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BIRD-WATCHING: Red crossbills’ migrations hard to predict

I took this photo of five red crossbills at our sunflower feeder a couple of years ago. Crossbills…

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JABBERWOCK II: Voice menus palatable as liver

I dare you to name something or someone thats universally hated. Satan might come to mind, but he…

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AND FURTHERMORE: Little danger in lake-shaking

Happy birthday, America. I got you a calendar with pictures of bald eagles on it. Hope you like…

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OUT OF THE PAST: Enterprise voters approve sewer bond, 4-1

100 YEARS AGO July 2, 1914 By a majority of more than four to one, Enterprise voters on…

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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: The game’s between our ears

Golfing legend Bobby Jones famously said: Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course the space between…

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JABBERWOCK II: A guy’s caps are his memories

At last count, I owned 32 baseball caps. Since returning to Wallowa County Ive pretty much limited my…

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OUT OF THE PAST: Hail stones size of small eggs fall on Paradise

100 YEARS AGO June 25, 1914 Farmers from the far north end of the county were thick in…

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JABBERWOCK II: Bigger government explaining less

Early during my latest employment with the Chieftain, I was assigned the coverage of a local candidates forum.…

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OUT OF THE PAST: Firm to build big mill in Enterprise

100 YEARS AGO June 18, 1914 A railroad will be built from Enterprise into the north woods well…

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MAIN STREET: Living in a bubble of relative ease

A friend of mine, who is by nature prone to see the darker side of things, said the…

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