Share your ‘quarantine stories’ with the Tribune If March came in like a typical lamb, it’s going out as an almost unrecognizable lion. Our lives changed dramatically in mid-March as the global COVID-19 pandemic reached our corner of Wyoming. …

Thank you, doctors, for plain talk Don’t let the low numbers for known cases of coronavirus in Park County and Wyoming lull you into complacency and any false sense of security. That’s the message of plain talk opinion …

Government has a role to play but individuals will do a lot In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a “strongly suggested” statewide curfew between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was …

Instead of hoarding, look for ways to help As the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced in Wyoming last week, life quickly changed in our small community. Empty store shelves, canceled events and extra precautions all became a …

Let’s give hemp a shot Ask your friends for their hottest take on beans or barley, and you might not get much more than a blank stare. Ask them about hemp, however, and there’s a chance you’ll get a speech …

Huffing and puffing for memory If anyone has noticed me huffing and puffing up the trails and tracks below Heart Mountain, rest assured I’ve had good reason. The brisk pace, as opposed to my usual stroll, has been part of an …

Saving America’s rural hospitals These are extraordinarily challenging times for the nation’s hospitals and health care workers. In just a couple of months, the coronavirus has swept around the globe and across the country, …

Viruses galore Every year we’re told we could possibly get influenza, but during this cold and flu season, we are being bombarded by media hacks over one or two strains of the virus. They feel it’s so …

God is in the saddle I read recently of a man who made the following quote, “Things are in the saddle and ride mankind.” I would agree that things are riding mankind all right, but they are not in the saddle. …

More testing could save lives and the economy To control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Park County has shut down non-essential businesses, which include dine-in restaurants, gyms, barbershops, and gift shops. The restrictions were initially …