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26 August 2026

Spending a day

810 That is the number of minutes of sunlight that Taylor County residents will have today. From sunrise at 6:17 a.m. to sunset at 7:47 p.m. and ev...

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Spending a day

810 That is the number of minutes of sunlight that Taylor County residents will have today. From sunrise at 6:17 a.m. to sunset at 7:47 p.m. and ev...

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Posted on August 26, 2026

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19 August 2026

Driving

It took me about 20 minutes to drive from The Star News office in downtown Medford to the Stetsonville Village hall on Monday afternoon. For the re...

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Driving

It took me about 20 minutes to drive from The Star News office in downtown Medford to the Stetsonville Village hall on Monday afternoon. For the re...

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Posted on August 19, 2026

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12 August 2026

Budget time

Budgets season is the most wonderful time of the year. I feel the need to put an asterisk next to that statement. In an absolute sense, it is perha...

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Budget time

Budgets season is the most wonderful time of the year. I feel the need to put an asterisk next to that statement. In an absolute sense, it is perha...

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Posted on August 12, 2026

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05 August 2026

Cam fires

I am in a camp fire state of mind. There is something about August that makes me long for sitting beside a camp fire. Whether it is sharing joke...

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Cam fires

I am in a camp fire state of mind. There is something about August that makes me long for sitting beside a camp fire. Whether it is sharing joke...

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Posted on August 5, 2026

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29 July 2026

Nothing to do

“There is just never anything going on and nothing to do in this county.” In between covering events going on this weekend, I volunteered some ...

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Nothing to do

“There is just never anything going on and nothing to do in this county.” In between covering events going on this weekend, I volunteered some ...

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Posted on July 29, 2026

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22 July 2026

Democracy is loud and messy

“How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you are on.” Throughout my childhood, my mother had a sign with that message ha...

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Democracy is loud and messy

“How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you are on.” Throughout my childhood, my mother had a sign with that message ha...

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Posted on July 22, 2026

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15 July 2026

Loss

Loss is hard, no matter who it is or what their age may be. Each week, the pages of include obituaries and death notices of local residents. Some l...

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Loss

Loss is hard, no matter who it is or what their age may be. Each week, the pages of include obituaries and death notices of local residents. Some l...

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Posted on July 15, 2026

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Jul
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08 July 2026

The beard

To shave, or not to shave, that is the question. A little over a month ago I shaved off my beard and mustache. It was the first time since high sch...

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The beard

To shave, or not to shave, that is the question. A little over a month ago I shaved off my beard and mustache. It was the first time since high sch...

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Posted on July 8, 2026

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Jul
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01 July 2026

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it. On Saturday night, the stage lights went dark for th...

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It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it. On Saturday night, the stage lights went dark for th...

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Posted on July 1, 2026

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Jun
2026

24 June 2026

Nerves of spaghetti

In April I, along with a couple dozen other area residents screwed up my courage and tried out for a role in Medford Area Community Theatre (MACT) pro...

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Nerves of spaghetti

In April I, along with a couple dozen other area residents screwed up my courage and tried out for a role in Medford Area Community Theatre (MACT) pro...

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Posted on June 24, 2026

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Spending a day

Spending a day

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Driving

Driving

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Budget time

Budget time

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Cam fires

Cam fires

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Nothing to do

Nothing to do

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Democracy is loud and messy

Democracy is loud and messy

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Loss

Loss

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The beard

The beard

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It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

It is amazing how much faster and easier it is to tear something down rather than to build it

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Nerves of spaghetti

Nerves of spaghetti

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