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COLUMN: An exotic and expensive surprise in the hinterlands

The glint of brilliant yellow beside the highway snagged my eye, too bright for even that glowing symbol…

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COLUMN: An apology for our customer service

Serving our customers and readers well is one of our top priorities and, to be honest, over the…

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COLUMN: The breath of winter and the sting of summer

I stepped out of the car in the gloom just before dawn and for the first time in…

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COLUMN: Sunset from a lookout, and the magic of Kam Wah Chung

The day gives ground only grudgingly when you’re standing atop a mountain. The light surrenders with a sluggishness…

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COLUMN: Glad our mountains haven’t suffered the fate of the Alps

Imagine, if you can, a gondola capable of hauling hundreds of passengers every hour from Baker Valley to…

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COLUMN: Farm buildings have perfect purity of purpose

If you want to begin to understand what it takes to run a farm or ranch, spend a…

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COLUMN: Strange storm brings taste of the tropics to Baker

Normally if you want a taste of the tropics in Baker City you need to order a daiquiri…

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Letter to community from Saint Alphonsus

To Baker City and surrounding Community members, In our role as a Critical Care Access Hospital and one…

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COLUMN: Vacation has eventful, and bloody, beginning

It was the most eventful day I had ever spent in the mountains even before we saw the…

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COLUMN: Ducks’ move to Big 10 necessary, but Civil War games should continue

So long as the Civil War series of sporting events against Oregon State University continues, I can accept…

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