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California's famous 'drive-thru' sequoia toppled by storms At Calaveras Big Trees State Park, this walk-through tree, carved through by unknown pioneers, is shown Aug. 19, 1969. The park reported the tree was toppled by a severe storm Sunday. AP Photo/Ernest K. Bennett Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 11:33 AM Jan 9, 2017 at 11:33 AM The Associated Press Storms walloping California have toppled a giant sequoia famous for a "drive-thru" hole carved into its
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Community panel favors Sickler for sheriff Nate Sickler, left, Dan Penland and Mike Winters are the three candidates recommended by a committee for the next sheriff. Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 6:07 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 6:14 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Jackson County Sheriff's Office Capt. Nathan Sickler emerged as the clear favorite of a community panel tasked with interviewing six candidates and recommending a replacement sheriff. After
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SOU professor awakens 'sleeping languages' Southern Oregon University Associate Professor Wesley Leonard has devoted his career to the reclamation of Native American languages. Julia Moore Wednesday Dec 26, 2012 at 2:00 AM The Southern Oregon University campus was quiet last week, since students have retreated for the holidays, and most faculty and staff stayed home when a snow day was called. By Janet Eastman The Southern Oregon University campus was quiet last week, si
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Mt. Ashland plans lodge upgrades, expansion Snowboarders ride the Sonnet lift at Mt. Ashland Ski Area with the soon-to-be-renovated ski lodge in the background. Mail Tribune / file photo Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 2:00 AM Jan 9, 2017 at 7:34 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune Mt. Ashland Ski Area plans to upgrade its lodge, giving skiers and snowboarders more room to stretch out, less congestion in the food service area and easier access to rental equi
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Healthy Aging: Superagers have the brain of a 25-year-old Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 2:00 AM Jan 8, 2017 at 9:55 AM By Sharon Johnson for the Mail Tribune An article in the New York Times on New Year's Eve talked about “superagers” — older adults whose memory and attention span “isn’t merely above average for their age,” but “actually on par with healthy, active 25-year-olds.” Know anybody like t
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Daily Phoenix, L.A. flights start June 2 at Medford airport Medford airport travelers will have new options for flights to Phoenix and L.A. this summer. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 10:20 AM Jan 9, 2017 at 5:34 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Rogue Valley travelers have new options for flights to Phoenix and Los Angeles. American Airlines partner American Eagle will begin daily flights to Sky Harbor International a
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Grants Pass hotel proposed adjacent to Taprock Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Madeline Shannon of the Daily Courier The word is out about a proposed three-story hotel adjoining the Taprock Event Center in downtown Grants Pass. For several weeks social media has been buzzing about the proposed hotel, most of it positive. The proposal is the subject of a land-use hearing at 2 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. "Any way to bring in more tourism to our city is a great idea. Our
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OLLI offers lecture on religious freedom Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:33 PM Jan 9, 2017 at 12:33 PM The Rev. Tony Hutchinson of Trinity Episcopal Church in Ashland will show how religious faith in the public forum can be a powerful force for good or for ill in a free lecture titled, "What Is Religious Freedom in the U.S. … and What is Not?" The lecture will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Camelot Theatre, 101 Talent Ave., Talent.&#x
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Low-cost pet vaccination, nail trims offered Jan. 21 Monday Jan 9, 2017 at 12:16 PM Jackson County Animal Services will offer a low-cost pet vaccination clinic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the county animal shelter, 5595 S. Pacific Highway, Phoenix. Vaccinations, given by Dr. Sharon Hopkins, will be $10 each, cash only. Vaccinations available for dogs are rabies and distemper/parvo booster; for cats, they are rabies and distemper/rhino/calici booster. Dog
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Courts dealing with meth insanity defenses Shad Gary Dunbar Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 10:04 AM Jan 8, 2017 at 10:04 AM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous Methamphetamine can trigger schizophrenic-like mental illness, raising legal questions about guilt and punishment when users commit violent acts while hallucinating. Shad Gary Dunbar, 35, of Rogue River is serving a 10-year prison sentence after chasing and shooting at two Mail Tribune newspap
