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Merlin Olsen died this week. He had been battling cancer for the past couple of years, so it wasn't a surprise that he passed away. What was surprising was his age. Merlin Olsen was 69. Which seems impossible ... since it seemed like he had been around forever. In 1968, »»Read Full Post

Although the weather is less spring-like than recent newspaper spreads on salad would suggest, it’s still hard to resist the siren call of fresh greens. I singled out a bunch of spinach at the grocery store last weekend. Emerald-green, velvety and surprisingly clean this time of year, bundled spinach tends »»Read Full Post

Welcome back to Three-Word Thursday, where Fish Hack is busy polluting the cyber-Fish Wrap with what has disaffectionately been called The Medford Crud by those who are sick with this crap for a couple weeks at a time. Toxic. Phlegm. Donor. Raspy cough. Rancid throat, a 45-psi buildup in the »»Read Full Post

The wait is over. The playoffs are here. As Karl Kemper might say, it's a great day to be a Grizzly. The No. 3-ranked Ashland High girls basketball team (22-5) takes on No. 4-ranked and defending state champion Willamette(20-4) on Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Class 5A state tournament. The eight-team, »»Read Full Post

We've had a couple of questions raised about why we didn't cover a few recent events. The short answer is that we want to cover the news, not necessarily the event. The two events were a candidate's press conference, announcing that he would run for a county commissioner's seat, and »»Read Full Post

Welcome to my money saving Blog where I share many of your favorite recipes and stories with everyone who visits here. Feel free to comment - feel free to ask questions! All are welcome! I also hope you pay a visit to my blog - history files for more money »»Read Full Post

One of the rosters for the Mail Tribune All-Star Basketball Classic required a bit of tweaking over the weekend. Travis Pratt, a South Medford senior who was second-team all-Southwest Conference, replaces Rogue River's Brendan Schoner on the Siskiyou team. Schoner had a agreed to play and was really looking forward »»Read Full Post

I had to go out of town last week to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of a good friend. My friend's death was sad and sudden. There wasn't much time to do more than throw some clothes in a bag and buy an airline ticket online before I had to fly out early one morning. »»Read Full Post