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Farmer’s Fate: Houston … we have a problem
I admire people who are able to write on their calendar with ink. It’s a pencil and lots ...
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Off the Beaten Path: Of peppers, peaches and pole beans
A perfect day. Sleet coating power lines, windows and roads. A howling wind dropping tree branches. Public service ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Inside Ellis Island and Lady Liberty’s dress
“If only these walls could talk … imagine the stories they’d tell,” we mused aloud as we walked ...
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Off the Beaten Path: A legacy of libraries
“Raise your right hand,” said the official. I raised my hand. “Now repeat after me. I solemnly declare ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Time balls and New Year’s
Sitting on our living room floor, dressed in pajamas, feeding bummer lambs and watching the countdown to the ...
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Off the Beaten Path: Scared speechless, and other nightmares
“I was scared speechless,” said a friend recounting a harrowing experience. No one could be that scared, I ...
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Off the Beaten Path: A winter solstice walkabout
The calendar told the tale — the winter solstice, the first day of winter. A cause for celebration. ...
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Farmer’s Fate: Christmas in Killarney
The holly green, the ivy green, The prettiest picture you’ve ever seen Is Christmas in Killarney, With all ...
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Farmer’s Fate: The five seasons
What do old leaf springs, new tires, a box of potatoes and 900 pounds of ice have in ...
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Capital Chatter: In Oregon Senate, new faces from different places
Eastern and Central Oregon are losing much of their influence in the state Senate. Among the senators exiting ...