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Outdoors: A snow bomb for the East Coast
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
March 5, 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: Factors to consider when choosing a handgun
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 26, 2026
Today, handguns come in two basic configurations: revolvers and semiautomatics. Each has its own spot in the shooting world; each has its own distinct...
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Outdoors: The First and Last
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 19, 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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An old-time winter indeed
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 12, 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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A Kinzua monster from under the Willow Bay ice
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
February 4, 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, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
January 29, 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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The good old days growing up in a simpler America
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
January 22, 2026
Time flies by and the world changes. Some for the better, others, maybe not so much. Technology feeds upon itself and increases at a dizzying rate. I’...
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Pulling your weight, Part 2
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
January 15, 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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Pulling your weight
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
January 8, 2026
The young have a tendency to be know-it-alls, but also are desperate to find their way. Two contradictions for sure. Lost, so to speak, in this growin...
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