Concerned about the impact of rising gas and food prices on residents, the Citizens Budget Committee voted for a smaller property tax increase than recommended by City Administrator Martha Bennett.
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Bill and Chelsea Clinton will hold a rally at Southern Oregon University on Sunday at 6:15 p.m.
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Louis Plummer and his family woke up Wednesday morning to a scrub jay frantically pecking a window trying to get out of their 117 Almond St. home. Then they noticed all the doors in their home were open, an overturned water glass on the floor and missing car keys, cash and an iPod.
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Bellview Elementary School invites members of the community to help celebrate the old Bellview and welcome the new one tonight from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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Lee Terrill has dropped 35 pounds in the past two years, while pumping gas at Ashland Arco.
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Matt Miner and Josh Houghton won district championships and Jordan Kling also earned a trip to state to lead Ashland High in the first day of the Southern Sky Conference district track and field meet Thursday at Eagle Point High School.
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Ashland High junior Casey Schein defeated Meagan Resecker of South Albany 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the OSAA Class 5A girls state tennis tournament Thursday at the Portland Tennis Center.
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Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal today and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics.
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The San Antonio Spurs just won't go away. Not that Chris Paul expected them to.
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