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'Avenue Q'

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:25 EST

The premise is simple enough. Use the "Sesame Street" format to teach 20somethings lessons about the quandaries of the real world — you know, the world after a coddled childhood and adolescence and equally sheltered college years.

Dennis Smith

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25 EST

Theatre Arts professor emeritus Dennis Smith has directed more than 30 plays during his 28-year career at Southern Oregon University.

'45 Seconds From Broadway'

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:25 EST

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 zingers.

So, what happened to chardonnay?

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05 EST

There seems to be a reluctance among wine consumers to embrace chardonnay. The stunning and well-made grape alternatives available to white-wine lovers have given chardonnay a run for its money.

Not so green

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05 EST

SEATTLE — Marijuana growing is not a green industry.

A little planning can go a long way

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:10 EST

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. I just pack a couple trashy magazines, a paperback book, and hope for the best. It usually works out.

'Hiring our Heroes'

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:10 EST

Medford resident Kyle Tuttle knows it's unlikely he will be able to roll over his U.S. Army job into the civilian world.

Zipline adventure

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:54 EST

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 wire through a tropical jungle.

How to meditate

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45 EST

While giving a radio talk, the computer's screen saver starts showing vocabulary words. The word "walkabout" glides by, then "chain," "jawbone" and "alienation." They invite me to ponder their meanings in a meditative practice.

AHS senior excels at exhibition

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35 EST

Ashland High School student William Crowley still remembers the feeling he got from the first public showing of his art in town.

Return of the wrecks

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35 EST

HERAT, Afghanistan — They sit in the sun harboring their lost histories, their forgotten dreams, their traces of funerals, graduations and stolen kisses.

Be it ever so humble ...

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:05 EST

BALTIMORE — Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize.

Osprey comes through

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:30 EST

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan — Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S.

Ros� wines coming into their own

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30 EST

I recently gave a talk on ros� wines for my wine appreciation class at Southern Oregon University and, as I knew they would, the words "white zinfandel" came up.

Back from the brink

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:30 EST

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.

Drive-ins' last gasp?

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:20 EST

GIBSON CITY, Ill. — Mike Harroun sat in the ticket booth of his Harvest Moon Twin Drive In Theatre collecting admissions, well-aware of the inevitable. He couldn't afford the $160,000 needed to convert his film projectors to digital.

Expanding gratitude

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:50 EST

Gratitude is in the air these days as a spiritual practice to uplift your life. Many authors, such as Neale Donald Walsch, Deepak Chopra, Louise L. Hay and Diane Harmony, extol the power of gratitude.

Battling over a region's water

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:50 EST

KLAMATH FALLS — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast.

Library's Elastic Mind moves on

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:05 EST

Those of us who have seen fliers for the Ashland library's Elastic Mind discussion group, but for whatever reason never made it to one, are now out of luck.

Getting a leg up

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:05 EST

CHICAGO — When Michael Gore stands, it's a triumph of science and engineering.