This cute young two-point was found enjoying the foliage along Palmer Canyon Road last week. Young bucks feed on tender shoots, broadleaf plants, and young grasses, often in low-lying, …
I sprained my ankle the other day—badly enough to make walking painful (and illegal according to my doctor) and patience thinner than usual. As I was hobbling around, my sweet momma looked at me …
When most people think about preventing disease, they think about medications and doctor visits. While these tools certainly play an important role in health care, one of the most powerful forms of …
August 28 marked the beginning of another year of Friday Nights under the Lights. High school football in Wyoming is what sport should be: players and coaches coming together to represent their town, …
You hear me say it all the time. Caregiving is an act of love—and like all love, it asks a lot of us. But it also gives us the opportunity to grow, adapt, and learn new ways to support the …
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray seems to think that cross-over voting is the only thing that determines the “integrity” of primary elections (“Wyo. Secretary of State defends Wyoming’s …
I haven’t written in a bit, and I owe you the truth. It’s not because I ran out of stories. It’s because I got mired in the muck—same as each of you. Sometimes I have to step back and …
You know that friend or family member who’s been deep in the trenches of caregiving? The one who always says, “I’m fine,” even when they look like they’ve been hit by a truck made of …
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 …
Wyoming is being told that data centers can be built “the Wyoming way.” That sounds good; however, Wyoming citizens deserve more than a slogan. They are entitled to be included in public policy …
This morning, something beautiful happened. My mom went to Bible study with a friend. It’s a part of her routine that I’d somehow forgotten about in the recent rush of doctors and hospital stays. …
What Is Joint Protection? Joint protection refers to simple strategies and techniques that can be incorporated into everyday activities to reduce stress on the joints. These strategies help …
In Wyoming, the burrowing owl is a species of greatest conservation need. Burrowing owls are extremely reliant on habitat that also overlaps some with prairie dogs. These innovative owls use the …
Official Definition: The state of being joined together for a common purpose. Chamber Definition: Unity is choosing to build a stronger future together, even when we don›t agree on …
WHEATLAND - Caregiving is one of those things you never truly understand until you’re in the thick of it. Before I became a caregiver, I had a very Hallmark movie version of what it would look …
Let me tell you something I wish someone had said to me a long time ago: You are not a machine (though you may feel a little robotic somedays.) You are not a Pinterest board (in all its …
Official Definition: Liberty is the state of being free to act, speak, think, and pursue opportunity. Chamber Definition: Liberty is the freedom to build, work, dream, worship, …
There’s something about flipping the calendar to a new year that stirs up all kinds of feelings—some hope, yes, but also a strange mix of grief, exhaustion, and a lingering ache for the life you …
WYOMING – Wyoming is being told that data centers can be built “the Wyoming way.” That sounds good; however, Wyoming citizens deserve more than a slogan. They are entitled to be included in …
According to Avian Bliss and Bird Watching HQ, the downy woodpecker in Wyoming is one of the most common and familiar woodpeckers in Wyoming. Their scientific name for those that keep track of such …