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There’s a big drought menacing the Western U.S. these days. It’s gotten so bad that the…
Ducks
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The January rains struck parts of NW Oregon with near-biblical storms. Bethany Lake flooded to…
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Name’s Red. Red Woodman, Major Mammal Crimes Detective. This is supposed to be my last…
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For starters, this “No Trespassing” sign isn’t on private property. It’s on Tualatin Hills Park and…
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Hard rains just swept across NW Oregon and vicinity. The creeks climbed their banks. I…
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An Oregon developer of a proposed gas station next to a creek and wetlands has…
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Does this kind of argument work with anyone? The guy whose administration has overseen the…
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It’s especially hard to organize folks these days. You can’t call a meeting. It’s tough…
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I’m just an old race horse out to pasture, pawing the ground when the race…
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The inch-an-hour storms have driven the anglers away from my Neighborhood’s Bethany Lake. It’s full…
This is a little like Exxon saying it’s scrubbed crude oil off far more ducks than…
I will vote #BlueNoMatterWho, but I started with Harris and have just sent more $…
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual…
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The Tualatin Valley of Northwest Oregon forms a shallow bowl, about 50 miles in diameter,…
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I began tracking the migrations of the Great Egret (ardea alba), when I worked at…
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I walk from my house to Bethany Lake, west of Portland Oregon, on many days. …
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I often walk around Bethany Lake, 10 miles west of Portland Oregon. Swollen creeks pour into…
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual…
Honestly, this may be the saddest “comedy” bit I’ve ever seen. And I once watched…
Listen, Tomi. My father put food on the table for a family of nine by…
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Or at least we may have them soon. How many more apocalyptic harbingers can we stand? Seriously….
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You may or may not know who Arthur Laffer is. Personally, I wish I didn’t….
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Spring means renewal, and birth. It means baby birds chirping for food, baby ducks swimming…
The day is finally here. Lord and little fishes, it took the GOP longer than…
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Did any of you guys have a younger brother when you were growing up, or…
