Mountain dazzlers One question we asked the couple weeks ago was whether there would be another cold snap by Christmas to match the one from early ...
The guns fell silent at 11 a.m. that morning, the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour, a crisp November day across northern Europe. We celebrate, (a ...
As of today, a full century has passed since the armistice ending what was known at the time as The Great War, since known as World War I, nicknamed "The War ...
Someone else's problem Several states passed ballot measures Tuesday requiring that independent panels of balanced partisan representation must draw ...
Birders have what we call a life list. On it are the birds that we'd be happy to see even one time in our entire lives. Often they are birds we've been ...
Some years back, I based an occasional column on a subject chosen by our then-pastor, Rev. Earl. He, of course, knew much more about his subject than I. But we ...
Election judges Running a general election in Fremont County requires a small army. There are the full-time staff members in the county clerk's office, of ...
Miller's close call The buzz around the crowd in our newsroom was the loudestTuesday night when preliminary word was delivered that Libertarian legislative ...
It's time for election predictions. As always, these are bets, not preferences. No hard feelings, please. Federal offices: A republican sweep, or course. Two ...
Casting ballots "Is tomorrow voter day?" asked a Monday visitor to The Ranger. Indeed it is, arriving inFremont County at a time when the fervent climate of ...
As yet another Election Day approaches, I am reminded of the great satirist of the early 20th century, Will Rogers. He had a down-home humor that appealed to ...
Election Day is Tuesday, and our Fremont County ballot is an interesting one - and we're just talking about the names. There's a Crazy Thunder (a good ...
Little Red Riding Hood actually got lost two times. There was, of course,no handsome wolf the second time around, because he and his superficial charm died ...
Thousands of Riverton students went to school, in the various iterations of the building now called the Tonkin Activities Center. But that doesn't mean it ...
"Tragedy is non-partisan." So said a national commentator on Thursday after news that at least 10 pipe bombs had either been sent, or addressed to, Americans ...
If you ask any Colorado Rockies fan what their most hated baseball team is, their answer had darn well better come from California. Within those ...
Last week, when U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican, faced challengers for her seat in the November general election at a debate at Central Wyoming ...
Sometimes life seems a hallowed experience. Especially, when you touch both ends of it in the same week. And somehow, whether one is grandparent or friend, ...
The building I live in is a sturdy sort. At least, if you look at it from the outside. Its foundations seem to just keep going all the way up. Columns, ...
Riverton high school sports fans this season are noticing something. After each game, the students in attendance get together and sing the school song. It ...
I don't mind Halloween now. I once condemned it as a tacky, a dark, a futile exercise in fear with no place in my charming little life. And I railed against ...
Let's have a show of hands. Anyone who doesn't have an unused, unwanted coat, jacket, sweater, winter hat, scarf or pair of gloves taking up space in the ...
One of the smartest things our community ever did was find a way to construct the big multi-purpose arts facility now known as the Robert A. Peck Arts Center. ...
Wintry calling card In terms of the calendar it's still early fall, butSaturday afternoon and evening looked like full-on winter for hours. That was a ...
It's been raining nonstop here in Iowa for about two weeks. Every day I think I might be able to go out without an umbrella and boots, only to discover ...
Things were hopping Wednesday night at Riverton Volunteer Fire Department Station 3 at the public open house for National Fire Prevention Week. The garage bay ...
Medical services? Hospitals? Doctors? Our area has been thinking deeply in recent times about all aspects of these services. Or more specifically, the lack ...
