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COLUMN: Computer spurs nostalgia for the mix tape

I was muttering curses at my computer the other evening and it occurred to me that life was…

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COLUMN: Robocall overload; and Viola’s touch with cows

I’ve been unusually distracted recently. Apparently there’s an issue with my car’s extended warranty. This dilemma, about which…

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COLUMN: Waving to strangers; and the Wilhelm Scream

We were walking in a neighborhood in Ellensburg, Washington, when I waved to the woman who was standing…

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COLUMN: Putting the forest health problem in perspective

I never realized how big one acre is until I tried to get across one that was determined…

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COLUMN: Vaccines, freedom, and choosing to be healthy

I understand why many people bristle at the notion of the government telling them to get a COVID-19…

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COLUMN: High school gym + loud teen boys = normal

The boys were high school boys, a distinctive subspecies, and one inclined to moderately obnoxious, but generally good-natured,…

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COLUMN: Remembering the man who tried to save my brain

I read “obituary” in the email and as always when I come across that lonely word, unattached to…

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COLUMN: The glorious shivering of a stroll on the beach

I zipped the fleece jacket snug to my chin and still I shivered. It was glorious. I couldn’t…

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COLUMN: The slothful soil an otherwise sylvan scene

There’s a certain majesty to a forest in the wake of a soaking rain — the jewels of…

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COLUMN: A glimpse at Baker High School in 1926

I opened the book’s cover and almost immediately became lost in a world which no longer exists and,…

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