Daily Tidings Editorial Board

On a day in mid May of 1575, a powerful 25-year-old English nobleman named Edward de Vere landed in Venice in northern Italy. One of the foremost cultural and mercantile cities in the world, Venice would be the young man's base for almost a…

By Hannah Guzik Ashland Daily Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM August 25, 2010 A fast-moving grass fire decimated 11 houses on Oak Knoll Drive Tuesday evening, leaving residents shaken and a strip of smoldering lots in south Ashland. As the…

By Laurie Heuston Ashland Daily Tidings Posted: 10:35 AM August 12, 2010 A mélange of characters from the celebrated books of Dr. Seuss are brought to life in "Seussical the Musical," an extravaganza with music and words by songwriting…

By Vera Westbrook for the Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM July 15, 2010 A successful restaurant owner who said she was once in dire straits herself has given an Ashland homeless man his own produce stand off Interstate 5 near Glendale.…

By Anita Burke for the Tidings Posted: 2:00 AM June 25, 2010 The number of whooping cough cases in Jackson County has soared, prompting public health officials to remind people of the importance of vaccination against the disease,…

Posted Jun. 23, 2010 at 2:00 AM NEWPORT — Because she was curious, Charlotte Dinolt trudged up to Yaquina Bay State Park last weekend to watch the Bell M. Shimada cruise into port for the first time. The brand-new ship is one of six…

By John Darling for the Tidings Posted: 8:35 AM June 14, 2010 Michael Winters, back at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival after a 36-year hiatus, seems born to play Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." He's got the commanding voice,…

By Hannah Guzik Ashland Daily Tidings June 10, 2010 Ashland High School students lined up to eat quesadillas, grilled cheese and ice cream — all of it vegan — from a food truck Wednesday. The meal served as a test for a new nonprofit…

By William McCall The Associated Press May 24, 2010 PORTLAND — Supporters of an initiative to create a system of medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon have submitted petitions with more than 110,000 signatures in hopes of getting on…

By Hannah Guzik Ashland Daily Tidings May 19, 2010 Police have arrested two Southern Oregon University students for allegedly writing anti-gay graffiti in dorms on campus and they will face a disciplinary hearing Thursday, university…