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Everest climber Brian Smith still flirting with life and death Brian Smith, of Jacksonville, climbed Mount Everest in 2007. He's been back to Nepal several times since to help in humanitarian efforts. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Tuesday Dec 27, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 27, 2016 at 5:48 PM Damian Mann Mail Tribune @reporterdm Nearly 10 years ago, Brian Smith reached the summit of Mount Everest, a trek that almost cost him his life when he found himself
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'Good Riddance 2016' a tribute to music icons Jef Fretwell, left, Greg Frederick, Dirk Price, Shea Celine send-off 2016 on Thursday, Dec. 29, at Hilltop Music Shop in Phoenix. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Friday Dec 23, 2016 at 2:00 AM Dec 23, 2016 at 11:31 AM Laurie Heuston Mail Tribune The Rogue Suspects and Modern Roots Foundation will send 2016 off in grand fashion at their "Good Riddance" dance party to be held at Hilltop Music Shop in Phoenix
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Letters to the Editor: Dec. 26 Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM Trump's fear-mongering past In the early 1980s a guest on a New York TV show was warning the audience the "we" may have beat the Japanese in the Second World War, but they were conquering us economically, buying up American factories, business and real estate. This fear-mongering guest riled the TV audience to the point that they were almost rabid. Who was this fear-monger? Donald J. Trump. What was motivatin
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TMS students are designing pollinator gardens Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM Tony Boom for the Mail Tribune Largely unused courtyards at Talent Middle School are on their way to becoming pollinator gardens in a design and innovation program with students doing the research and creating the plans. Learning about pollinators, then planning and executing the concept from beginning to end are the type of activities the program was designed to foster. “This is a big p
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Emergency Services, Dec. 23 Friday Dec 23, 2016 at 12:12 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Julia Doreen Boyer, 21, of Weed, Calif.. Medford police Wednesday arrested Boyer on charges of heroin possession, second-degree theft and giving false information. She was booked into Jackson County jail and released because of overcrowding. Drugs — Joseph Lee Atchley, 51, no known address. Jackson County Sheriff's deputies Wednesday arrested Atchley on charges of m
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Ashland City Council reaffirms sanctuary city status Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM By Julie Akins for the Mail Tribune Defending its status as a “sanctuary city,” the Ashland City Council last week offered a statement of the city’s values to the community. Pam Marsh read the statement aloud as one of her last acts as a councilor. She will be moving on to the state House of Representatives the second week of January. The statement affirmed the
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Other Views: Public records draft needs a rewrite Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM from the Bend Bulletin When the public requests public information, government agencies in Oregon can turn refusal into an art form. High fees and lengthy delays are among the tools of the trade. Gov. Kate Brown has offered draft legislation to improve Oregon's public records law. But it has so much wrong with it, Oregonians would be better off without it — unless it gets a rewrite.
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Winter storm warning in effect for Cascades Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 1:58 PM Dec 26, 2016 at 3:05 PM Teresa Thomas Mail Tribune @teresathomas_MT While nearly a foot of snow is expected at higher altitudes over the next few days, the valley will see only light rains and, hopefully, slightly higher temperatures. “A front from the northwest will only graze the area,” said Misty Duncan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's
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Light One Candle: Readers respond generously Tara Williams, right, with her family Laila Salazar, 11, left, Harmony Williams, 6, Maleah Williams, 2, and Cali Williams, 1, wipes away tears after Matt Vorderstrasse, with ACCESS, delivers a truckload of donations for the family's new rental home on Thursday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Sunday Dec 25, 2016 at 12:01 AM Dec 25, 2016 at 9:27 AM Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune @thewholedish Open hearts a
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Former Sen. Atkinson launches 'Table,' a new film series A scene from Jason Atkinson's first "Table" film shows the group discussing civility. Atkinson sits at the head of the table. Image courtesy of Jason Atkinson Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM Dec 26, 2016 at 10:48 AM Mark Freeman Mail Tribune @MTwriterFreeman After 14 years in the public eye in the Oregon Legislature, Jason Atkinson is now both in front and behind the lens of a new online fi
