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BIRD-WATCHING: American kestrel the smallest falcon

The American kestrel used to be called a sparrow hawk before being renamed. Actually, they are the smallest…

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OUT OF THE PAST: J.L. Maxwell escapes death in collision with train

100 YEARS AGO Feb. 12, 1914 The coldest weather of the season was recorded last Thursday night when…

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A COWBOY’S HINTS FOR MARITAL BLISS: #394

Hint #394: the Alarm Clock Its the inconsiderate cowboy who… Wont buy his wife one of those newfangled…

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OPEN RANGE: Right thing not always best

You hear a lot about kids being bullied these days and it seems that teenagers especially are finding…

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JABBERWOCK II: Conversation better for a listener

We walked across Main Street the other day to visit an elderly lady sitting in the sunshine on…

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CONVERSATIONS WITH CAREGIVERS: Free training offered in gait belt’s use

In anticipation of a training seminar to be held Wednesday, Feb. 19, 3-5 p.m. at Point of Connection,…

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CONVERSATIONS WITH CAREGIVERS: Not all personality changes permanent

There are many difficult aspects to caregiving, such as the physical toil of lifting or turning a patient…

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GUEST COLUMN: Town’s role revealed, after the fact

On Friday, January 17th, my father Llary Warnick Peterson, a longtime resident of Joseph passed away at the…

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OUT OF THE PAST: Sales of chickens finance trip from Sled Springs

100 YEARS AGO Feb. 5, 1914 W.H. Miller, in charge of the Minam hatchery on the Wallowa river,…

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AND FURTHERMORE: Formal wear more than fashion

Im still wearing the tuxedo from last week when Dave Nelson and I got fancied up to emcee…

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