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Newspaper and online journalist, copy editor. Former photojournalist, now a photo hobbyist. Proud father. On Threads @glwest17 #BeaverNation #GoBeavs

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Managing editor of EO Media Group's design center in Salem, Ore. I supervise a team of visual journalists responsible for news design for most of our company's print newspapers.

Journalist since 1989. Member of National Press Photographers Association and Society of Professional Journalists.

I've worked for newspapers in Oregon and California, including The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif.; the Victor Valley Daily Press in Victorville, Calif.; the Porterville (Calif.) Recorder; the Capital Pr…

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It’s strawberry time!

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By Gary West
| Grant Haven Media
Walter, Theresa, Maria, Lydia, Clara and Emmett – the fourth generation of Strawberry pickers (and perhaps Strawberry farmers one day) – sit in a patch on the Walch family farm just south of Stratford. It’s strawberry time at the Walch family farm just minutes south of Stratford on Highway 119. Watch for the signs and the flag welcoming everyone to their corner of Perth County.
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USDA: National forest energy projects to 'maximize output per acre'  | Capital Press

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By Gary West
| Capital Press Verified
A new USDA directive intends to bolster the efficiency of U.S. energy production in national forests but timber and environmental groups are uncertain of its practical effects. The policy means to reduce “reliance on foreign energy sources” — such as solar panels manufactured overseas — by prioritizing projects that “maximize output per acre,” according to a statement from USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.
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USDA: National forest energy projects to 'maximize output per acre'

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By Gary West
| The Bulletin (Bend, OR) Verified
USDA: National forest energy projects to 'maximize output per acre' Published 6:48 am Monday, August 25, 2025 A new USDA directive intends to bolster the efficiency of U.S. energy production in national forests but timber and environmental groups are uncertain of its practical effects.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Photojournalist for the Herald and News in Klamath Falls, Ore.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I took a typing class in high school and used one in college. So glad I took the class. Didn't realize how much I would use that skill.

How is social media changing news?

It is the new wire service, but it's interactive. It has changed the speed at which news travels.