Daily Tidings Editorial Board

Posted: 2:00 AM February 08, 2012 A 50-year-old Ashland man was arrested Sunday in Idaho on charges of drug trafficking after police found nearly 5 pounds of marijuana in his car. Curtis VanDeVooren, 50, was charged with felony drug…

By Mark Freeman For the Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM February 08, 2012 A renegade miner whose outlaw placer operation tore up portions of a Rogue River tributary will spend a year in prison after his second conviction in two years for…

By Lorn Razzano Posted Jan. 17, 2012 @ 2:00 am It seems I ruffled a few feathers after my last column, which criticized the over-oaked chardonnays of the past. Apparently there are quite few of wine drinkers who love copious amounts of…

By Robert Casserly Posted: 2:00 AM January 16, 2012 One of the greatest influences in my life has been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His nonviolent activism to ensure equal civil rights for all Americans regardless of their race or creed…

By Sam Wheeler Ashland Daily Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM November 26, 2011 There has been an outpouring of donations from the community since the death of 23-year-old David Michael Grubbs a week ago on the bike path. At the Shop 'n Kart…

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…

Posted: 4:25 PM November 22, 2011 Autopsy results released by Ashland police today confirm that David Michael Grubbs was the victim of a homicidal attack that nearly decapitated him. The 23-year-old's body was found on the Central…

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…

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,…