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Football ain’t what it used to be

Baseball was my first love, but by high school it was football. I was not a “natural,” but…

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I would like to say the Chieftain never makes a mistake. That would be fake news, of course.…

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Politics is all messed up

Over the past several years, I have become fairly jaded where it comes to politics. It seems that…

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Latest installment of ‘Yeah, Don’t Do That’

Time for another installment of “Yeah, Don’t Do That,” a series of safety tips informed by me hurting…

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Treasuring Wallowa County history

The supportive nonprofit that keeps the county-owned museum in Joseph operating, The Friends of the Wallowa County Museum,…

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Could it happen here?

Like most of you, I woke up Monday morning to the news of yet another mass shooting, this…

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Preventing food borne illnesses at lunch

Food poisoning and other food borne illnesses no fun, and a child’s sack lunch is a common breeding…

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Get a dose of yodeling at Alpenfest

The dusting of snow that arrived on the mountains outside my office window last week were a reminder…

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If these walls could talk …

If a house acquires historic significance, it is usually because of the people who have lived in it.…

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Call it what you want, it’s impacting our lives

“Climate Change.” There, I said it. For years I’ve cautioned friends, especially my “liberal” friends, not to speak…

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