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Trent Loos

Red meat consumption is trendy, but…

  • January 2, 2026
  • By trent-loos
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Step up to manhood

  • November 13, 2025
  • By trent-loos
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The Argentina beef

  • October 31, 2025
  • By trent-loos
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Men be watchful

  • October 17, 2025
  • By trent-loos
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Digging a hole or finding truth both require work

  • September 16, 2025
  • By trent-loos
(At left) Don Haupts visits with High Plains Journal columnist Trent Loos, who was an open class judge. (Courtesy photo.)

The prototype for a perfect fair

  • September 10, 2025
  • By trent-loos
Trent On The Loos

Ethanol not the answer to helping farmers

  • August 22, 2025
  • By trent-loos
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Tearing the top off work ethics

  • August 5, 2025
  • By trent-loos
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