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COLUMN: The magic of Harry Potter, on film and in books

I can’t imagine Harry Potter with gray hair. Or wrinkles. Or jowls, or any of the other obvious…

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River Democracy Act: We’re still waiting to see the maps

Some things from 2021 are still lingering in 2022, like the River Democracy Act that Senators Wyden and…

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COLUMN: In rumpled topography, not every mile is equal

A two-dimensional map never seems quite so useless, so starkly ignorant of the hard reality of the our…

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COLUMN: The simple pleasure of going to the movies

The epiphany arrived while I was lounging in a well-padded chair in the Eltrym Theater, watching Spider-Man soar…

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COLUMN: Clean energy discussion should include nuclear

Oregon touts itself as a leader in the campaign to combat climate change, but I find it difficult…

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From the publisher: Find your clean fork in the new year

Like most people, I’ve been desperately searching each day for any tiny sliver of joy that I can…

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COLUMN: Pondering the future of our scorched forests

A little more than six years after the cataclysmic smoke cloud towered over southern Baker County, fouling the…

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COLUMN: The lunacy of a top 10 list of the ‘worst’ candies

When I read the word “worst” near the word “candy,” with only one other word separating the adjective…

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COLUMN: A snow-sculpted tree invokes Christmas spirit

I had been searching in vain for the Christmas spirit but my quest ended in the instant I…

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COLUMN: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ leaves me wanting more

Peter Jackson has fulfilled my dream as a nearly lifelong fan of The Beatles, and I’m furious at…

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