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'45 Seconds From Broadway'

Character, quips propel Camelot production

There's a pattern to the patter. "45 Seconds From Broadway" by Neil Simon is a play about how nice — yes, really nice! — New York is, told in Simon's trademark rat-a-tat style of comedic...

Dennis Smith - 05/22/2013
Theatre Arts professor emeritus Dennis Smith has directed more than 30 plays during his 28-year career at Southern Oregon University.
Not so green - 05/21/2013
SEATTLE — Marijuana growing is not a green industry.
So, what happened to chardonnay? - 05/21/2013
There seems to be a reluctance among wine consumers to embrace chardonnay.
'Hiring our Heroes' - 05/20/2013
Medford resident Kyle Tuttle knows it's unlikely he will be able to roll over his U.S. Army job into the civilian world.
A little planning can go a long way - 05/20/2013
I'm a lazy vacationer. I've always been a bit lazy about vacations. I don't make a lot of plans; I don't research what to do or where to stay.
Zipline adventure - 05/18/2013
When you hear the word zipline, you may think of monkeys screeching and tropical birds darting through the air as thrill-seekers soar on a silver...
How to meditate - 05/18/2013
While giving a radio talk, the computer's screen saver starts showing vocabulary words.
Return of the wrecks - 05/17/2013
HERAT, Afghanistan — They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and...
AHS senior excels at exhibition - 05/17/2013
Ashland High School student William Crowley still remembers the feeling he got from the first public showing of his art in town.
Be it ever so humble ... - 05/16/2013
BALTIMORE — Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize.
Osprey comes through - 05/15/2013
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan — Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to...
Back from the brink - 05/14/2013
PYRAMID LAKE, Nev. — Hour after hour, Brian Dunn lofted his fly line into the turquoise-blue water of this shimmering desert lake north of Reno.
Rosé wines coming into their own - 05/14/2013
I recently gave a talk on rosé wines for my wine appreciation class at Southern Oregon University and, as I knew they would, the words "white...
Drive-ins' last gasp? - 05/13/2013
GIBSON CITY, Ill.