Powell Tribune

The side of policing the public never sees

A few weeks ago, I was off duty at home in my backyard and was talking to a officer who was working his shift. The officer got a call of a welfare check on one of our senior citizens who had not been … more

By Matthew Brilakis | 9/27/18

Becoming street legal

My wife and I were shocked one day last week when we opened our mail. Well, maybe shocked is too strong. It was more like we were a little surprised, but the surprise was a bit magnified because … more

By Don Amend | 9/27/18

A relationship on the rocks

Today’s title could easily have been, “Honey, We Need to Talk,” or “It’s Not Me, GOP; It’s You.” I’m ending this toxic relationship via this public … more

By Doug Blough | 9/25/18

Confronting the specter of cancer

Being in my mid-40s and overweight, concerns about my health — especially the risk of heart attack and stroke — are to be expected, especially since I was diagnosed with atrial … more

By Mike Buhler | 9/20/18

History can depend on your point of view

When I was in school, I learned all sorts of facts that my teachers called history. At the same time, I began to learn that some of those facts might not be true, thanks to one of those … more

By Don Amend | 9/13/18

What happened to 56,000 Trump voters?

It seems that our fair state did something strange last week. When Wyoming Republicans rejected the candidate who had the support of President Donald Trump, we were the first voters in the nation … more

By Don Amend | 8/30/18

Sins of the father?

How far is too far when it comes to punishing people for making inappropriate remarks? We might have gotten our answer on Friday, when Lilly Diabetes pulled its sponsorship of Conor Daly’s … more

By Mike Buhler | 8/28/18

Of parties, principles and primaries

I suppose many of you readers of this column have been wondering why I have failed to pontificate on Wyoming’s primary election, which happens next Tuesday. Or maybe it hasn’t crossed … more

By Don Amend | 8/16/18

Virginia Schmidt (left), her friend Jessica Williams and their dogs Peter (left) and Penny pose for a selfie near their Day 4 campsite, on the Yellowstone River at Hawk’s Rest, otherwise known as Bear Box Row.

The Thorofare will make you earn it

I can’t believe you would do this again,” Jess heaves during a rest stop, five seconds after our last rest stop. I can’t, either. “I must’ve blocked it out,” … more

By Virginia Schmidt | 8/9/18

I don’t remember ‘play dates’

There has been considerable change in the world since I first began to store up information in my memory banks. The data collection probably started sometime after D-Day, but for the first two or … more

By Don Amend | 8/7/18

Just a golf course, of course

Hole No. 4 no longer has Doug Blough to kick around. The curse of the par-3, God-forsaken, rattlesnake-waitin’, triple bogie-baitin’ short drive into hell has been broken. I beat the … more

By Doug Blough | 8/2/18

Can we trust the ex-KGB officer Putin?

It seems like only yesterday that critics were taking aim at President Barack Obama for something he said to other world leaders. Supposedly, he had been traveling around the world, blaming the U.S. … more

By Don Amend | 7/26/18

Getting to see a Yellowstone celebrity

Those of you who read this column have probably guessed that one of my favorite things about living in northwest Wyoming is being just a short drive from Yellowstone National Park — and that I … more

By Mike Buhler | 7/26/18

Wyoming is helping make me a better writer

Since the New Year, I’d been simultaneously looking forward to and freaking out about June. The beginning of June brought the Wyoming Writers Conference in Dubois, and the month closed with … more

By Virginia Schmidt | 7/24/18

Looking back on 18 years of journalism

Eighteen years ago today (Thursday), I made my first foray into the world of journalism. On July 12, 2000, I reported for my first day of work at the Daily American Republic in my hometown of … more

By Mike Buhler | 7/12/18

Resist urge to fight fire with fire

The goofiness that infects our political life here in the Home of the Brave just won’t go away. The most recent evidence of that goofiness began when the owner of a restaurant in Virginia, … more

By Don Amend | 7/12/18

Getting a taste of Yellowstone

I’ve lived in Wyoming for two months, and I haven’t seen a bear — yet. But I have seen some other animals. I’ve always been fascinated by the animal kingdom. When I was … more

By Mike Buhler | 6/28/18

Masquerading as a literary critic

A few weeks ago, I received a Father’s Day gift from my daughter: two books she thought would interest me. One was a sort of memoir written by Arthur Garfunkel; the other, a much longer book, … more

By Don Amend | 6/28/18

Disorder in the courts

So I’m driving the mile home from a local pub after a mere pittance of beer when at the end of 29th Street, I theoretically stopped before turning for my final hundred yards. Pulling into my … more

By Doug Blough | 6/26/18

Politicians should play more basketball

Jimmy Kimmel and Ted Cruz just might be on to something. The liberal ABC late-night talk-show host and the conservative U.S. Senator from Texas have decided to settle their differences this … more

By Mike Buhler | 6/14/18