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COLUMN: Illuminating book about efforts to prevent mass shootings
“Optimism” might seem an improbable word to appear in a lengthy discussion about mass shootings. But author Mark ...
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COLUMN: Kennedy’s vaccine comments troubling for a potential cabinet member
There are two versions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and since I don’t know which version would reign ...
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COLUMN: For the first time in 108 years, snow falls with no roof to land on
I thought I would have no more epiphanies about the destruction of Baker City’s Central Building until I ...
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COLUMN: PETA’s unique take on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner
I’m thinking about shooting a chukar to replace the traditional Thanksgiving turkey, and I blame the vegans for ...
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COLUMN: Measure 118 brought Oregonians together — to say no to a new tax
The campaign promoting Oregon’s Measure 118 on the Nov. 5 ballot, which would have imposed a new corporate ...
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COLUMN: Two-faced campaigns: Politician photos and attack ads
No one ever looks worse than they do in a photograph that’s featured in a campaign television ad. ...
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COLUMN: Optimistic about the next chapter in the Herald’s story
The Baker City Herald has had three owners in the past five years. Which is one less than ...
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From My Corner: The time has come
It is an extraordinary privilege to own a newspaper. My life has been immeasurably enriched by my connections ...
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COLUMN: Appreciating the magnificence of Mount Jefferson
I grew up within sight of Oregon’s second-tallest mountain but only recently, more than three decades after I ...
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COLUMN: A memorable evening in Autzen Stadium
The goalposts at Autzen Stadium survived the Oregon Ducks’ win over Ohio State but my bag of caramel ...