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Outdoors: A brutal winter for deer and turkeys
Local Sports, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
March 14, 2026
I cannot say I’m sorry area is experiencing milder and shorter winters than those of my youth. This winter, unfortunately, was a throwback — a winter ...
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Outdoors: A snow bomb for the East Coast
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
March 6, 2026
Traditionally, I plan my annual trip to my daughter's home in Rhode Island just before Feb. 22, my birthday. However, this year, church responsibiliti...
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Outdoors: The First and Last
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 20, 2026
If you’re a war history buff, you’ll recognize the title of this article as a well-known book detailing the rise and fall of the German air force in W...
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Outdoors: An old-time winter indeed
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 13, 2026
I struggled out from beneath the covers, flannel sheets, fleece blanket with two comforters piled on top, felt the chill in the room and immediately h...
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OUTDOORS: A Kinzua monster from under the Willow Bay ice
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 6, 2026
One thing about the 2025-26 winter, no one's asking if the ice is thick enough to fish on. The bone-chilling cold hasn’t let up at all, the ice growin...
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Outdoors: Squirrels and stone walls
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
January 30, 2026
The darkness began to lighten, gnarled oak limbs taking form, distorted, tormented shapes against the sky. Was it the devious Rhode Island ocean winds...
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Pulling your weight, Part 2
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
January 17, 2026
Ken let out a whoop. “You see that shot, Art?! "Boy's a natural, chip off the old block!” Pop looked at me, his eyes shining with pride. I felt 10 fee...
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