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COLUMN: A dry, windy spring and bumpy lawn-mowing
I had not pondered the benefits of equipping my lawnmower with shock absorbers until spring came to Baker ...
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COLUMN: The vigil of the grass, and pining for a Pinzgauer
I have sown grass seed on the place and will have no peace until I see the first ...
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COLUMN: A revived Wade Williams Field, and the magic of baseball
I was walking across the Myrtle Street bridge over the Powder River when I heard, above the soft ...
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COLUMN: The spring norther wreaks havoc in my yard yet again
I looked through my bedroom window with the unique satisfaction of gazing upon a yard put into pastoral ...
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COLUMN: Baker County briefly resembles Ireland, but the pastoral green is a cruel hoax
Baker County isn’t likely to be mistaken for Ireland. Too many Keystone Light cans, for one thing. And ...
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COLUMN: Cemeteries make a powerful impression
Historic towns tout their preserved buildings in the glossy brochures that entice tourists, but to my eye no ...
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COLUMN: The Baker Bulldogs excelled on the court again, but a senior’s eloquence captures the essence of their success
Grant Gambleton was surrounded by the symbols of basketball success but he didn’t want to talk about those. ...
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COLUMN: Pondering the ubiquitous residential storage shed
I have for the whole of my life almost completely ignored, and without realizing my oversight, the most ...
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COLUMN: Peering into the past of NE Oregon wildlife
I am treated occasionally to a written historical account so vivid in its details that I feel almost ...
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COLUMN: Delving into the details of the 2024 election — and the dispute between Eagle and Pine valleys
Baker County doesn’t have an rural-urban political divide to match the chasm that separates Oregon in many electoral ...