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Adventure on less traveled road

As I write this column I am again on a trip with my wife. We came down to…

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Take your meds to prevent illness

Philip Mandel, a 60-year-old Beaverton man, is a stereotypical Oregon fitness guru. He bikes hundreds of miles a…

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First ‘bootlegging’ conviction

100 years ago March 8, 1917 • An election to vote on bonds to erect a school building…

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Meditating on the Wallowa Mountains

In the United States, there is more space where nobody is than where anybody is. That is what…

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The man with a cat in his arms

Photographers were virtual historians in the 19th Century. In 1901, invention of the Brownie camera would allow anyone…

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Former Chieftain editor Gwen Coffin spoke truth to power

Historians on Feb. 19 marked the 75th anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s internment of Japanese-American citizens during…

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1917: Enterprise beats Pendleton, 56-12

100 years ago March 1, 1917 • The new school building proposed for the Enterprise district is considered…

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Are you tough enough?

“Katherine,” a friend recently observed, “You’re a pleasant person to be around, but I can see you’re not…

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Can mathematicians end gerrymandering ?

Too many legislative and congressional districts follow bizarre boundaries that were drawn to ensure a political party’s dominance.…

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How to write a cookbook

What’s cookin’, Wallowa County? I’ll tell you what. Today we’re going to walk through the steps on how…

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