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Harvested as part of thinning to reduce fire danger.
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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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4% Growth for County 57
The 2020 Census numbers have been released, and we’re looking at data we can begin to use. I’m hoping to get the data at a school district level later on – but for now, we have county level data, CCD level data, and Census tract level data. First – Lincoln County’s population dropped by a Read more
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Inflation Since 1914
Looking at our nation’s deficit spending, I got thinking back to the Carter years, the high inflation and the high interest. Then I decided to grab a table or a chart to see how things looked from a historical perspective. This chart give inflation figures from 1914: It turns out that our highest inflation was Read more
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Rifle Barrels Made in Eureka
In the late 1940’s two men were known for the rifle barrels they turned out. P.O. Ackley in Trinidad, Colorado, and John Buhmiller in Eureka, Montana. I’ve been fortunate enough to have owned rifles with barrels made by both men – and still have the Buhmiller 257. If you look John Buhmiller up on the Read more
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Thinking Afghanistan
When George Bush announced the invasion of Afghanistan, I did the college teacher thing and posted this picture on my door without comment. Here is the explanation I didn’t put on the office door. The painting shows assistant surgeon William Bryde’s arrival at the fort at Jalalabad in 1842 – 16,500 had left Kabul. Bryde Read more
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Weird words: Petrichor, stone’s blood.
Stepping outside after this weekend’s much-needed downpours, I was met with a familiar fragrance. The smell of earth after rain, sometimes called “petrichor”… Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 