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Collared wolf dead, 3 others survive in Idaho wilderness In this Feb. 2, 2010, file photo, a wolf track, imprinted in the snow, was left near the carcass of an elk in Avery, Idaho. (Kathy Plonka/The Spokesman-Review via AP, File) Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 at 8:44 PM By Keith Ridler The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Three of four wolves fitted with tracking collars in a central Idaho wilderness area last year by state officials without federal approval are surviving
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 3 Thursday Nov 3, 2016 at 12:01 AM Issues, not personalities Every day we hear about the process of political campaigns and not the issues that affect us. We learn that Candidate A called Candidate B a name, but not much about the policies that each supports or opposes. Here locally, for example, there are real differences between the two State Senate candidates, Tonia Moro and Alan DeBoer. Moro supported specific legislation to bring good-pay
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Cave Junction food bank burglarized Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 at 5:01 PM Nov 2, 2016 at 5:01 PM By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier CAVE JUNCTION — Cave Junction's lone food bank was burglarized Saturday night, canceling the normal Monday handouts. Manager Tim Leyba said up to $600 worth of chicken and a bunch of canned goods and other nonperishable items were stolen by thieves, who tore down the door at the Doug Hoskins Resource Center,
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Activity picks up amid Bundy transfer Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 at 5:56 PM Nov 2, 2016 at 5:56 PM Activity picks up in Nevada amid Bundy brothers transfer By Ken Ritter The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The expected arrival in Nevada of two of rancher Cliven Bundy's sons following their acquittal on federal charges in Oregon comes amid behind-the-scenes activity ahead of a scheduled February trial in Las Vegas. Ammon Bundy's attorney in Las Veg
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Centennial Ice Rink to open Nov. 16 in Ashland Thursday Nov 3, 2016 at 11:23 AM The Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink, 95 Winburn Way, will open Wednesday, Nov. 16, and the rink will hold a seasonal gala Saturday, Nov. 19. The First Frost gala will run from 6 to 10 p.m., with open skating, a live DJ, and 7:30 p.m. performances by the Southern Oregon Figure Skating Club. Other highlights include ice sculptures, the rink's Chilly the Snowman mascot, refreshments and
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Pioneer Street to close for OSF renovation Thursday Nov 3, 2016 at 11:45 AM Nov 3, 2016 at 11:45 AM South Pioneer Street between Hargadine and East Main streets, which passes through the Oregon Shakespeare Festival campus, is closed due to beginning of renovation work on "The Bricks" area where Green Shows are held. The closure began Wednesday and is expected to continue through April. The closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday th
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Suddenly, it's a Series again - and the Cubs' pitching gives them a chance [video] Chicago Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey looks down during the second inning of Game 4 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 8:00 AM Thomas Boswell - The Washington Post If Cleveland had beaten the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night here to win the World Series, it would have mea
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Our View: Trump must not be president Tuesday Nov 1, 2016 at 9:23 AM Nov 1, 2016 at 9:24 AM We had planned to refrain from endorsing a candidate for president this year. But that was before Donald Trump became the Republican nominee. We believe newspaper endorsements are valuable primarily because we can give readers the benefit of our access to candidates and issues on the state and local level. The more local the race, the more valuable, in our
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Losing a friend Musician's Friend operations headquartered in Medford will be consolidated with parent company Guitar Center's facilities in Westlake, Calif. More than 200 employees may be affected by the move. Boo Pennell / Mail Tribune Bob Pennell Thursday Apr 28, 2011 at 12:01 AM Apr 28, 2011 at 3:00 AM One of Medford's hallmark e-commerce businesses will exit the Rogue Valley by the end of the year. Story by One of Medford's hallmark e-commer
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Team studies fires this year in '88 Yellowstone burn areas FILE - In this Aug. 24, 1988, file photo, Larry Walters, a U.S. Forest Service firefighter from Higgins, Miss., watches the North Fork fire burn in the Yellowstone National Forest. Fire managers in Yellowstone National Park are curious to find out why wildfires are burning so actively in the summer of 2016, in areas that burned back in 1988. The park has called in a special federal team that studies fire behavior to look at why the fires
