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The Tight Shorts Conundrum

I held the phone in one hand on the table and with the other propped up my forehead.  Even though...
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Rural America
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A Better Story

Every English major knows the slagging that comes with announcing your choice of study. Close friends and concerned relatives play...
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The Folks Go Abroad

My parents packed their bags and came to visit me on what they termed their “once in a lifetime trip.” ...
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Sheep and Satire

Despite being from a small Catholic country, the sheep of Ireland have garnered an international reputation for being particularly lustful....
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Laughing with Birds

“[Extrapolation] is similar to interpolation, which produces estimates between known observations, but extrapolation is subject to… a higher risk of...
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The Boy in the Handcuffs and Other Things We Did

The Steuben County Fair marked both the end of summer and a chance for farm kids in our area to...
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Vertical Farming
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The Rye in the Sky Idea

Tristan told me to come to Dublin that weekend and bring my boots. He had gotten the allotment. He had...
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A Quick and Overly-Simple Explanation of Global Agricultural Politics

The world is smaller than it was several generations ago.  It is often said that if a butterfly flaps its...
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Cowherd Coercion

Let us take a moment to appreciate just how versatile the cow is. We drink her milk and eat her...
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Bad Principles

This article was originally published in 2016. * When I was in Jr. High our school principal showed up drunk...
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Wind Watching

Last year Ireland braced for Hurricane Ophelia, a rare storm to hit the island.  It was expected to be the...
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Cows in the Classroom

India, a country in which 70% of people are involved in agriculture one way or another, has experienced an epidemic...
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