Daily Tidings Editorial Board

By Brad Cain The Associated Press SALEM — With few signatures to spare, gay rights opponents say it will take a miracle for their referendum effort to succeed in blocking two new gay rights laws from taking effect Jan. 1. "We are still…

By Maggie McGehee Ashland Daily Tidings After a brief period of introductions, the 20-member committee tasked with reviewing and possibly modifying Ashland School District's controversial drug and alcohol policy is ready to get down to…

By Mark Norby Ashland Daily Tidings It was curious theater for the Ashland High School students who gathered to witness a mock expulsion of one of their classmates by the school's dean. "I thought it seemed really staged and devoid of…

By Robert Plain Ashland Daily Tidings Ashland city councilors will have the first of several therapy sessions on Oct. 6. The need for the sessions was highlighted once again Monday night as councilors lost their cool during a meeting.…

Shunsuke Wada caught a 77-yard touchdown pass from Shoma Taniguchi midway through the fourth quarter and the Japan All-Stars held off Ashland the rest of the way for a 28-21 victory in the highest-scoring Pacific Rim Bowl ever Friday night…

Kombucha, the energy drink made from fermenting sugary tea, has been gaining a following in Ashland over the past few years, mainly by word of mouth. The Ashland Food Co-op sells five brands of commercial kombucha and a fresh version at…

By Roberta Kent Tidings reviewer Oregon Shakespeare Festival's departing artistic director, Libby Appel, has made no secret that this season she chose to direct Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" and Shakespeare's "The Tempest" as her parting…

By Robert Plain Ashland Daily Tidings Prof. David Ray Griffin On Sept. 11, 2001, David Ray Griffin believed that al Qaeda terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center. Not anymore. Since then, the theologian and former…

May 2, 2007 By Mark A. Curci Tidings Correspondent Matthew Gemmel | For the Tidings "I want to be the New Age Willy Wonka, for whatever that's worth," said B. Sterling, the inked and pierced owner of the Silly Rabbit…

A geodesic dome and a weather station are transforming the grounds at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum. These two projects are intended to connect people to local forests and weather, linking hands-on exploration with research and restoration.…