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October and November can produce some pretty unusual weather

Here it is early November and we still have lots of leaves on our trees. In the mountains, many of the trees are now bare, however good color can still be seen in the lower elevations.This past week, we had our second period of Indian summer weather with the temperature hitting 80 degrees on ...

The wood duck offers waterfowl hunting in uplands

Wood ducks are not your everyday waterfowl. For one thing, many hunters and birders consider the wood duck among North AmericaĢƵ most beautiful birds. The hen is plain but the drake displays a purple-green head, scarlet eye, chestnut breast, glossy yellow bill and a flamboyant white “choke ...

Previewing ‘WWE Cell’

Raw presents Hell in a Cell tonight on the WWE Network and while the show looks decent on paper, there is a huge question leading into the event.As of the deadline of this column, the main event still has not been decided.One of the three Cell matches will main event, but which one?It is easy ...

Wooly bear caterpillars, acorns and thoughts about winter

You usually see them everywhere at this time of the year —brown, black and a few all-white caterpillars. But the more common brown-and-black varieties are the caterpillars people swear by as a reliable indicator of the coming winter weather.Mostly black caterpillars mean a long, cold, snowy ...

It’s not the ’80s… yet

From the notebook of a sportswriter who just watched the post-apocalyptic Steelers without Ben Roethlisberger, and the experience was as deflating as expected:n This was the 1980s all over again. The radio waves rustled with talk of promoting a backup quarterback, the performance was adequate ...

Goldberg returns to WWE

For the first time in over 12 years, Goldberg appeared on a WWE show and on first thought, it appeared to have been a rousing success in every way possible.The reaction that the former WWE World champion and WCW champion received left him misty-eyed.The crowd was loud, but was it “too” ...