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Today's comment comes from Mike Harper in response to yesterday's blog post from Volcano theater critic Christian Carvajal, in which he wonders why folks will come from miles away to see live theater in Ashland, Ore., but locally it can be such a struggle to get butts in theater seats.

Harper writes,

Guys....take this post lightly as I am an Ashland kid...although the kid part was a few years ago....Ashland is simply the best place on earth! Not only is our festival "World" famous for the obvious reasons....actors, musicians, directors, set designers, costumes and COMMUNITY.....Yes, Community! We have a population who lives and breathe's Ashland....Fantastic public schools, a wonderful university, and a diverse, educated population (63% college educated) that even has a few republicans....yes they have regrettably slithered into town and managed to keep from being burned at the stake...:) I have heard, that republicans have to show their passports to get into town....just a rumor. So stop wasting ur time trying to figure out how to do what we do or what makes us the best theater town in America....want theater head to Ashland.