Daily Tidings Editorial Board

It is common for American Presidents to stand at the edge of Europe and say to Russia that they will stand with their allies. President Kennedy declared, “Ich bin ein Berliner.” President Reagan said, “Mr. Gorbachev tear down that wall.” On…

It's safe to say that we have reached an era where machines possess an almost human-like understanding. It seems like it was only yesterday when artificial intelligence was simply a gimmick; a small promise of what the future held while the…

Saturday morning was special for Lisa Spencer. She and her partner of three years, Karen Wennlund, married in a private ceremony a year ago, but on this day they would celebrate in their own church in front of a crowd of friends, with…

After we heap scorn on climate change deniers. After we roll our eyes over Creationists. After we express dismay that so many people can deny mainstream science. After we decry their willingness to believe whatever studies — however flawed…

he native fish of the Klamath River are highlighted in a new educational poster by Ashland artist Deb Van Poolen, who earlier painted two such works, “Butterfly Diversity in the Klamath-Siskiyous” and “Birds in Oak Woodlands of the…

A local church has grown exponentially since its inception in Lithia Park last summer. The group is challenging the connotations associated with the word “church,” Lead Pastor Xavier Brasseur said, partly by its name: The Story. In a…

BY KRISTINA LEFEVER... I love the “Engage Ashland” idea recently put forward by the city. Yes, Ashland (and other places) are so much improved when residents engage and do things. So, this column is a riff on that idea, offering several…

After responding Sunday night to reports that two cougars were spotted on the Southern Oregon University campus, Ashland police fired a shot at one of the animals, but missed and the cougar escaped, apparently unharmed. According to a…