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After a quick visit this past week, I can honestly say my Yellowstone National Park is a different place than from any other time I have seen it in the last half-century. Yellowstone is my

RED DESERT – Jim Smail’s Scottish grandfather came to America and homesteaded in Farson back in 1915.   That old desert rat started taking Jim’s father to the Red Desert back then and that tradition

Wyoming, in several ways, has been forever changed. The new systems and techniques put into place during the last 100 days, will continue on into the future, I predict. Biggest things will be state wide

We blew this popsicle stand. We skedaddled.  We flew out of our nest. We ventured cautiously out in to the world.  Hell, folks, last week, Nancy and I went on a real road trip, ha! After being

Today, in the face of COVID-19, what advice can I give to people about getting out and seeing Wyoming? It is prudent to pack the face masks, hand sanitizers, and to practice social distancing.  Wyoming

It all started with a little cough. Then a big cough. After scaring the heck out of my family and friends with my illness, I finally went to our Lander Medical Clinic to get some

Wow, what on earth would you say to a graduate this year about his or her future? Here in the age of COVID-19, there is more uncertainty now than at any time during my lifetime. 

With energy and ag experiencing tough times, this was the year that tourism was going to help the Wyoming economy soar.  And then came the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in our lifetimes, the

Statistics here in Wyoming are incredible. No other state is coming across as “healthy” as we are when it comes to this plague called coronavirus or COVID-19. Out of a population of 551,000 people, we

High school graduations are unique traditions and rites of passage in our America.  This year, these events will be different than at any other time in our existence. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, just about

As a journalist, covering the pandemic has been possibly the biggest story of my life. That is the main thing I will remember about this crazy period.  I reached out to some other interesting folks