put the district before their voters. Sickler has develope
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Gas outage response too little, too late by Mail Tribune Editorial Board Friday, March 22nd 2019 A A editorial.jpg Southern Oregon’s natural gas utility has some explaining to do after three days of bungling its response to a pressure drop that left nearly 4,800 Ashland customers without service. On Tuesday, the first day of the outage, the company didn’t issue a news release until 1:43 p.m., although customers noticed problems as early as 7:30 a.m. Avista notified the city of Ashland that its c
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Campaign finance reform more crucial than ever by Mail Tribune Editorial Board Thursday, March 28th 2019 A A editorial.jpg We wrote in this space Feb. 1 that Oregon should set limits on campaign contributions to candidates. We still think so, but since then, a series of stories in The Oregonian described the colossal scope of the problem. The conclusion is clear: Oregon must act, and voters must make that possible by amending the Oregon Constitution. The Oregonian’s series described a current sy
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Riced cauliflower isn't rice by Jan Roberts-Dominguez for the Mail Tribune Wednesday, March 20th 2019 A A Simply sauteed with a bit of butter and olive oil, chopped onion and seasonings of your choosing, riced cauliflower makes a healthful and delicious “rice bowl” base. Top it with such wholesome offerings as a poached egg, sliced avocado, edemame, pea sprouts and roasted chickpeas, then drizzle on a bit of dressing of choice.Photo by Jan Roberts-Dominguez I came to the Vegetable Lovers party l
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Plastic greenhouse covers extend the gardening season by Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune Sunday, February 17th 2019 A A <br><p>{/p} “Every time I come into this shrubbery I am more struck with its growth and beauty.” — Jane Austen, “Mansfield Park,” 1814 Literature scholars have written much about Jane Austen’s extensive use of plants and nature in her novels to highlight human behavior. For example, this line comes from a chapter in which a character named Fanny remarks on the cha
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Sakana Co. boasts Japanese favorites and fusions by Sarah Lemon for Tempo Friday, March 15th 2019 A A <p>photo by sarah lemon{/p}<p>Vegetarian pickle and “tycho” rolls at Sakana Co.{/p} Medford’s loss is Ashland’s gain when sushi newcomer Sakana Co. relocated after a short but promising stint in the former city’s downtown. Establishing itself in Medford last year, Sakana laid a solid foundation of Japanese favorites with a few fusion-cuisine surprises. The menu in Ashland is more ref
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Modoc apology bill passes Senate, on to House by Lee Juillerat for the Mail Tribune Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 A A Klamath County Museum photoKintpuash, or Capt. Jack, then-leader of the Modoc tribe A resolution commemorating the Modoc War of 1872-73, honoring those who lost their lives in the war and expressing regret for “the expulsion of the Modoc tribe from their ancestral lands in Oregon” passed the Oregon Senate on Tuesday and moves on to the House. However, an amendment to the resolution r
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Crown Imperials: Royally smelly, but plant them anyway by Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune Sunday, November 11th 2018 A A <br><p>{/p} “I would I had some flowers o’ the spring that might Become your time of day The crown imperial; lilies of all kinds, The flower-de-luce being one!” — Perdita in William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” Act 4, Scene 4 Perdita is flirting with some young men at the village’s sheep-shearing festival in this passage, comparing their youthful charms to
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Masterful 'Never Look Away' confronts truth, Nazi history by Katie Walsh Tribune News Service Saturday, March 9th 2019 A A A scene from “Never Look Away.” (Sony Pictures Classics) ‘Never Look Away’ 4 out of 4 stars Cast: Tom Schilling, Paula Beer, Sebastian Koch, Saskia Rosendahl, Oliver Masucci Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Run time: 3 hours, 8 minutes Rating: R for graphic nudity, sexuality and brief violent images Tom Schilling in "Never Look Away." (Sony Pictures Classics) “Don’
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10 ways to prepare your garden and yard for winter by Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune Sunday, October 14th 2018 A A <br><p>{/p} “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” — Benjamin Franklin, “Poor Richard’s Almanack,” 1732-1758 I was recently reminded of this famous line from Benjamin Franklin when I saw one of his inventions at the Beekman House in Jacksonville — a stepladder that converts to a chair. The Benjamin ladder-chair strikes me as the ultimate brainchild of som
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New exercise guidelines: Move more, sit less, start younger by The Associated Press Tuesday, November 13th 2018 A A FILE - In this Thursday, April 25, 2013 file photo, elementary school third graders run under a rainbow colored tarp during the 15th Annual Kansas Kids Fitness Day, in Hutchinson, Kan. New federal guidelines released on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, advise that children as young as age 3 should move more, sit less and get more active, and that any amount and any type of exercise helps hea