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For a journalist, the word transparency, especially when connected to government institutions, is one of the best words to hear.
We need transparency in government to be able to accurately do …
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By Zac Taylor
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12/3/24
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It’s the beginning of a season of change for our elected boards around the county.
Earlier this month I had the pleasure of listening to NWC trustee Larry Todd during his final meeting on …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/26/24
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It was interesting that, after trustee John Housel made a motion to table his resolution to change the name of Northwest College to Yellowstone College, those at the Nov. 11 meeting heard some of the …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/19/24
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Amendment A can only be one piece of a much bigger puzzle if we want to really solve the issue with property taxes across the state.
The Constitutional Amendment, which passed with 54% of the …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/12/24
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Nice work, Park County voters.
If the Election Day voting matches the huge surge in early and absentee voting, this could be a record year for voter turnout.
Roughly 6,800 …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/5/24
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Park County School District 1 administrators are being proactive, or at least quick to react, to parents’ concerns regarding some of the most controversial issues being raised across the nation …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/31/24
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Revised regulations that build on the new Park County Land Use Plan can’t come soon enough.
At last Tuesday’s Park County Commission meeting, as the commissioners discussed whether …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/22/24
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The elephant in the room in the stir surrounding a proposed change in the name of Northwest College is declining enrollments of recent years.
It’s true NWC enrollment has fallen off. In …
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By Dave Bonner
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10/17/24
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Voting is one of the most important tasks a citizen of this country can perform, and because of that I was heartened to see how many people had voted Oct. 8, the first day of early voting in Park …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/15/24
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Can seniors really apply to basically cut their property taxes in half on Park County homes next year?
It sounds too good to be true. But under a law passed by the last Legislature, it is …
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By Dave Bonner
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10/10/24
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The Northwest College Board of Trustees will be discussing the possibility of changing the name to Yellowstone College at the Oct. 14 meeting.
One thing the trustees will be looking at as …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/8/24
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Inside the heavy wire construction fence, the sparkle is starting to show at the entryway to the nearly complete student center on the Northwest College campus.
It is an inviting tease of coming …
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By Dave Bonner
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10/3/24
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I have the Powell Middle School and Parkside Elementary School phone numbers saved on my phone.
It’s a good way to give myself a split second to remember one of my children is sick at home …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/1/24
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Every morning I drive by the sugar beet pile dump location on U.S. Highway 14A west of Ralston, including the morning of Sept. 16 when a horrific crash claimed the life of Joel Torres, of Powell.
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By Zac Taylor
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9/24/24
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The request came from out of the blue. “Let me see the bottom of your shoes.”
It didn’t make any sense on the spur of the moment. But the question was from my son Toby, the …
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By Dave Bonner
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9/19/24
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The Wyoming State Fair attracts more than five times the crowds of our own, well attended, Park County Fair.
Obviously the nature of it being the state fair is a big part of the draw, but …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/17/24
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I have walked the halls of Apalachee High School many times, years before I watched video of students, arms raised, being escorted out of the building by law enforcement officers in tactical …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/10/24
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I’m a yard nut. I admit it.
Not everyone is. I recognize for a variety of reasons that not everyone obsesses in pursuit of green grass, neat and trimmed, and an attractive array …
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By Dave Bonner
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9/5/24
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Good on Powell High School for taking a firm stance on cellphones in school.
The new policy approved this year requires students to keep their phones off or on silent throughout the school …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/3/24
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More than 60 years ago, when I was starting a newspaper career as a reporter in Fremont County, I skipped the company picnic. My employer was the Riverton Ranger, but I was living in Lander to cover …
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By Dave Bonner
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8/29/24
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