Opinion

Share your best photographs with us

Published by admin on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 2:51pm

With summer here, we know that our friends, families and readers will be having fun and exploring this treasured area we call home. We would like to share a few of our favorite photos that you’ve taken this month in our community pages to celebrate the natural beauty and adventures happening around our hometowns throughout the Big Horn Basin.
From community pool parties to parades, sunsets to long days spent on the farm, from pack trips in the mountains to park days with ice cream, we want to showcase what life in the Big Horns is all about!
Email your best photos to greybullstandard.office@gmail.com with a short 1-2 sentence description and name to be credited. Deadline for photo submission is every Monday at 5 p.m.

Letter to the Editor: Will we see any accountability after assassination attempt?

Published by admin on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 2:50pm

Dear editor:
It’s kind of crazy to me that a 20-year-old (allegedly) nearly overthrew the United States of America over the weekend. Please let me know if this statement is hyperbole in any way. You can ascertain for yourselves the reasons for this. Arguably, only God saved Donald J. Trump from a fatal head shot on Saturday at 6:11 p.m., while it can’t be minimized that this violent act did result in the fatality of a family man in the crowd.

Tabernacle of praise

Published by admin on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 2:48pm

When God delivered the Israelites from Egypt, they wandered in the desert before they entered the promised land.  
According to God’s direction on Mt. Sinai, Moses built a tent or tabernacle from which God would meet with the Israelites (Exodus 39 – 40).  It housed the ark of the covenant where sacrifices were offered to God and their sins were covered. It was sufficient for them for a time.  
By the time of the taking of Jericho, the ark of the covenant was the focus of the covenant between God and the Israelites.  
After David became King, he desired to build a permanent house or dwelling place for the Lord God  (2 Samuel 7:1 – 14).  David had spent a lifetime as a warrior so the task of building God’s house was passed to his son, Solomon, who oversaw its building.  Jerusalem was the designated site.  It was to be a house of prayer for all nations (Isaiah 56:7).    

Harold & Maude

Published by admin on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 2:41pm

Before I came home to help my mom with my grandfather, when I still lived in the city and was several thousand miles away, I only visited once, maybe twice a year at best. On one of my visits, shortly after dinner one night around Christmas or New Year’s, my mom turned and asked if I had ever seen a movie called “Harold and Maude.” I hadn’t. “Really?” She was surprised. “It reminds me so much of you.” I asked what it was about, expecting something sweet. “Oh, it’s about this kid who’s depressed and wants to kill himself. He sneaks into a funeral and meets an old woman and they fall in love.” To say I reacted well would be a lie, but then again, this column probably proves her right, being as it’s frequently mordant and melancholic, and has a tendency toward navel-gazing.

Trying to make sense of hurricane naming

Published by admin on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 8:05am

It was a quiet July 4. A barbecue in the mountains for just five of us - Scott, Joni, Jett, Boo and me. A chilly 48 degrees, but we had a warm trailer so didn’t have to brave the cold. A good mixture of “hands on deck.” Brats (directly from Wisconsin and delicious) and burgers with all the sauteed go-togethers, pasta salad, chips and dips, topped off with homemade cream topped with strawberries. Fun around the table; memories of Fourth of Julys of the past.

Letter to the Editor: Frequent travelers say they’d welcome return of Delta

Published by admin on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 8:04am

Dear editor:  

80 Years Ago: Five Greybull men now listed as POWs overseas five

Published by admin on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 8:03am

100 years ago  

The Long Journey Home: Promise and provision

Published by admin on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 8:02am

“Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. … So Abram went, as the Lord had told him.” — Gen 12:1-2,4

Beat the heat — it’s cool at your local library

Published by admin on Thu, 07/11/2024 - 8:01am

Hopefully everyone had a safe, happy Fourth of July.  It looks like summer is in full swing, so if you’re looking for some cool-down time from the rising temperatures, head into the library. Our AC is up and working again. For those of you who visited us in June and throughout the Summer Reading Programs and Activities, thank you for hanging in there with us during our warm spell. 

What to do about marijuana?

Published by admin on Fri, 07/05/2024 - 11:29am

There are so many questions. Is it safe? Does pot smoking lead to the use of hard drugs? What is the risk of pot smoking during pregnancy?  Does marijuana have medical value in treating disease? Does smoking pot relieve the side effects of cancer treatment?