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Stranger's gift helps Medford man gain movement in legs Matt Hankey, who is recovering from a brain stroke, receives therapy from Diahanna Bedortha at the Avamere Fitness Center in Medford on Friday. Mail Tribune / Jamie Lusch Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune Taking a short walk in a warm pool might not seem like much, but for 21-year-old Matt Hankey, the simple act at Avamere Health and Fitness Center in Medford Friday was monumental. H
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Volunteers in the Christmas spirit help homeless Melissa Mayne with Compassion Highway Project gives a woman stockings filled with gloves, socks and care items at Hawthorne Park Christmas Day. The organization holds homeless outreach meals every other Sunday. Nick Morgan/Mail Tribune Sunday Dec 25, 2016 at 5:49 PM Dec 25, 2016 at 5:49 PM Nick Morgan Mail Tribune @mtcrimebeat More than 50 people gathered on the Bear Creek Greenway under the bridge
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Letters to the Editor: Dec. 26 Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:01 AM Trump's fear-mongering past In the early 1980s a guest on a New York TV show was warning the audience the "we" may have beat the Japanese in the Second World War, but they were conquering us economically, buying up American factories, business and real estate. This fear-mongering guest riled the TV audience to the point that they were almost rabid. Who was this fear-monger? Donald J. Trump. What was motivatin
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Emergency services, Dec. 26 Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 12:05 AM Felony arrests Drugs — Clifford Ray Rapstine, 24, of the 1400 block of Shady Lane, Grants Pass. Phoenix police arrested Rapstine Saturday on felony charges of manufacturing and distributing heroin. He was booked in the Jackson County Jail and released Saturday on his own recognizance. Drugs — Joseph James Murdock, 37, of the 2500 block of Sunnyview Lane, Medford. Medford police arrested Murdock Sat
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Grants Pass cracks down on nuisance properties Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 10:34 AM Dec 26, 2016 at 10:34 AM Troy Shinn Grants Pass Daily Courier A recently approved chronic nuisance ordinance in Grants Pass has officially been used by the Department of Public Safety to board up its first property. The house at 722 S.W. K St., previously the subject of a report in the Daily Courier, long has been a thorn in the neighborhood's side and now is the first
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Sunny Valley mine approved — again Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 10:46 AM Dec 26, 2016 at 10:53 AM Shaun Hall Grants Pass Daily Courier Six years and some 7,000 pages of documents later, Andreas Blech has again won Josephine County's conditional blessing to dig for gravel on his property east of Interstate 5 in Sunny Valley. Blech, president of Sunny Valley Sand and Gravel, appeared before the county Board of Commissioners last week at the Basker
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Stabbing reported near 7-Eleven Sunday Dec 25, 2016 at 6:06 PM Dec 25, 2016 at 6:09 PM One man has been hospitalized and another is in police custody following a reported stabbing Christmas Day at a Medford convenience store. Medford police detectives have taken a suspect into custody in the wake of a reported knife fight just after 11 a.m. Sunday outside the 7-Eleven at 1220 Crater Lake Avenue, near McAndrews Road, according to Medford police Sg
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SHOWING UP FOR KIDS Phil Ortega, in blue, with art students in his Medford studio LIFE Art. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Sunday Dec 25, 2016 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 Phil Ortega, founder of LIFE Art. Q: Describe the work you do for Eagle Point Schoo
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Beats Antique presents 'Shadowbox' Sidecar Tommy, Zoe and David Satori are Beats Antique. Photo by Sequoia Emmanuelle Monday Dec 26, 2016 at 9:00 AM Beats Antique cannot be pigeonholed using a single genre. One listen to its newest album, "Shadowbox," released in October on Beats Antique Records, and the trio's hybrid of sound makes perfect sense. The ability to blend many different kinds of music to form a distinctive and peerless album is what this band has been doing
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Butte Creek Mill rebuilding slow but steady A year after the Christmas Day fire destroyed the Butte Creek Mill in Eagle Point, owner Bob Russell is still trying to rebuild. Mail Tribune / Denise Baratta Sunday Dec 25, 2016 at 12:01 AM Buffy Pollock for the Mail Tribune The former Butte Creek Mill looks much like it did a year ago after a massive Christmas Day fire destroyed Oregon's last remaining water-powered flour mill. Charred beams and walls stand defenseless agains