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Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? Possibly in some cases, but the breakup with my fiancée happened in 1989 and these last couple years, I find myself dreaming about her less and … more

By Doug Blough | 4/9/19

One for the ladies

Ah, it’s great to see the word April in big letters on the calendar. It’s not that the first three months of 2019 have been so bad. I’ve just had some difficulty keeping to my … more

By Don Amend | 4/4/19

Online news is not replacing print

We here in Park County are pretty lucky. More and more communities across the country — more than1,300 — have no local news coverage at all, much less a couple sources competing with each … more

By Kevin Killough | 4/2/19

The road to the great beyond

You think a horse spooking away from a rattlesnake is skittish? Try talking to your mother or daughter, your son or father about their mortality. Or yours, for that matter. The very act of … more

By Pat Stuart | 3/21/19

Whose side is God on?

Big changes came to the world a century ago. With the end of World War I, the German Empire — a collection of Germanic principalities — was dismantled, and its emperor, the kaiser, … more

By Don Amend | 3/12/19

As a longtime contributor to the Tribune, Ruby Hopkin shared recipes and stories with the Powell community.

Remembering Ruby

It’s fitting that I first met Ruby Hopkin through recipes. After I moved back to Powell in 2008, Ruby would send recipes to me for publication in the Tribune. Her emails were always friendly … more

By Tessa Baker | 3/7/19

Travel: That new normal

Living in Park County once meant ... well, living in Park County. We had our homes here, our employment here, our schools, recreation and vacations here. If we left at all, it was to visit relatives … more

By Pat Stuart | 3/5/19

Give me an R … Yay, team God!

I now present part II of my previous spotlight on humorous angles of the Good Book. I’m sure a reader or two out there said something like, “And he calls himself a Christian? I’m … more

By Doug Blough | 2/28/19

Will there be enough water?

It’s snowpack forecast season, and trained eyes find the published reports in the Tribune to gauge the estimated runoff potential in area drainages. Agricultural fortunes are, of course, a … more

By Dave Bonner | 2/26/19

I gave up on big city dreams for small town heart

I didn’t plan to be a small-town community journalist, but now I can’t imagine doing anything else. Outside non-profits, there are few other ways to earn a living fulfilling a vital … more

By Kevin Killough | 2/21/19

Reinventing ourselves, from thermostats to main street

Remember when household thermostats were simple little devices consisting of a dial that you turned or a lever you moved? That’s a long way from true of the one I have now. It requires a degree … more

By Pat Stuart | 2/14/19

Biblical truths stranger than fiction

I like to begin spiritually related columns with a couple of my late father Alfred’s favorite church jokes that he’d tell our pastor, much to mom’s scowling chagrin. Stop me if … more

By Doug Blough | 2/7/19

The opera ain’t over ...

I've spent a lot of time at the opera the last couple of weeks. Actually, I haven’t actually been at the opera. More accurately, the opera has been coming to my house, thanks, of course, to … more

By Don Amend | 2/5/19

What bang for the buck?

Here’s a stunning bit of not so trivial trivia: Wyoming’s sovereign wealth ranks among the 100 richest in the world. With a total of $20.8 billion, we aren’t quite in the same class … more

By Pat Stuart | 1/29/19

Another history lesson

I have been visiting the past in my reading, as usual, by learning about the life and career of a guy named Whittaker Chambers. If you are wondering who Whittaker Chambers is, and why someone … more

By Don Amend | 1/22/19

Wyoming and other fences: A testament?

The high stakes poker being played out in Washington, allegedly, centers on building a wall to keep out undesirable elements — terrorists, gang members, rapists ... like that. It has also … more

By Pat Stuart | 1/15/19

A country, shut down

OK. We’ve got a pissing contest in Washington. We have a leader who has moved all of his chips onto one number and is challenging the croupier to make the ball drop into the right slot. The … more

By Pat Stuart | 1/8/19

All I need for Christmas

I guess I made a pretty good haul this Christmas. A few things were missing from my wish list, even though really, I’d have been content with nothing since I have pretty much everything I need. Like ZZ Top sang so eloquently, “I Ain’t Askin’ for Much …” more

By Doug Blough | 12/27/18

Lessons on giving from my grandmother

Euphemia Hayman Reher grew up in what she referred to as “want,” thanks to her Scots-Canadian coal mining father who tended to drink away his salary. Want, to her mind, was not poverty but a correctable condition. more

By Pat Stuart | 12/27/18

Christmas tree troubles

Last week, we were faced with a disaster. Actually, as disasters go, it wasn’t much. In fact, I’m a little embarrassed to call what almost happened a disaster. It wasn’t as … more

By Don Amend | 12/18/18