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Articles from the October 9, 2015 edition


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  • Trees for fiery foliage

    Oct 9, 2015

    Paperback maple By Kym Pokorny When trees get dressed with the colors of fall, it’s time to go shopping. “If you’re specifically interested in fall color, it will soon be the time to start looking,” said Neil Bell, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. “There are already some trees starting to display color.” First, though, Bell recommends doing some research. Walk around neighborhoods, parks and public gardens to get ideas. If you can’t identify the trees you like, snap good photos, pick up several leaves or ask th...

  • Unwritten Law wasn’t always a disaster

    Oct 9, 2015

    Linn Cty mugshots By Finn J.D. John By 1908, most Oregonians’ views on the Unwritten Law were hardening into suspicious disapproval. Just one year earlier, citizens had burst into spontaneous applause in the courtroom when Orlando Murray was acquitted of murdering his sister’s ex-boyfriend. Since that time, though, suspicions had been growing that things were getting out of hand. The newspapers found the trend rather frightening, and didn’t hesitate to say so. Defendants were still getting acquitted because of the Unwritten Law — but i...