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COLUMN: Phyllis Badgley: An irreplaceable fixture in Baker City

I have met very few people like Phyllis Badgley. Were I so lucky to come across even one…

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COLUMN: The winter that refuses to accept its fate

We deserve spring. We deserve daffodils and soft green grass and sunshine that falls softly on our shoulders,…

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COLUMN: Schools are the heart of small towns

I stood in a hallway at Jordan Valley High School and the weight of history was palpable. But…

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COLUMN: Roald Dahl doesn’t need posthumous ‘editing’

Augustus Gloop is not a real person but he was, in the fertile mind of his creator, novelist…

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COLUMN: Empty courts: Recalling the pandemic’s start

Before masks, before the ubiquity of hand sanitizer and before I knew who Anthony Fauci was or how…

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COLUMN: Good jobs (and salaries) don’t require a degree

When I was in high school in the 1980s I don’t recall ever pondering whether, after graduating, I…

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COLUMN: UFO sighting stats show a focus on Baker County

By the reckoning of one source, the area around Baker City is something of a focal point for…

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COLUMN: Between you, me and ChatGPT

“What even is ChatGPT? What does it do?” You may have asked yourself, seeing the terms “ChatGPT” and…

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COLUMN: Searching for answers after another tragedy

No one who possesses a shred of humanity can watch the video of five Memphis police officers beating…

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COLUMN: On Super Bowl Sunday, remembering the Mosquito Bowl

During the week leading to the Super Bowl I happened to be reading a book about another football…

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