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By John Darling For the Tidings Posted May. 25, 2016 at 2:00 AM Updated May 25, 2016 at 10:13 AM One good way to smooth out the polarized emotions around Ashland’s aggressive deer crisis is to make a fun little movie about it,…

Southern Oregon Theatre Arts sets its production of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" in Ephesus — a place that looks a lot like Ashland — and the play's Syracuse takes on the quality of Medford. "The set is sort of a mash-up of Ephesus…

Jenny Steiner doesn’t like the stereotype, but the truth is that the boy was a jock. “Kind of defensive,” she said, “kind of too cool for school on the front.” But like many children navigating the choppy waters of adolescence, the…

Betsy Bishop is the theater director and producer behind Ashland High School’s outstanding theatrical productions. Plays are produced in collaboration with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which provides directors and technical assistance.…

Betsy Bishop is the theater director and producer behind Ashland High School’s outstanding theatrical productions. Plays are produced in collaboration with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which provides directors and technical assistance.…

Posted May. 25, 2016 at 6:29 PM Updated May 26, 2016 at 2:38 PM The first of three finalists for the Southern Oregon University president's position, Michael Tidwell, met Wednesday with faculty, staff and students, saying that success…

The students from Helman Elementary surround Travis Kelly as he reaches into an ice cube tray that’s been repurposed as a bug-holding container and pulls out a dark brown, crunchy-scaly insect roughly the size of an adult’s thumb. Its six…

Posted Mar. 28, 2016 at 3:22 PM With its electric combination of humor, sexuality, saltiness and tenderness — along with ninja fights for good measure — "Vietgone" is the story of playwright Qui Nguyen's parents' 1975 escape from…

With its sports teams regularly traveling to post-season championship games and tournaments, Southern Oregon University finds itself dealing with too much of a good thing — at least financially — as its Athletic Department faces a $1.2…

Editor's note: This is the 24th and final Ashland Runs on Volunteers columns penned for the Tidings since November 2014 by Mary Coombs. The Tidings thanks her for gathering and sharing information about the individuals who give their time…