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SOU students ban bottled-water sales on campus Sunday May 8, 2011 at 12:01 AM May 8, 2011 at 2:18 AM ASHLAND — On May 3, the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University, the student government of SOU, passed legislation banning bottled-water sales on campus to make the university more environmentally friendly. By Nils Holst ASHLAND — On May 3, the Associated Students of Southern Oregon University, the student government of SOU,
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Grange Co-op expands to California The Grange Co-op plans to open a store in Yuba City in California. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 at 5:55 PM Nov 2, 2016 at 5:55 PM Greg Stiles Mail Tribune @GregMTBusiness Grange Co-op has long attracted Northern California customers to its Southern Oregon stores. Now the Medford-based regional cooperative is reaching across the border in a big way. Grange Co-op said this week it plans to oper
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Armed officers placed at jail Monday Sep 5, 2016 at 5:02 PM Sep 5, 2016 at 5:02 PM The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — An armed deputy and an armed correctional officer have been stationed in the lobby of the central California jail where an ex-convict opened fire and critically wounded two unarmed officers, a sheriff's spokesman said Monday. Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims assigned the armed officers in response to Saturday's shooti
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Mail Tribune 100: Sept. 6, 1916 Tuesday Sep 6, 2016 at 12:01 AM Sept. 6, 1916 CHORAL SOCIETY REORGANIZES FOR COMING CONCERTS The assembly of the Choral Society in St. Mark's Hall last night at the commencement of the choral season was marked by a large attendance of old and new talent and was almost as bright an occasion as the concert given at the Page Theater recently.  The period of rehearsal promises to be shorter and the next performance earlier than was the ca
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Laws banning smoking, aggressive panhandling in downtown Ashland seem to be paying off Monday Sep 5, 2016 at 12:01 AM Julie Akinsfor the Mail Tribune Ordinances passed earlier this year banning smoking, blocking sidewalks and aggressive panhandling downtown appear to be helping alleviate problems, local officials say. Sandra Slattery of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce says the people she's talked to say the ordinances have created a more peaceful and healthy downtown. &#
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Challengers roll into state quarterfinals Friday Oct 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM Oct 29, 2016 at 10:31 PM The second-seeded Cascade Christian volleyball team cruised past 15th seed Scio, 25-8, 25-15, 25-8, in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs at Cascade Christian High on Saturday. The Challengers, who are second to Glide in the OSAA power rankings, will next face 10th-seeded Coquille in the eight-team state tournament at 10 a.m. Friday at Fo
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La Nina could bring hearty snowpack, forecasters say Skiers and snowboarders delighted in a healthy snowpack this past March and may be in for a bountiful snow season this winter up on Mount Ashland. File photo by Andy Atkinson Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 6:03 PM Nov 1, 2016 at 10:53 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman ASHLAND — Forecasters say there's a better-than-average chance that a cooler, wetter La Nina weather pattern wil
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Panthers move on with shutout win South Medford freshman Gracie Myers, foreground, and teammate Liz Beattie react after Myers scored a first-half goal Saturday. PHOTO BY LARRY STAUTH JR. Friday Oct 28, 2016 at 2:00 AM Oct 29, 2016 at 10:12 PM Dan Jones Mail Tribune @danjonesmt The South Medford girls soccer team kept the pressure on Sprague from start to finish en route to a 3-0 victory in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs at South M
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Ashland man faces prison after scattering thousands of nails Chad Renick Monday Oct 31, 2016 at 5:15 PM Oct 31, 2016 at 5:40 PM Vickie Aldous Mail Tribune @VickieAldous A disgruntled man who scattered thousands of roofing nails in the parking lots of medical clinics and businesses in Medford pleaded no contest to a string of charges on Monday. Relatives said he was angry after falling off a roof and damaging his brain, then settling for a worker'
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Mail Tribune 100: Sept. 5, 1916 Monday Sep 5, 2016 at 12:01 AM Sept. 5, 1916 'DARK HORSES' ON TRAIL OF HORSES Breeders of fine horses throughout the valley have been much puzzled by the air of mystery surrounding the operations of certain strangers who are making a thorough canvass of the available horses in this section. Of course it is well known among horse dealers that the demand for suitable horses among the European powers involved in the great war has become so ur