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COLUMN: Rabbitbrush gets an early start on late summer

The rabbitbrush seems confused about which month it is, and it happens that I feel a trifle uncertain…

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Other views: In defense of ‘misinformation’

I’m no fan of the current war on “misinformation” — if anything, I’m a conscientious objector — and…

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Party spreads COVID, despite vaccine

I was sitting on an examination table at an urgent care clinic in Timonium, giving my history to…

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COLUMN: An impressive tour of the Pythian Castle

I walked through Baker City’s Pythian Castle with what I suspect was the bemused expression of a person…

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COLUMN: Pre-soaking T-shirts and ‘anomalous’ heat

I have of late taken to preparing for my early evening stroll around town by dousing my T-shirt,…

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COLUMN: The artificial salve to our malevolent weather

I adore air conditioning. It’s the apex of human ingenuity, as far as I’m concerned. Sure, we went…

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COLUMN: Landscaping with 150-million-year-old material

I recently finished a landscaping project that was about 150 million years in the making. Not that I…

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COLUMN: Early June snow already feels like nostalgia

I love the mountains but I don’t trust them. It wasn’t always so. I am by nature credulous.…

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COLUMN: New Go! Magazine on the way

Starting in July, EO Media Group is launching Go! Magazine, a weekly arts and entertainment publication designed to…

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COLUMN: Carelessly wielding statistics as a weapon

I remember, and more clearly than most childhood episodes, the day my dad explained to me the concept…

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