Winter Weather

2010-02-06T14:00:44Z

Pedestrians struggle through the snow behind a statue of a man reading in front of the Public Library during a major winter storm in Ashland, Va., Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Only way to buy stocks for 500% gains

2010-02-22T12:05:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Keep your positions small and be willing to cut your losses</div><div><p>Ninety-nine percent of stocks under $10 a share are purchased because people love to "swing for the fences." People love controlling 1,000 shares for less than the cost of a sofa. And they love having the chance to make thousands of percent on a single stock. The feeling comes from the same part of the brain that craves a visit to Abby Manufacturing announces expansion of operations in Mississippi</div><div><p>Abby Manufacturing has announced it will locate a fabricated structural metal operation in Benton County, Miss.</p><p>Officials say the plant will create about 35 new jobs at th...

Holiday Storm

2009-12-26T18:30:24Z

Truck drivers Orin Reynolds of Michigan, left, and Rob Puryear of N. Carolina, chat while sitting in the cabs of their trucks, at the Flying J truck stop on Interstate 80 near Ashland, Neb.

Against nudity ban, Ore. gallery takes it all off

2010-02-23T13:38:25Z

<div id="subtitle">With town thinking of banning nudity, Oregon art gallery to respond with a showing of all</div><div><p>A city council member in an Oregon town noted for its Shakespeare festival and its occasional dustups over public nudity plans a showing in his art gallery of nude portraits and conceptual art involving naked...

Correction: Ashland deal story

2010-02-23T14:35:41Z

<div id="subtitle">Correction: Ashland deal story</div><div><p>In a Dec. 15 story and headline about Ashland Inc., The Associated Press reported erroneously that Ashland sold its resin business for $75 million. The company sold its wood rosin and natural wood terpenes b...

Tree Hunt Missing

2009-12-03T16:45:36Z

Jennifer Lee and her daughter Madeline Lee, 8, are reunited at their home in Medford, Ore., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, after Jennifer and her husband Keith got their Subaru high-centered on a remote road leading into California

Moody's upgrades outlook for Ashland

2010-02-24T01:07:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Moody's upgrades Ashland outlook to "Stable" on strong liquidity</div><div><p>Chemical maker Ashland Inc. is poised to generate positive free cash flow and maintain strong liquidity in 2010, a ratings analyst said as he upgraded the company's outlook an...

Mass. residents file lawsuit over Danvers blast

2010-02-24T04:35:20Z

<div id="subtitle">2 Mass. residents file lawsuit against Kentucky supply company in 2006 Danvers explosion</div><div><p>Two Massachusetts residents are suing a company that supplied chemicals they say were involved in huge explosion that damaged more than 270 homes and businesses in 2006.</p><p>Deborah Riva,...

H1N1 Vaccination

2009-11-12T14:20:56Z

Scarlett Adkins, 1, is held by her mother, Kera Adkins, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 as she reacts to getting her H1N1 vaccine shot from nurse Rhonda Woolum in Ashland, Ken. The Boyd County Health De...

Wis. regulators approve utility's biomass plan

2010-02-24T11:05:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Wis. regulators approve plan to replace coal with dead trees, logging residue at power plant</div><div><p>The Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved a utility's latest plan to replace coal and use logging residue and dead trees as the primary fuel to generate electricity.</p><p>...

Ashland reports 4th-quarter profit

2010-02-24T13:15:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Ashland has profit in the 4th quarter as cost cutting offsets sales decline</div><div><p>Chemical maker Ashland Inc. on Wednesday reported a fiscal fourth-quarter profit, as the company cut costs to offset a sales decline.</p><p>Profit for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totaled $93 million, or $1.22 per share, compared with a loss of $10 milli...

Catholic priest who fathered child is suspended

2010-02-24T17:58:00Z

<div><p>A Wisconsin diocese late Friday suspended a Roman Catholic priest who fathered a child during a five-year relationship in Illinois and may have been involved separately with a minor.</p><p>The Catholic Diocese of Superior said the Ashland fire</div><div><p>Oregon's governor has invoked an emergency provision to free up state firefighting resources to battle a volatile, wind-driven blaze on the outskirts of Ashland.</p><p>Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis indicted on child pornography charges in Oregon</div><div><p>Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' half brother, who as a boy carried her wedding train up the aisle but later became estranged from her, has been indicted on felony charges of possessing child pornog...

Federal judge tosses warrantless wiretap cases

2010-02-27T02:06:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Federal judge in San Francisco upholds telecoms' immunity from warrantless wiretap lawsuits</div><div><p>A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out more than three dozen lawsuits filed against the nation's telecommunications companies for allegedly taking part in the government's e-mail and telephone eavesdropping program that was done without court approval.</...

Master Cleanser With Essential Oils

2010-03-03T08:22:29Z

<p>Master Cleanser With Essential Oils</p><p>By KG Stiles</p><p></p><p>The Master Cleanser is a traditional detoxifying drink used for cleansing the body of toxins.</p><p></p><p>I first began using the Master Cleanser in 1980 when I was first introduced into the world of fasting for longevity and health. At the time I was living in an intent...

Electric ATV

2009-03-17T14:08:04Z

The front motor is seen on the Barefoot Motors, LLC, electric ATV production prototype at the company's test track in Ashland, Ore., Wednesday, March 11, 2009. The vehicle has two DC motors, one in front and one in the rear. A few small companies have high hopes that organic farmers and vineyard growers will pay a premium to gather cattle and spray vines without the carbon footpri...

NH town elects surveyor as newbie police chief

2010-03-03T17:16:33Z

<div id="subtitle">NH town elects surveyor as police chief, gives him 6 months to graduate from police academy</div><div><p>The newly elected police chief in one New Hampshire town is eager to get to work, but first he has to graduate from the police academy.</p><p>Tony Randall is a licensed surveyor ...

US doctors pay to hear Ore. town's vaccine views

2010-03-02T23:23:03Z

<div id="subtitle">US docs pay to hear distrustful Ore. town's vaccine views; 28 percent of kids didn't get shots</div><div><p>There are so many parents in this free-spirited, unconventional small town who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal researchers are paying money just to hear their side of things. On Saturday, 80 locals will get $50 apiece to talk about their worries over the risks...

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