War comes home to my small town
At the coffee shops in Talent, the little Oregon town where I live, the conversation is often about the high…
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Just about every video game, young adult novel and buzz-worthy streaming series agree that we need to prepare for a…
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For the last 35 years I’ve been covering what we call the “salmon wars” in the Pacific Northwest, writing so…
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I moved to Wyoming a few years ago for its outdoor recreation, but I also liked the state’s history of…
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If you know someone is a Republican or Democrat, then you might assume you know exactly where they stand on…
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