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We’re protecting poison ivy

Got asked some questions about hiking Hells Canyon the other day, so let’s do a quick round of…

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Expecting stocks to cool off

My modest endeavors as a stock market investor began through intermediaries in 1997 during my one-year stint as…

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Dreading the irrigation chore

Now that the CJD Ranch Rodeo for 2015 is history I can return to my normal routine, whatever…

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Our talent is tattering jeans

Happy b-day, America. I’m going to write your name so big with sparklers when it gets dark on…

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We are all racially mixed

What is this story really about? Take your pick. Hair color, hair style, skin color? Race? Whose race?…

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Talent in county disproportionate

It’s amazing the difference a few weeks of rain can make. The Zumwalt Prairie that was dusty and…

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Popping ‘Deflategate’ hype

I wanted to write a column about “Deflategate” as far back as January, but I had to wait…

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To get lost, hunt mushrooms

My sense of direction is pretty reliable. I start off in a direction until I sense I’m lost,…

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SNAP Incentive boosts health

Wallowa County Farmers Market and Lower Valley Farmers Market are partnering up to launch a SNAP Incentive program…

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It rained breakage and pain

Julius Caesar was warned beware the Ides of March by a soothsayer and failed to listen. I wish…

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