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Southern Oregon Journal: Pretty snow is no laughing matter Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Peggy Dover for the Mail Tribune I just booked myself a room in a White City hotel for Oliver (cat who hates travel) and me. I’m dreading it. I hope this is funny by the time I read it Sunday, but right now I find little humor, just a mean deja phooey. I mean, it was only three years ago that my heaters went kaput and sparked a column describing in embarrassing detail my h
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Columnist for a Day: 'Help, I'm trapped in Zillow' Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Peter Arango for the Mail Tribune I have a house. I like it a lot and probably wouldn't sell it even if somehow the market here in Oregon bounced way past the price we paid, which, by the way, was at the absolute top of the housing bubble. My track record is impressive: Bought four houses, lost money on every single one. I offer myself as the single best hedge against poor investments; i
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SOLC hits goal to buy Rogue River ranch for a preserve Snow covers the edge of a vernal pool Friday at the Rogue River ranch owned by former Mail Tribune Editor Robert Ruhl's heirs near Dodge Bridge. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 11:01 PM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman EAGLE POINT — A 352-acre ranch that is home to rare woodpeckers, snakes, flowers, wild salmon and Roosevelt elk will remain undisturbed in perpetuity now t
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Josephine County commissioners say Hare deserves 'forgiveness' Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Shaun Hall Grants Pass Daily Courier GRANTS PASS — Simon Hare was elected chairman of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners on Thursday with the support of new colleagues Lily Morgan and Dan DeYoung, who said it's time to forgive Hare's mistakes and recognize his talents. Just over a year ago, Hare was arrested in Eugene for drunken driving. He's off probation fo
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Don't give up public land Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Tim Palmer The Republican Party platform has supported liquidation of federal land by giving it away, and on the opening day of the new Congress, the House of Representatives began paving the way to do just that. Buried in a package of House rule changes on Jan. 3, an obscure provision banned the Congressional Budget Office from considering lost federal revenue if public land is transferred to other entities. In
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Blogger asked to delete info on refuge informants Saturday Jan 7, 2017 at 6:41 PM Jan 7, 2017 at 6:41 PM The Associated Press PORTLAND — Federal prosecutors want a judge to order a Northern California man to remove all information from his website about confidential informants involved in the takeover of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon last winter. In court filings Friday, prosecutors said the information posted by Gary Hunt, 70, was
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Emergency services, Jan. 8 Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Darlene Jeanette Almaraz, 29, of the 500 block of Mae Street, Medford. Medford police arrested Almaraz Friday on a felony charge of possessing methamphetamine. She was booked in the Jackson County Jail Friday and released Saturday because of overcrowding. Elude — Richard Arthur Robbins, 39, of the 200 block of Bigham-Brown Road, Eagle Point. Jackson County sheriff's deputies ar
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Since You Asked: Forecasters don't expect 1964-type flood Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM One of the elements of the 1964 flood in Southern Oregon was "rain on snow." Next week's weather forecast is for several inches of rain on the heavy snow we now have. Do you know whether our current conditions are similar to those that contributed to the great 1964 flood? — Fred F., Trail   You must be a real old-timer, Fred. Many of us here at Since You Asked headquarter
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Going small in a big way Andrew Duncan, co-owner of Southern Oregon Tiny Homes, puts the finishing touches on a house that will be delivered to a buyer in Eugene. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 10:36 AM Jan 8, 2017 at 10:36 AM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune MEDFORD — The three founders of Southern Oregon Tiny Homes marked their one-year anniversary this winter by reaching out to help a would-be homeowner with the same
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Tips for selecting and organizing garden seeds Sunday Jan 8, 2017 at 12:01 AM By Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune "In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." — Albert Camus, “Return to Tipasa,” 1954   The snowy weather has made it an ideal time to curl up next to the fireplace and spend hours browsing through favorite seed catalogues. Each picture of a vegetable, herb or flower beckons, “Gro