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frogmarch

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8. Poe is a peacemaker
Thu Feb 27, 2014, 11:21 AM
Feb 2014

and tried to calm him down, but the guy left, still fuming. Poe mentioned it to the sheriff, who made note of it but seemed to pretty much shrug it off. I told Poe (I’m sure others of his friends did too) that at least the incident was now documented. Chadron is a college town, so the atmosphere is liberal for the most part, and we even have some Democrats, but in every town, including Chadron, there are some people who insist on being a-holes. Poe continues to watch his back, and his friends watch it too.

The first two photos are aerial shots of Chadron. The tall building is on the college campus. At the top of the photos you can see the rugged area south of town where Steven Haataja’s body was found, although the ranch and the particular ravine aren’t visible.





The two photos below are of Chadron State Park, which is about six miles south of Chadron. The photos were taken before the devastating wildfires of 2006, but some areas are still beautiful.





The photo below shows how close to Chadron, and to the college, one of the 2006 wildfires came:

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I'm not a Kindle user, SheilaT Feb 2014 #1
He's a regular contributor to frogmarch Feb 2014 #2
Oh my goodness. SheilaT Feb 2014 #3
I'm happy to say that I do. frogmarch Feb 2014 #4
Really? SheilaT Feb 2014 #5
He's had his life threatened a frogmarch Feb 2014 #6
I will look forward to it. SheilaT Feb 2014 #7
Poe is a peacemaker frogmarch Feb 2014 #8
Wow. Thank you so very much for posting those photos. SheilaT Feb 2014 #9
That sounds great! frogmarch Apr 2014 #10
I read this book on Kindle a couple of weeks ago. Totally Lex Apr 2014 #11
He'll be happy to hear that. frogmarch Apr 2014 #12
The book is kind of like a friend sitting down and talking to you Lex Apr 2014 #13
His friendly, easy-going personality frogmarch Apr 2014 #14
I wondered if "Hazel Devine" Lex Apr 2014 #15
Everyone in the book is real, frogmarch Apr 2014 #16
Author Poe Ballantine is on a speaking tour in Australia. frogmarch Aug 2014 #17
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