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Posted Sep. 2, 2014 @ 9:46 am Updated Sep 2, 2014 at 9:49 AM Harry & David has agreed to be acquired by 1-800 Flowers.com for $142.5 million in cash. By joining forces with 1-800-Flowers.com,Harry & David will become part of a…

They play team-building games in a swimming pool, eat lunch while tied to a friend, puzzle out seemingly impossible challenges and, after the sun goes down, pour out their hearts on stage for all to see. But to co-founder and head…

Two Ashland writer-producers are beginning interviews for “The Man Behind the Music,” a documentary on the life and work of Henry Lewy, a sound engineer who encouraged and brought out the creative best from the greats of the '60s and '70s,…

By Joe Zavala Ashland Daily Tidings Posted Aug. 15, 2014 at 10:13 AM Updated Aug 20, 2014 at 5:55 PM What's happening Jackson County commissioners in March declared a local drought disaster and asked the state for an emergency…

By Joe Zavala Posted Aug. 15, 2014 @ 10:16 am The Southern Oregon University men’s cross country team is the favorite to claim what would be its seventh consecutive Cascade Collegiate Conference title according to the league’s preseason…

By Damian Mann Posted Jul. 8, 2014 at 2:00 AM The Rogue Valley Transportation District will ask voters to approve a temporary, 73 percent increase in property taxes to avoid cutting evening hours and Saturday service. "I hope it…

By Teresa Ristow Posted May. 22, 2014 at 2:00 AM Updated May 22, 2014 at 2:22 PM Like most students preparing to graduate in a few weeks from Southern Oregon University, Madeline Goodwin is excited to put on her cap and gown and…

By Ryan Pfeil Posted Apr. 7, 2014 @ 12:01 am Political action committees facing off over a ballot measure to ban genetically modified crops in Jackson County have raised more than $900,000, with the bulk of that money trying to defeat…

"Green Light Trilogy" is a highly entertaining, lighthearted and apolitical exploration of some of the realities gays face in today's rapidly changing world. The trio of short plays, written by former Ashlanders L.N. Saleh and Tom Lipski…