So many ways to season the season's slaws

It’s time for slaws, at least if you ascribe to the philosophy of seasonal eating. Cabbage, as one of my first Season to Taste columns noted, is available from local farmers even in the depths of winter. That column suggested using cabbage in pad thai, but slaw would not be »»Read Full Post

Caught in the crossfire of an epic battle with pirates

Hey. You. The person who treats Wikipedia's content as Gospel. This is for you. I'm assuming you've heard about the encyclopedic service going dark today to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act, a bill making its way through Congress intended to wholly remove websites that are viewed as circumventing copyright »»Read Full Post

Newspaper Advertising - a Destination, not a Distraction

Since most of my life has been spent around the newspaper business, I was giddy when I spoke to my adult children prior to Thanksgiving and they told me how excited they were to go through the holiday newspaper to see all the Black Friday deals. For many searching the »»Read Full Post

Dan and Dave Do Stuff co-star on Sports Chat

Dan and Dave Show co-star Dave Sager will be the guest Friday when the Mail Tribune’s live, unscripted and interactive sports chat returns for an 83rd week. Sager will speak with Mail Tribune sports reporter Dan Jones at noon on Facebook! Log on to the show (www.facebook.com/mtsportschat) to watch and »»Read Full Post

THREE-WORD THURSDAY: Gully-Washer. Harvest. Kill.

Here we are again at Three-Word Thursday, where Fish Hack is hanging out at the Fish Wrap waiting for the Rogue River to clear up enough to take a whack at the first winter steelhead to reach the upper Rogue this season. That little gully-washer of a storm last week »»Read Full Post

What's Your Color?

What's the best nail color for you? Well, it depends on your personality, but no matter which you choose make sure it lasts with a Mani-Q polish with our Limelight Deal from The Nest!    Red. You’re a sultry, sexy, siren. Pink. Sweet and innocent. You’re feminine and high-maintenance. You »»Read Full Post

The power of the press

Once again, we have put on display the power of the press -- or, more accurately, the reverse power. On November we reported on the winter forecasts, which called for a wet and cold winter, good news for skiers and irrigators. Instead we got one of the driest Decembers on »»Read Full Post