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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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One of my first students asked for retirement advice
You know that you are no longer young when your students send letters asking for retirement advice. His explanation was “You’re one of the folks I know that has been retired for a time,and seems to be thriving in that environment.” “Thriving in that environment” brought one of Dad’s caustic analyses to mind. He described Read more
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Fair Representation on the County Board of Health?
Last week, we asked if the County Board of Health was a fair representation of the county. We’ve looked at how people are distributed in the county before, in “Searching Lincoln County Data” and “If LCHS District were a County” and have mostly compared high school districts (which is a handy way of splitting the Read more
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Winter changes voles’ moods, too.
As the seasons wear on, and we begin another year with our movements restricted by Covid19, it’s easy to see cabin fever creeping up on folks. This plight turns my mind to the voles, and how much better they handle winter than us humans. Read more
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Measuring Snow is Easier Now
In the mid-seventies, I would start the week of snow surveys by leaving home a little before 7:00 am, meeting Jay Penney at Grave Creek, then snowmobiling up to Stahl Peak, Weasel Divide and then catching the Grave Creek on the way down. After that it was a week of motel living as we would Read more
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Board Member representing 4.7% of County Proposed County-Wide Grading of Businesses on Mask Compliance
How does someone representing 4.7% of the county end up proposing something for the entire county (with 14.3% of the voting power)? To examine that, we’ll look at the County Board of Health. But, if you’re more interested in what Mr. Seifert had to say about giving businesses A/B/C/D ratings, watch the video or read Read more
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Hungarian Lentil Stew for a prosperous New Year
The tale of how my family gained some close friends, as well as a recipe learned from them. Read more
Trego's Mountain Ear 