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Wind: 11 mph
If figuring out how to pay for the education of Wyoming’s children is the 800-pound gorilla in the room, it’s been concerning to watch some lawmakers and school leaders painting that gorilla into a corner.
Wear special eclipse glasses or use pinhole projection
In all the hype surrounding Monday’s total solar eclipse, don’t miss this: Protect your eyes if you look at the sun.
Further review of state plan needed
Imagine working on a team tasked with what some said was impossible — but, despite the odds, the team achieves that goal after 10 long years.
Though theft comes in several different varieties, it all generally fits into one simple definition: You betray someone’s trust and take something that doesn’t belong to you.
Taxpayers expect certain services from government: Roads, schools, police, courts, parks and libraries, to name a few. We do not expect lattes or sandwiches, but for years, taxpayer dollars have subsidized a county-owned cafe in the Cody library.
Powell was in the spotlight last week.
Our city hosted iconic NBC newsman Tom Brokaw and the Executive Council of ENDOW, a state organization tasked with gathering information and coming up with long-term recommendations to help diversify Wyoming’s economy. Both visits took place during the Park County Fair, Powell’s big week of the year.
Can you hear me now? That’s a rhetorical question, but one I’ve heard too many times, usually right after I ask, “What was that?” It’s humiliating, debilitating and several other words that rhyme.
It seems that I have been lied to by thousands of scientists, educators, and government officials.
First, the disclaimer: I am a member of the Wyoming Lottery Corporation board of directors.
‘Hell is Empty’ explores good v. evil, with a little Dante thrown in
Since moving to Wyoming in December, I’ve worked my way through the first 10 novels in the “Longmire” series (when in Rome, right?). While they’ve all been entertaining reads, “Hell is Empty,” has resonated with me the most; I’ve always been a sucker for a good fugitive story. With this novel, Ucross resident Craig Johnson takes a time-honored premise and turns it on its ear, giving it a unique feel not typically found in a run-of-the-mill crime thriller.
With President Trump pumping new life into the deadly coal-mining vocation, I’d be remiss not to relate one of my family’s favorite mine disaster stories.
If you have been in the habit of reading The Amend Corner over the last dozen or so years, you probably have noticed that it has been absent for the past month.
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