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Two groups of Southern Oregon University students who presented social business models Monday at the Oregon Social Business Challenge were among the best. One team's solution to increasing the availability of local food, called…

Southern Oregon University political science professor Bill Hughes won't be watching tonight's presidential debate at home. Instead, the keen-eyed researcher will be hanging out at a bar or another public space, observing people as they…

Only the superlative "cheer-tastic" can adequately describe the infectious excitement that cheerleaders bring to a game. It's also a perfect word for the giddy feeling of joy and inspiration I get watching someone cast aside all traces of…

Tango has seized Ashland. Every day of the week, couples are locked in a tango embrace, directed by subtle cues and guided by the music. Beginners are in workout gear, the more experienced in flirty clothing, but everyone is invited onto…

Community radio station KSKQ has re-established power to its FM antenna on Table Mountain near Hyatt Lake and is back on the air. The station's 89.5 FM frequency came back to life at about 2 p.m. Wednesday after volunteers restarted the…

Electric motorcycle maker Brammo Inc. said today the Hong Kong government will replace its existing conventional fuel-burning motorcycles with Brammo's Enertia Plus motorcycles. "This is a significant milestone in the adoption of electric…

ASHLAND — Minnesota-based off-road and powersports vehicle maker Polaris Industries has acquired a stake in electric motorcycle developer and manufacturer Brammo Inc. Privately held Brammo said this morning it has completed a $28 million…

Posted Aug. 15, 2011 at 12:01 AM WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Want to buy organic carrots? No problem. Organic strawberries? Widely available. Organic honey? Try your local grocery store. But organic medicinal marijuana? Doesn't exist — at…

By John Darling For the Tidings August 11, 2009 A second Ashland musician has died of Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder that affects one in 1 million people per year worldwide. Jazz pianist Robin Lawson, 70,…

Solamon Cruz Estin rattles off obscure dates in history and the wording of impossibly long acronyms with a precise and articulate tongue. The 22-year-old debate virtuoso graduated from Ashland High School in 2006, and was awarded the…