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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:20 EST

I am a health care professional. I have been a physical therapist working in different settings for a long time.

Protect Haitian orphans

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:20 EST

The attempt by Baptist missionaries from Idaho to spirit 33 Haitian kids across the border into the Dominican Republic may have been well-intentioned, even admirable, but it certainly wasn't very smart.

The only reason to repeal 'Don't ask, don't tell'

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20 EST

Repealing "Don't ask, don't tell" may be the right thing to do, but there's only one reason to do it: military effectiveness.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20 EST

I was alarmed after reading Friday's front page article about proposed legislation that would allow orchardists to develop agricultural lands. State Rep. Peter Buckley is uneasy and "conflicted" about his forthcoming bill.

On your marks ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:20 EST

Although the federal government controls less than 10 percent of public school funding, President Barack Obama is using that lever to transform education in America.

Paul Ryan: charting our way to solvency

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

In 2013, when President Mitch Daniels, former Indiana governor, is counting his blessings, at the top of his list will be the name of his vice president: Paul Ryan.

The option is Obama's

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

It was toward the end of President Obama's riveting visit on Jan. 29 with the House Republicans in Baltimore — a rare 90 minutes of candor on both sides that produced the most fascinating and revealing politics in memory — when Rep.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

To the people of Oregon: I am writing concerning Measures 66 and 67. I am a dentist with six employees in a small town in Southern Oregon. Currently, I am faced with a difficult decision and would appreciate your input.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

Thanks to John Darling for his excellent article on the role of the Chinese in completing the Southern Pacific Railroad into Ashland in 1887 that appeared in Sunday's Mail Tribune ("The Chinese in Ashland," Jan. 31).

Medical marijuana limits are appropriate now

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

P""olice Chief Schoen is a doctor now? Apparently he is not alone. All over Oregon, police have suddenly gained medical expertise regarding how much medicine is "reasonable" for sick persons to own, but only if that medicine is cannabis.

Oregon loses some of its luster

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

The magnificent rocks and rills of the fruited plain of the incredible Jefferson-commissioned journey of Lewis and Clark called Oregon has lost its luster and dimmed its sparkle as there are rumblings and grumblings after the infamous, misguided passage...

Protect, or destroy?

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:45 EST

Oregon's land-use laws are worthwhile when they achieve their intended purpose: to encourage growth in and around cities and discourage sprawl that replaces farmland with subdivisions.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:20 EST

President Obama's criticism of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC is entirely justified. When the framers wrote, "We the People ...," they knew exactly of whom they spoke, and it sure wasn't corporations.

Same time (every) year

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:20 EST

As the Oregon Legislature gathers this week for its second go-round at a special short session, one of the main subplots to watch will be this one: Will legislators succeed in making a case for annual sessions?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:15 EST

That was quite a quote you had from Sen.

Cheers and jeers

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:15 EST

Cheers — To the Heart of Medford Association for getting some help in figuring out what downtown needs to work well. Consultant Mary Bosch has been in town this week to talk to business owners and the public.

Obama's budget: a future rooted in the past

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:50 EST

On Day One of his vow to take "meaningful steps to rein in our debt," Barack Obama asked Congress to freeze portions of discretionary domestic spending.

Reform's option, amid the ruins

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:50 EST

The economic collapse of 2008 and 2009 did so much damage to the United States that only now can we begin to measure the devastation.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:50 EST

Nowadays, we constantly hear so much about one disaster or another that it's wonderful when we get a chance to laugh about something silly. And so it was a relief to read the Tribune's tongue-in-cheek article (Jan.

Paper or plastic?

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:50 EST

The Legislature is back in session, and with it the usual flurry of proposed laws. Among them is a proposal to ban plastic grocery bags statewide.