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Rep. Northrup updates constituents on legislative session

The Wyoming Constitution is our rule and guide, and many of us strive to use it as such. The Wyoming House of Representatives recently finished the third reading of the budget bill. This bill now … more

By David Northrup | 2/14/23

Kicking butt on the internet

There’s a new kid in town. It’s gender neutral, is known as ChatGPT and hit the streets two months ago, released by its progenitors in Microsoft’s Open AI unit. Already, the … more

By Pat Stuart | 2/9/23

Just be still

Do you remember the story in the Gospels where Martha was cumbered about with so much serving that she failed to sit at the feet of Jesus and just learn? Well, that is often the case with you and me … more

By Miles McNair | 2/9/23

Vehicles don’t like me very much

I don’t think vehicles like me very much, and I’m guessing, if I wasn’t so ditsy, we’d probably get along better. Last fall, while fishing with our kids at 11,000 feet in … more

By Trena Eiden | 2/7/23

Do you hear what I hear?

I’ve been hearing things these past weeks I never expected, or particularly wanted to hear. A couple at the next table cooing, “No, I love you more,” a small child confessing, … more

By Doug Blough | 2/2/23

February happenings at the library

Join us at the Cody Library on Saturday, Feb. 4 for Winter Author Fest. This fundraiser, hosted by the Park County Library Foundation in support of the Powell Library expansion, will showcase local … more

By Karen Horner | 2/2/23

Christian optimism

All things considered — we live in a very good place. Yet, it is impossible to shield ourselves from the general angst of our time. The prophets of doom are everywhere. They are even in the … more

By Shane Legler | 2/2/23

Life is better than ever if work is not your forte

I recently overheard two women talking. One said she wished she could go back to the “old” days and the other gal agreed, saying, “Life had to have been simpler … more

By Trena Eiden | 1/31/23

More government transparency coming from your newspaper

Your newspaper and newspapers across Wyoming are advocating in the state Legislature to make government information more accessible to you. In Wyoming; state, county, city, school … more

By Jim Wood, Wyoming Press Association | 1/31/23

Marriage is best done at your own pace

Weddings are beautiful. I can’t remember mine but I have been told it was lovely. I married at 19 and I was too busy anxiously shaking at the altar to pay much attention to … more

By Braden Schiller | 1/26/23

When does the snake bite its tail?

So, when does the snake bite its tail, metaphorically? Answer: in the cyclic universe. For my purposes, though, it’s when ideas are taken to extremes in either direction and end up … more

By Pat Stuart | 1/26/23

It’s past time to ‘plow the plug’

The people and businesses of Cooke City and Silver Gate deserve winter access. We support plowing 8 miles of U.S. Highway 212 that straddles the Montana-Wyoming border. The “plug,” as the … more

1/26/23

Are you living your best life?

Do you feel like life is chasing after you? Do you feel like it’s doing everything it can to combat your priorities and crush your dreams and aspirations? You may think to yourself, … more

By Hunter Christner | 1/26/23

No one is youer than you

Here we are in the new year wondering if the past year can be put behind us as we forge to higher ground in our future. I just found out my future depends on me. I am so mad. Who thought that was a … more

By Trena Eiden | 1/24/23

Let’s protect our predator hunting privileges

When one thinks about hunting and even more broadly wildlife in Wyoming, I suspect most have images of bighorn sheep, mule deer, pronghorn antelope and elk pop into their head. That is to be … more

By Joe Kondelis | 1/24/23

Greetings from the Tribune’s new high school intern

My name is Gabby Paterson, and I am the most recent intern enjoying time at the Powell Tribune. I’m a senior at Powell High School who plans on pursuing a career in athletic training. Since … more

By Gabby Paterson | 1/19/23

Be a faithful steward

Faithfulness is something we look for in others. We look for it when we are interacting with our coworkers. We look for it when we are finding friends and when we are looking for a spouse and we … more

By Miles McNair | 1/19/23

All those pesky biases we do not see

I’m not prejudiced,” I’d once say if anyone asked me. I truly believed that was the plain, unvarnished truth. After all, my job required me to work with and make friends within … more

By Pat Stuart | 1/17/23

Memory issues are a real frustration

Wait. What did we decide I was going to write today’s column about again? Oh, yeah, now I remember; we were going to discuss memory loss and general cognitive decline. Specifically, … more

By Steve Moseley | 1/12/23

Change is hard

January marks the beginning of a new year, the turning of a page, a clean slate … it means a chance for things to start afresh and anew. But ironically the church is probably one of the … more

By Janita Krayniak | 1/12/23