Month: August 2022

In Michigan, Democrats targeted the Republican gubernatorial candidate almost immediately after the primary with a television ad highlighting her opposition to abortion. no exceptions for rape or incest. In Georgia, Democrats recently attacked the Republican governor in another TV ad, with women speaking fearfully about the specter of being investigated and “criminalized.” And in Arizona, Republican candidates for both Senate and governor faced off almost immediately after the primary with different ads. calling they “dangerous” because of their anti-abortion positions. Across America, Democrats are using abortion as a powerful cudgel in their 2022 TV campaigns, paying for a slew of…

News from 100 years ago The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago August 14, 1922 THE FOOD VALUE OF SAFE MILK The estimation of the nutritive value of milk must be based not only on the various substances it contains, such as sugar, fat, casein, albumin, and salt, but on its digestibility and its peculiar utility in feeding the children The price paid for cow’s milk is very small compared to the price paid for other animal products of the same nutritional value. A quart of milk is worth: 3/4 pound of lean…

What better way to embrace a warm summer night than with a trip to the country? The sun is setting a mite earlier each day, and the waning day breezes generally come up to blow the heat away. A drive down Highway 238 to the scenic Applegate Valley is just the ticket to smooth out the wrinkles on your forehead and calm your midweek nerves. As you drive, look for the blue signs along the way that mark the wineries there. Enjoy its peaceful views and end the night at a sweet community farmers market. This Wednesday, we hit the…

Leo grunted and paced, obviously a little scared when the plane’s pilots fired up their engines. What do you expect when you bring a lion to an airport dedication, especially the first lion to fly in a plane and the first to crash on that first flight? Those loud engines probably gave Leo a brief moment of déjà vu, the big cat remembering 1927, and those four days stranded in the mountains of Arizona while his human pilot tried to find help. There probably weren’t many moviegoers in Southern Oregon who hadn’t seen Metro Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Leo the Lion” roar from…

A dying woman’s last wish is a farewell gift for her canine companion Victoria Worthington shares a moment with her dog Gi-gi Wednesday at Orchards Assisted Living in Medford. [Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune] With the help of a social worker and a donation from a Brookings hotel, a Medford woman’s final wish is coming true. Hospice patient Victoria Worthington will load her best friend’s Toyota Prius with a wheelchair and five boxes of medicine, oxygen bottles and other supplies Thursday and head to the Oregon coast, where a room in front of the sea. As much as she longs…

The Medford Urban Renewal Agency has agreed to buy property along North Riverside for housing, access to Bear Creek and a market. The Fiesta on Medford’s North Riverside Avenue is part of an area being planned for revitalization in the Liberty Park neighborhood. Plans include a market near the restaurant, a pedestrian bridge over Bear Creek and an apartment building. [Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune] The Medford Urban Renewal Agency voted Thursday to buy the Pacific Survey Supply property, at 908 N. Riverside Ave., as part of revitalization efforts in the area. [Jamie Lusch/Mail Tribune] The Medford Urban Renewal Agency…