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The Natural World: A most peculiar fish
Of the 50 or so species of fish in the Columbia River basin, perhaps the oddest is the sand roller. Aptly named because of a ...
Author: Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald eastoregonian
Jayson has worked at the Baker City Herald since November 1992, starting as a reporter. He has been editor since December 2007. He graduated from the University of Oregon Journalism School in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in news-editorial journalism.
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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 my bloodthirsty holiday meal planning. (Not ...
by Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald, Monday, November 18, 2024 1:15 pm
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Out and About: 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 the way a thoracic surgeon is ...
by Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 10:00 am
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Out and About: Sampling the history, and the huckleberries, around Olive Lake
There happens on occasion a magical moment when the sun, after exuding only malevolence for many weeks, suddenly brings instead a pleasant and welcome ...
by Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald, Monday, August 26, 2024 5:15 am
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Out and About: Hankering for huckleberries
Mountain trails are abysmally lacking in vending machines. But nature can occasionally conjure a decent imitation. The treats are free, too, although you’ll probably ...
by Jayson Jacoby | Baker City Herald, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 5:15 am
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Out and About: Seeking snow in a heat wave
With a record-breaking heat wave just starting to simmer, I went to the mountains July 6 to kick some snow for maybe the last ...