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Airline officials say a laser strike New Year's Day on an aircraft inbound to the Medford airport required the plane's first officer to seek medical attention. Jessica Wheeler, a spokeswoman for Allegiant Air, said Flight 558 from Los…

By Ryan Pfeil Mail Tribune Posted Dec. 29, 2014 @ 2:57 pm Updated Dec 30, 2014 at 12:27 AM A former Ashland High School volunteer swim coach convicted last year of having a sexual relationship with an underage team member is headed to…

Posted Dec. 16, 2014 @ 12:58 pm Updated Dec 16, 2014 at 12:59 PM Preliminary figures from the state Employment Department say employment in Oregon has reached an all-time high, finally climbing above a peak reached in 2007 before the…

By Sally McKirgan Posted Dec. 12, 2014 at 6:15 PM The article below was published as a Guest Commentary in the Tidings on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2008. It was the beginning idea that became the Inner Peace column that in January…

By Thomas Moriarty Ashland Daily Tidings Posted Dec. 10, 2014 at 8:12 PM Updated Dec 11, 2014 at 1:08 PM A new Ashland land use ordinance that would, among other changes, increase the maximum height of commercial buildings under…

By Ed Symkus More Content Now Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 7:50 am Updated Nov 28, 2014 at 8:39 AM When Reese Witherspoon first set eyes upon and quickly devoured Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest…

They've concluded biomass generation of heat and electricity would be clearly preferable to natural gas, a panel of Southern Oregon University and industry experts made clear at a public hearing Wednesday at the university in Ashland. SOU…

Posted Nov. 12, 2014 @ 12:01 am Southern Oregon University has a well-thought-out plan to replace old gas-fired boilers with biomass systems that generate heat and electricity. They are wisely asking for community input before proceeding…

By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings Posted Nov. 11, 2014 @ 4:33 pm Updated Nov 12, 2014 at 4:10 PM Southern Oregon University President Roy Saigo received some good news when the Oregon University System released its 2014 fall…

Biomass or natural gas? That’s what Southern Oregon University wants the community to weigh in on on Wednesday. The school is tossing around the idea of heating the campus by way of a biomass cogeneration facility to replace a pair of its…