Opinion

Posted Nov. 12, 2014 @ 12:01 am Southern Oregon University has a well-thought-out plan to replace old gas-fired boilers with biomass systems that generate heat and electricity. They are wisely asking for community input before proceeding…

Posted Oct. 9, 2014 @ 12:01 am Vote for Talbert Over the past years, the actions of our county commissioners have become increasingly marked by partisan politics and hidden agendas. Citizens have become frustrated with how our dollars…

Posted Oct. 1, 2014 @ 12:01 am Southern Oregon University is poised to enter a new chapter in its history next year when a newly appointed local board of trustees takes over responsibility for governing Ashland's regional university.…

By Doyle Hirsch For the Daily Tidings Posted Sep. 8, 2014 @ 6:16 pm So it's the first week in September and the beginning of what local meteorologists call a new water year. What are they talking about? If you live in the U.S., say,…

There's been a paradigm shift in the last year that is at best interesting and at worst chilling. It has to do with the pervasive anger, often ratcheted up to rage, exhibited by disparate groups that appear to have no connection. Yet all of…

Methods to block racism My 9-year-old son's experience as a black child in this region has been largely harmonious, but occasionally racial remarks disturb our sensibilities. Just recently a boy made derisive comments to my son about his…

Anniversaries cause us to instinctively pause and reflect, just as our leg jolts forward after a well-positioned tap on the knee. In honor of our veterans — to whom we owe a debt we can never repay — the least we can do on this Veteran's…

I read Lance Pugh’s recent article on the bank robber that got away. I was a detective for the Ashland Police Department for 28 years, and know exactly which robbery he is referring to. I was not one of the officers who confronted the…

April 27, 2004 Our View Events help celebrate spring in fine fashion In case it was missed, three events combined this weekend with beautiful, sunny skies to become an impromptu celebration of Spring. This past weekend was also a…

I am writing as administrator of a residential treatment program to express my support for Alan Bates in the race for State Senator. During years in the field, I have become increasingly aware that even the most motivated clients have…