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Pollinator Connection: Ways you can bee engaged
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…
Ashland police shoot at cougar on SOU campus
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…
Act Locally: Serving those who served and serve
Veterans Administration Environmental Health Coordinator Rey Quintanilla assists injured veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange, napalm, or other toxic substances while serving in Viet Nam, Iraq or Afghanistan. Recently, in conversation…
OSF cancels popular Green Show
Hazardous smoke from wildfires has cost the Oregon Shakespeare Festival about $2 million in losses so far and has prompted the festival to cancel its free, outdoor Green Show performances for the rest of the season.
The Green Show,…
Inner Peace: Finding my grandfather in a silver dollar
By Jessica Bryan
“Bring something special with you next week,” she said. “We are going to do an exercise in ‘Sacred Psychometry.’”
The teacher of our mediumship class was referring to the metaphysical practice of holding an inanimate…
As It Was: Miss America attended the Jackson County Fair
Miss America attended the Jackson County Fair in 1958. The Kiwanian-sponsored fair primarily featured a 4-H and FFA livestock show and staged events at the adjoining Medford Armory.
Miss America (Marilyn Van Derbur) walked through the…
Mocha Musings: Syncing with a slower clock
I got a call three weeks ago telling me that my father was in the hospital with pneumonia. He is 92 years old, so a bout of pneumonia is no small matter. I changed my vacation plans, got on a plane and flew to Southern California. Dad…
Ashland to host fourth annual Sister City Classic
BY DANNY PENZA...
The relationship between Ashland and Guanajuato, Mexico, goes well beyond the current ages of every Ashland Little League player, a pact between sister cities that is closing in on its 50th birthday.
This week, the two…
Dozens turn out for Plaza demonstration to stand for democracy
BY JOHN DARLING / FOR THE TIDINGS...
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There have been many demonstrations against the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration, but what made Ashland’s Wednesday afternoon protest different is that is was largely…
Volunteers help nonprofit keep roofs over heads
BY JOHN DARLING FOR THE TIDINGS...
Using no-interest loans, volunteer labor and sweat equity from owners, Habitat for Humanity has, until now, bought land and built homes from the ground up. That’s changed. Now they’re also doing “critical…