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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…

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COLUMN: Becoming reacquainted with the drive ‘through the middle of the state’

I have driven so often across Oregon’s midsection that I feel I know its anatomy in something like…

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COLUMN: Coyote chorus in the night, foxes and other urban wildlife encounters

I awoke in the dark to the maniacal yips of distant coyotes. In that moment, as I lay…

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