Daily Tidings Editorial Board

By John Darling For the Tidings August 11, 2009 A second Ashland musician has died of Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder that affects one in 1 million people per year worldwide. Jazz pianist Robin Lawson, 70,…

Solamon Cruz Estin rattles off obscure dates in history and the wording of impossibly long acronyms with a precise and articulate tongue. The 22-year-old debate virtuoso graduated from Ashland High School in 2006, and was awarded the…

Posted: 9:45 AM May 19, 2011 The Oregon Supreme Court today ruled that Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters must issue a concealed weapons permit to law-abiding residents who use medical marijuana. Winters initially denied a concealed…

By Chris Honoré Tidings correspondent Posted: 8:55 AM March 31, 2011 Overlooking Rio de Janeiro stands the iconic statue of Christ the Redeemer, arms outstretched, facing south, overlooking the people of Rio. But not all of the people.…

By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM January 19, 2011 Former Oregon quarterback Chris Miller and Ashland High head coach Charlie Hall are among four finalists still in the running to become the next head football coach…

By Hannah Guzik Ashland Daily Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM January 10, 2011 There's no dangling pocket-watch. She never says, "You are getting very sleepy." Her patients don't immediately break habits, such as smoking or overeating. But…

Hakomi founder Ron Kurtz died this morning of a massive heart attack in Ashland, friends and colleagues say. He was 76. Kurtz was known nationally for developing Hakomi, a body-centered psychotherapy that incorporates the principles of…

By Don McManamy For the Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM December 30, 2010 Listening to the radio is too tough. It just is. I'm a station hopper — out of necessity. I can't listen to the same disjointed and worn playlists over and over.…

Gov. Ted Kulongoski has appointed attorneys Benjamin Bloom and Timothy Gerking to fill Jackson County Circuit Court vacancies left by the retirement of judges Mark Schiveley and Raymond White. Bloom, best known for representing Jackson and…

Posted: 2:40 PM December 02, 2010 The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that transportation officials cannot sidestep state rules by extending city water to a proposed Ashland welcome center. The Oregon Department of Transportation…