Opinions
“TIMBER!” was the resonating shout on the Friday after Thanksgiving as many families, including my own, headed into the forest to chop down a tree and kick off the Christmas season.
I absolutely love Christmas — it is truly the most wonderful time of the year, but I am of the opinion that Christmas...
If you’re a Broncos fan, you know what I mean when I say, “when the going gets tough.”
Denver is having a tough year, struggling on both offense and defense, and that kind of season can and does lead to a great deal of frustration from players, coaches, owners and from fans.
On Sunday, the...
Making homemade artisan bread is not only possible for the average home cook but also simple and easier than you think.
Today, I am going over some helpful bread-baking tips for beginners. You will be equipped with all the beginner bread-baking knowledge you need for your bread-making endeavors....
‘Tis the season to give thanks.
It has been proven that if you give thanks for the blessings in your life consecutively over the course of 21 days, your brain functioning will actually change.
I’ve kept a gratitude journal in the past, and I can’t say for sure if being thankful for three things in...
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Mt 16.24, ESV)
Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ!
Recently, I was letting my nerd-flag fly and was talking with a couple of people about Lord of...
These rapidly shorter days can cause a man of my vintage to complain about some things that have been a bother for a while.
For example, how does one ever get used to the sun going down at 4:30 p.m.? And soon it will go down even earlier. Three weeks ago, when it was going down at 5 p.m. it was a...
Far too often elections bring out the worst in people and this election seemed to be one for the books locally, statewide and nationally. So, now that the dust has settled, it is refreshing to be able to ask our readers to shift their focus to the best in people in our community and start...
What a pair of great Wyoming gals.
Two of my favorite people in my two chosen careers left us recently. Clarene Law of Jackson was a giant in the tourism industry and Nancy Shelton of Laramie was a pivotal figure in Wyoming newspapers.
Lately it seems like I spend more time writing obituary types...
It’s that time of year once again.
Sunday, we all set our clocks back to Standard Time and are now feeling the effects.
A 2020 study by the National Institutes of Health found that around 150,000 Americans experienced physical health problems caused by the biannual time changes. And if you have...
I know that many people hate it, but I am always grateful for “falling back” to mountain standard time as the sun sleeps longer and longer as we head toward winter. I need the sun to shine in order to wake up, and who doesn’t appreciate an extra hour of sleep?
So, on Monday when I awoke to sun, but...
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