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 …
Yesterday Gar and I were standing in the kitchen when he looked down and saw he ’ d missed doing up a middle button on his shirt. He raised his eyebrows at me and quipped, “ …
Hello Pinedale, Over the last few weeks, I have written quite a bit about public process, growth, and the Ridley ’ s application. An update this week: the applicant has withdrawn the zoning …
The Sublette County Chamber of Commerce recently asked our members and community for honest feedback about the Chamber, the value we provide, and the role you believe we should play moving forward. …
It ’ s the time of year when friends and family start disappearing into the woods for days at a time. Meetings are canceled. School absences spike. Camo and hunter orange dominate local fashion. In …
Last spring, on a particularly cold day, an 8-year-old little girl I know from church was at the library wearing a T-shirt and shorts. I commented, "Brrr, it's cold and look at you." She grimaced and …
One of the most distinguishing qualities a person can possess is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is a powerful and distinguishing quality that shapes how a person identifies and …
The Trump administration is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule on roughly 44.7 million acres of national forest land. The proposal is being justified in terms of wildfire …
Because they are National Symbols, wild horses and burros were declared living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West. The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 is a U.S. …
Dear Editor, It seems the Trump administration cannot keep its hands off public lands. The latest target is the Roadless Rule — put in place after 600 hearings and 1.6 million …