Kent Marts
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Recent Stories
Pica Pole : A new chapter begins at the paper
Posted: October 28, 2009 5:52 a.m.With the recent announcement of the possibility that the newspapers in the region might merge, a number of people have asked how that affects me. I put the curious off by noting that it won’t affect me unless the merger happens.
Pica Pole : Balloon Boy story had wings
Posted: October 21, 2009 6:34 a.m.Debate has rolled along in the newsroom and elsewhere since Friday, when what quickly became known simply as “Balloon Boy” floated in to fill the insatiable appetite of network television.
Pica Pole : When rain becomes routine
Posted: October 14, 2009 7:09 a.m.Couple of days ago, someone asked me if I thought it was going to stop raining.
Pica Pole : Fascination with stars is universal
Posted: September 23, 2009 6:58 a.m.Did you feel it? Do you remember where you were at 4:18 p.m. Tuesday?
Pica Pole : Aw, nuts! Acorns hard to find
Posted: September 16, 2009 7:09 a.m.It is going to be a very rough winter for our forest friends that rely on oak trees to fill the cupboard. Deer, squirrels and most small mammals, and many bird species, rely on acorns to provide the vast majority of winter calories.
Pica Pole : Stop by for a buckeye
Posted: September 2, 2009 4:28 a.m.I'll say it again: Don't get too used to this wonderful weather because it's not going to last.
Pica Pole : If only I felt like the weather
Posted: August 26, 2009 5:08 a.m.The weather is beautiful, so why am I suffering miserable allergies, or a cold, or whatever in the heck has my sinus passages plugged as tight as a corked wine bottle?
Pica Pole : Don't be fooled by Mars hoax
Posted: August 19, 2009 7:22 a.m.Until the end of my time on Earth, I'll face the same question each August. The question is known in astronomy circles as The Great Mars Hoax.
Pica Pole : Farm issues aren't all black and white
Posted: August 12, 2009 6:19 a.m.Having a relaxing conversation (in the shade, blessedly) with a longtime Benton County farmer a few days ago, talk turned to how "city people" don't understand farming.
Pica Pole Head on out to Hobbs
Posted: August 5, 2009 6:38 a.m.If you have not been to the Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area's visitors center, you need to go.