I once read, “In marriage, there isn’t a winner or loser in an argument, you either win together or you lose together.” Well, I beg to differ, and happily use Margaret Thatcher’s …
Wyoming is a leader in energy and energy technology. For decades, we have powered the nation and answered the call when America needed reliable, essential resources. For generations, the people …
When fire commanders try to figure out how to contain a major wildfire, the last thing you might expect them to deploy is a herd of beef cattle. But on the recent Gold Mountain Fire in western …
When I was 18 and first worked as a river guide, I assumed I had to be as tough — or even tougher — than the guys I worked with. It was the early 2000s, when few women were guiding. Though I …
Have you ever slept the recommended eight hours, only to wake up feeling tired and unready to take on the day? In addition to focusing on your sleep habits, consider the health benefits of rest. …
At the 3rd Thursday Street Festival in downtown Sheridan last month, someone told me something I haven’t stopped thinking about. She asked about the challenges the Wyoming Business Council and …
Before the Forest Service logs a drainage or the Bureau of Land Management leases a parcel to a driller, the agency must publish what it intends to do, allow the public to respond, and answer the …
There is never enough time. Or at least that is what I tell myself. I recently spent hours sifting through thousands of emails clogging my inbox—most of them spam. Somewhere …
Human anatomy is fascinatingly and frustratingly complex. In each body, 600 muscles, 206 bones, and 360 joints provide structural stability and movement; two lungs circulate air through 1,500 miles …
I recently read with interest a piece titled, “Advice from old people.” Number one on the list was to treat with care the person who agreed to share life with you. Yeah, Gar, you should …
As a runner in high school and college, I understood the pressure to win. And we did win. We had an all-state championship team. Yet when I look back, it isn’t the victories I remember most …
Researchers claim just thinking about the gym can be as effective as actually going. I’m gonna claim somebody with low energy paid a lot of money to get researchers to say that. It might make …
One year ago this week, our communities received news that many of us never thought we’d hear. Our hometown newspapers were gone. Without warning, publications that had documented …
Once a week in the summertime, brightly colored 10x10 tents pop up in a corner parking lot in my community. Under each one of those tents is a producer, crafter, or small business owner who has …
Once in a while I read about someone who has disappeared on purpose; they plan it, they do it, and they’re never heard from again, but I couldn’t do it. I’m too responsible. As soon as I left …
Yesterday I bought seven large containers of strawberries to make jam. Today while making jam, I realized I hated the me who bought them yesterday. I read an article about traits of …
I recently asked a politician what qualities make an effective leader. The answer surprised me — not because it was unusual, but because it was familiar. It centered on standing up to opponents, …
If you ever wondered why there are so many data centers in the world and you just looked up the meaning of disquietude on your phone … well, that’s the reason. OK, I admit that is way too …
Recently, in Puget Sound off the coast of Washington state, orcas were seen, each wearing a dead salmon on their head like a hat. The first time this was observed was in 1987, then the behavior …
Kemmerer, Wyoming, is the kind of place that doesn’t need to announce itself. Its beauty is quieter than that. It comes from the openness — the long miles of high desert, the sagebrush, the …