Dear Editor, I oppose the reduction from five to three county commissioners on the upcoming ballot. The proponents of this measure cite cost reduction to the county as the reason to make …
Envision looking at our reality and realizing that the fabric of society is unraveling before our very eyes. Conversations have become shallow; noise is valued over in-depth meaning and people know …
Gar and I just celebrated our anniversary and I told him if he ever leaves me, I’m gonna tell everybody he left me for a man. We have a lot of marriage miles behind us, which means we …
On December 10, 1869, our first Territorial Legislature approved “An act to provide a territorial and county revenue.” In doing this, Wyoming modelled the Framers’ ideal of local control, …
After nearly two decades in the news business, a universal truth has become abundantly clear: government entities, in general — and elected officials, in particular — have a transparency problem. …
You are measured against a standard that you can’t fully integrate with. Seemingly from the beginning of time, humans have forced each other into shaped and molded containers. If you don’t …
As I write my first column for the Sublette County Hospital District (SCHD), I want to thank the staff of the Pinedale Roundup for providing this opportunity to communicate regularly with the …
During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. In Sublette County, we remember what that felt like. Our community would …
A little more than a year ago, we took ownership of a group of Wyoming newspapers that were facing an uncertain future. I knew it would be difficult. I’m not sure I fully understood just how …
Dear Editor, “The forest was shrinking, but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood he was one of …
Hello Pinedale, This week I want to simply give you a sense of what the Town is working on. At Monday night’s Council meeting, we continued moving several infrastructure projects forward. One …
Wyoming’s mountain snowpack is more than a sign of winter—it is the Upper Green River Basin's most important natural reservoir, supplying water to communities, agriculture, wildlife, and …
You are going to be looked at strangely when you suddenly start telling everyone that your goal was to save your world. Saving the world is not something one ordinarily does. Historically, it is …
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 advice. “You …
Hello Pinedale, Economic development is not always a ribbon cutting, a new storefront, or a large project. Sometimes it is the infrastructure, local organizations, and community investments that …
Years ago, I freely implemented the concept of the Geezer Paradox. The situation appears to contradict or defy common sense, yet it reveals a hidden truth. It ’ s a socioecological observation …
Dear Editor, Our elementary school curriculum is failing our kids and at the same time, trying to indoctrinate them and it ’ s happening right here, under our noses. I ’ m so …
Dear Editor, This Saturday, Sept. 26, is Public Lands Day. We connect with our surrounding BLM and Forest Service lands for our livelihoods, our food, our fitness and our sanity. …
Dear Editor, On Saturday, Sept. 19, a diverse group of folks came together, united by a single purpose - to help the Sublette Pronghorn antelope herd navigate a critical bottleneck …
It is now a proven fact that spending too much time looking down at your cell phone can significantly cause harm your neck. This issue is so widespread that medical professionals have coined a term …