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Farmer’s Fate: School chocolates: good, bad and nutty

School is one of my favorite times of the day. It’s the chocolates that Forest Gump referenced —…

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Off the Beaten Path: May I have this dance?

The music flowed, smooth as low tide in summer, the dancer swaying in time to the melody. When…

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Farmer’s Fate: What are you searching for?

I used to tell stories with shampoo and conditioner bottles. The pretty bottles would be the moms, the…

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From the regional editor: Regional reporting teams will tackle tough topics

Not too long ago when Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-Baker City announced that it planned to close its birth…

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Off the Beaten Path: Let’s play ‘I remember when’

“I remember when …” Family gathered and shared memories that ranged from decades ago to last month. “I…

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The Farmer’s Fate: Shade from a 3D-printer

This time last year, my kids and husband decided to surprise me with a very nice birthday gift…

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Off the Beaten Path: The phantom ghost crystal

Kids making money. In the summer, my brothers and I succeeded in the lemonade stand business on the…

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Other views: Oregonians: Just say no to Idaho

Like many Oregonians, I have been bothered by the supposed grassroots movement to move Oregon’s border west. Bothered…

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Farmer’s Fate: It’s a huckleberry kind of life

It was likely a huckleberry over my persimmon — an old expression meaning a bit beyond my abilities…

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Off the Beaten Path: I hiked the Whistle Punk Trail

As reported in the Blue Mountain Eagle on Sept. 6, the experienced long-distance hiker Riley Gill recently completed…

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