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COLUMN: Spring just couldn’t wait for March
Spring refused to wait for its month. Not that the season truly has a month all its own ...
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COLUMN: Trump can cut the fat, but can he actually balance the budget?
The federal government’s prodigious aptitude for spending money is hardly a secret. Indeed, the feds’ profligacy has inspired ...
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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: 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: A benign use of cellphone tracking data
I know that my cellphone leaves a trail of digital breadcrumbs but I’ve never thought much about who ...
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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 ...
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COLUMN: Balmy winter fails to keep the mud in check
I have acquired a piece of waterfront property without spending a dollar or signing a single form written ...
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COLUMN: Baker basketball fans should savor limited chances to watch the Bulldogs
Baker High School basketball fans might feel deprived. And not without reason. Their chances this season to watch ...
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COLUMN: Pondering progress on the final day of the year
You can buy a Crunchwrap Supreme in Baker City but you can’t have a baby delivered in a ...
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COLUMN: Beginning to worry about missing a white Christmas
Christmas approaches and my disdain for the weather deepens. Snow is hardly a necessary ingredient to the cherished ...