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Trout fishing in America is really about trout fishing

Trout fishing in America is really about trout fishing

Today, public wildlife agencies are of the “both-and” mindset when it comes to choosing between hatchery rainbows or wild and native trout.

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Here are 20 rules for country fashion

Here are 20 rules for country fashion

The great international designers often hire me during New York Fashion Week to provide yes-no decisions on their latest creations.

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Do rural brains really drain?

Do rural brains really drain?

I often get requests to not write about certain individuals with whom I share mixed marital arts. Therefore, I will not name my wife, Melissa, as the only requester in this group of one.

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Does the future hold one car per household?

I’m often both villain and victim when it comes to environmental issues. I don’t recycle enough. I don’t compost at all. I consume coal-fired electricity and eat feedlot-fattened meat.

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You Wouldn’t Like it Here

As the title of a popular book by Lon L. Emrick about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula states, You Wouldn’t Like it Here. Though I whole- heartedly disagree with that title, there are many truths to his point.

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