AND FURTHERMORE: Dry-by shooting in Hells Canyon

"I got shot in that cabin one time," is not something I've heard before while floating through Hells Canyon on a rafting trip. Thursday, September 09, 2010

OUT OF THE PAST: 9.9.10

Diphtheria quarantine - 1910 Several cases of diphtheria of malignant type, the death of a little boy near Bartlett and the illness of Dr. T.M. Gilmore at Flora has caused considerable alarm and uneasiness in the north country. Thursday, September 09, 2010

MAIN STREET: All bubbles burst eventually - which is the next bubble?

I guess one could say that all bubbles are bound to burst, but in hindsight the housing bubbles's burst, and, within a year or three, the time that the air was sucked out of it, seem obvious and inevitable. Thursday, September 02, 2010

OUT OF THE PAST: 9.2.10

It's established that sugar beets can be grown here Thursday, September 02, 2010

NORTH END NEWS: Troy's invasion of the fishermen

Troy has been relatively quiet these past few weeks, but steelhead season opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, and will go until the middle of April. Thursday, September 02, 2010

The Bullpen: Alarm signals end of summer

Summer is rude in its exit. Monday morning, I got the message in the form of a public service announcement. Thursday, September 02, 2010

AND FURTHERMORE: An outboard motor saga

You can count on one thing in this life, I've noticed: You can never count on an outboard motor to run when you need it. Thursday, August 26, 2010

OUT OF THE PAST: 8.26.10

Railroad surveyors up and down Grande Ronde Thursday, August 26, 2010

ART NOTES: Juniper Jam features original music

The Juniper Jam dances into the Wallowa Valley on Labor Day weekend, on the heels of the bronze bike event and the blues fest, part of our assiduous effort to fill our short summer with beguilement.  Thursday, August 26, 2010

The bullpen: August calls for preseason training

The excitement of another football season is almost upon us. Thursday, August 26, 2010