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Commentary: Mental health gets short shrift
During the first wave of the pandemic in April 2020, my boyfriend asked, not unkindly, if I’ve ever…
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The Farmer’s Fate: Pumpkin spice or peppermint cocoa?
We’re the family who skips pumpkin spice and goes straight to peppermint cocoa. We carved pumpkins while listening…
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Commentary: Masks in schools oppress our kids
In life there is no position greater than that of raising a child. The duties set forth in…
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Off the Beaten Path: The common lilac, Syringa vulgaris
Seed and plant catalogs pour from the mailbox extolling the virtues of succulent vegetables, exotic flowers, ornamental trees,…
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The Farmer’s Fate: Thoughts on time’s exchange rate
My motto is “Never save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is the special occasion.” Live it.…
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The Holiday Turkey Carcass Compatibility Quiz
The holiday turkey carcass triggered the trouble. The problem at a holiday isn’t only what to cook and…
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Farmer’s Fate: An ebullient cynosure of linguistics*
Words are fun to me. Finding a new word, especially when it describes complex feeling, is tantamount to…
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Commentary: Time to pass Build Back Better Act
After months of cajoling, vote wrangling and arm twisting, Congress is nearing the final lap of the legislative…
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Commentary: Newsroom tax credit will keep a light on our democracy
Imagine this page was blank except for one question: “What if there were no local reporters?” That was…
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Commentary: River bill has big problems
Sen. Ron Wyden has proposed adding over 4,700 miles of waterways to the federal Wild & Scenic Rivers…
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