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COLUMN: Eggnog threatens to wear out its welcome

I nudged the carton of eggnog aside to get at a can of soda in the refrigerator and…

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COLUMN: Feeling the weight of time out in the woods

The roll of toilet paper looked as out of place as a bull elk in a library. Perhaps…

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COLUMN: Feeling a chill wind blow during the ‘freeze’

For the first time I have cause to wonder whether I might come under the scrutiny of the…

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COLUMN: A graceful exit? I’m not holding my breath

President Donald Trump has plenty of reasons to be particularly gracious in defeat. I type those words without…

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COLUMN: Legacies of two men preserve local history

I spent a couple of mornings recently sifting through about a century of Baker County history, but I…

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COLUMN: Saving sweet traditions as the election looms

My son, Max, handed me the Tootsie Roll Pop and I fancied that I could feel my molars…

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COLUMN: Saved from a book drought by Stephen King

I’ve never met Stephen King and almost certainly I never will. He lives in Maine, for one thing.…

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COLUMN: Sound of a falling tree provokes pondering

The sound echoed through the forest and we all stopped hiking suddenly. Almost too suddenly. We were in…

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COLUMN: Stuck with a faucet that’s become a fountain

As the water gushed from the faucet near my front porch I had to pause for a moment,…

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COLUMN: Appreciating autumn — and the AM radio

I pressed my right foot hard against the gas pedal, as if I were digging a shovel’s blade…

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