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By Chris Honoré Tidings reviewer Posted: 12:50 PM January 30, 2009 Dennis Powers — Ashland resident, Professor Emeritus of Southern Oregon University, practicing lawyer for 30 years, author of more than 10 books of non-fiction, fiction…

The article below was published on Christmas Eve 2008 as a guest opinion. It was the beginning of the Inner Peace column. George W. Bush ("43") was president at the time. Here is the article, updated for today, nine years later. I want to…

By Mandy Valencia Tidings correspondent Lithia Park, once the site of an old mill, now a gathering place for young and old, locals and foreigners, will mark its 100th birthday on Dec. 15. By a vote of 5-to-1 in 1908, the citizens of…

BY STAFF REPORT... A shift in the wind and an abrupt spike in temperatures this week are bringing smoke back to Medford skies. Harkening back to the height of summer, Table Rocks disappeared from view in downtown Medford Thursday; Roxy…

By Harrison Baker For the Tidings Rowan Tree Director of Children's Programs Selyna Faola'n plans to offer Rowan Academy, a preschool and kindergarten program for children ages 3 to 5, starting Sept. 22. The program can proceed if it…

By Elena Becatoros The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Iraqi extremist groups are now tapping into the nation's vast antiquity smuggling networks to help finance their attacks, a U.S. military expert on stolen artifacts said Tuesday at…

By John Darling For the Tidings Former public radio talk show host Jeff Golden is striking out on his own — with an interactive Ashland-based Webcast called Immense Possibilities Radio. As his own boss, Golden says he can openly…

Homes in the Verde Village subdivision will be environmentally friendly from the ground on which they sit to their roofs, according to the team that designed the development. Land owners Greg and Valri Williams recently won approval from…

The Ashland City Council approved a subdivision that the Oregon Department of Energy has identified as a state-wide model for environmentally friendly housing. Ashland residents Greg and Valri Williams and their team of consultants have…

By Brad Cain The Associated Press SALEM — With few signatures to spare, gay rights opponents say it will take a miracle for their referendum effort to succeed in blocking two new gay rights laws from taking effect Jan. 1. "We are still…