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When Projections Become Difficult
As a young man, I never thought that working snow surveys would prepare me for a career in demography – but populations are populations, whether of snowflakes or humans (and some humans are definitely snowflakes). When you’re dealing with populations, you don’t make predictions, you make projections – you project the line of the curve, Read more
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Q&A: Ryan Dennis on the History of Agriculture
by Claire Carlson, The Daily YonderFebruary 6, 2026 Ryan Dennis is a man of many hats: writer, editor, bookseller, and more. But first and foremost, he’s the son of a family of dairy farmers from rural upstate New York. Growing up on the farm, he witnessed firsthand the detrimental effect of the “get big or Read more
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Solitude
Many have described solitude, being alone, far better than I can. As we age, there are many things that make solitude more acceptable, more appealing. Einstein – as with many other topics – phrased it well, but did not explain it: Health, for me, motivated the alone – the cancer and subsequent bowel resection left Read more
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The Difference Between Bad and Worse, Good and Better
The difference explains so much of our political and voting decisions. Back in 2016, I had a choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. She had been active and in offices – I knew what she offered. Trump, while a famous face, had no political record. If I evaluated the two and went to describe Read more
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After 6 Months – Fun With the New Knee
Knee replacement is a great surgery – I can understand the complaints some have, but mine is great. Sure, there’s a bit of occasional pain – but the old knee was constant and intense pain. It doesn’t feel quite right – but when the old one collapsed on me, I wound up with 6 grand Read more
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Why Political Polling Errs
The first challenge to political polls is sampling bias. Most polls sample the whole population. In Montana, most are US citizens – but in states with larger immigrant populations, there are spots where up to 18% (writing from memory) are immigrants of one sort or another. Elections are decided by voters – so a poll Read more
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