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Lifelong Learning

After my wife, Kathy, and I moved to Ashland from Mount Shasta, it wasn't long before I learned about a great resource: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. OLLI is a program that offers courses for adult learners that are...

Reader Response

Past Stories

Their life in your hands - 04/23/2012
Today, I'm healthy, so living is a habit I'd like very much to continue.
A call to make art - 04/14/2012
An Acts Matter Essay
Surviving Grief - 04/09/2012
Even now, eight years later, I can still conjure up Michael's voice on the other end of the phone line: "How's our little Bunny?" he would have said,...
365 tasty thank-yous - 04/05/2012
What would you expect to learn about the world and yourself if you gave away a pie every day for a year? It's not a question I gave much thought to a...
How would you rate the Ashland police? - 03/27/2012
Complete the anonymous survey at www.dailytidings.com/policesurvey to offer your opinions about the Ashland Police Department.
What I learned from chickens - 03/24/2012
An Acts Matter Essay

Videos

VIDEO: Adult learning - 05/02/2012
OLLI and other continuing education programs prompt this question to adult Ashland residents and visitors: "What was the last thing you learned in a...
VIDEO End-of-life discussions - 04/23/2012
Before of the start of a series of end-of-life discussions sponsored by COHO (Choosing Options, Honoring Options), Ashland residents and visitors are...
VIDEO: Ashland without art - 04/14/2012
How important are the arts to Ashland? Here are residents' and visitors' responses. (Ashland Daily Tidings/Janet Eastman)
VIDEO Grief support - 04/09/2012
Ashland residents were asked how they deal with grief. Here are their answers. (Ashland Daily Tidings/Janet Eastman)
VIDEO: Showing gratitude - 04/05/2012
On April 5, Ashland resident Karen Amarotico celebrates showing her gratitude to 365 people, one each day, by making a pie a day for a year.
VIDEO: Ashland Police Department - 03/27/2012
Ashland residents were asked if they think the police department is doing a good job. Here are their responses. (Ashland Daily Tidings/Janet Eastman)
VIDEO: Raising chickens in Ashland - 03/24/2012
The city is considering allowing residents to raise chickens in their backyard even if they don't have the now-mandatory 75 feet between the chicken...

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Acts Matter is an ongoing discussion among our community about the issues we face and the face we bring to these issues. The Tidings invites you to post comments that respond to this essay on the left. Also, join the discussion on our Facebook page and answer this week’s question. Send your essay ideas that get to the heart of how we act on our streets, parks and campuses, and inside restaurants, stores and other public places to jeastman@dailytidings.com.