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Other views: Northwest Forest Plan revision will expand logging
The Forest Service is proposing to amend the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, which was created to protect old-growth ...
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Out and About: No mountains, no problem
I left home anticipating my favorite view of the Wallowa Mountains. The sort of stirring vista of snow ...
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Shooting the Breeze: The mighty .50 BMG
During World War I the U.S. military needed to develop an armor-piercing anti-aircraft round. They went to firearms ...
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The Natural World: The right flyfishing cast doesn’t always land a fish
Daylight was fading fast when I strolled over to the Umatilla River. My 5-weight fly rod was strung ...
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Out and About: A dazzling introduction to snowshoeing
Snowshoeing always fools my internal thermostat. I shiver as I step out of the car and kneel to ...
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Shooting the Breeze: Give bird hunting at shot
It had been a long day. The weather had been crap. Lots of wind and snow flurries, so ...
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Shooting the Breeze: Triumph unforeseen
In June, when we looked at the dismal draw results, and tried mightily to refrain from metaphoric expletives ...
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Inside my shoes: Thankful for ‘A Place for Mom’
Although I won’t be sharing Thanksgiving dinner with my parents, I am grateful that they will enjoy ...
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This Land is Our Land: For sale — millions of acres of our public land
Having squandered much of their state’s birthright, lawmakers in Utah are trying once more to take away the ...
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The Natural World: Stories from the hunt
It is opening day of deer season in Northeastern Oregon. A cabin neighbor and his cohorts recently returned ...