Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Town’s new buffer ordinance bears watching

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:51pm

Dear editor:

The Buffer, an ordinance that affects everyone within 1/2 mile of the boundaries of the Town of Greybull, was read on Monday, Feb. 12 for the first of three readings before becoming law. Technically, all three readings could be accomplished within 30 days. There must be 10 days between readings. Activities on any property within the 1/2 mile, new jurisdiction (N,S,E,W) will be subject to the discretion of the mayor of the Town of Greybull.

Letter to the Editor: Remembering Norman Collingwood

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:50pm

Dear editor:

Yesterday, I received the sad news of Norman Collingwood’s passing. The Collingwood families have been our closest neighbors on Shell Creek since early 1900, over 100 years.

Living on borrowed time?

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:48pm

Waiting is powerful.  Banns, which gave anyone within hearing the right to state why two named people should not be married, used to be published for about a month followed by a three month waiting period before a wedding could be held.  They say, “Marry in haste repent at leisure.”  When people wanted to divorce in the 1950s, they often had to wait a year without marital relations before divorce could be completed. 

Romans 12:7 reads, “Let him that ministers wait on his ministry.”  

Living on borrowed time?

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:48pm

Waiting is powerful.  Banns, which gave anyone within hearing the right to state why two named people should not be married, used to be published for about a month followed by a three month waiting period before a wedding could be held.  They say, “Marry in haste repent at leisure.”  When people wanted to divorce in the 1950s, they often had to wait a year without marital relations before divorce could be completed. 

Romans 12:7 reads, “Let him that ministers wait on his ministry.”  

Best friends never miss a Super Bowl

Published by admin on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 3:05pm

You’re never too old to learn something new. And with all the weather reporting over the past two weeks, I learned about “atmospheric rivers.” The word was used repeatedly during the record rainfall in California. It was disastrous. The death and destruction left in the atmospheric river’s wake is almost unimaginable.
With almost 24-hour constant coverage, reporters were at a loss for words to describe what was happening. Or at a loss for words that weren’t repeated constantly.
One reporter kept mixing up “landslides” and “mudslides.” I figured with the deluge falling, a landslide might have started down the mountain, but by the time it went 50 feet, it was a mudslide. So either word was used correctly.

Desert Island Dispatch: ‘I used to be able to fly’

Published by admin on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 3:04pm

The first time I ever saw a Studio Ghibli movie, I was on vacation. My parents had separated and we went on a rare holiday to visit family in Northern California. At some point that week, my uncle turned on “Kiki’s Delivery Service” for his three daughters and, when asked, I said I’d never seen a Ghibli film before — my younger cousins were shocked, but promised I would love it. Turns out, I did. And I still do.
“Kiki’s Delivery Service” tells the story of a young witch who leaves home and sets out to make a life for herself and her talking cat Jiji by starting a flying delivery service in the city. At 8, I loved all things fantasy and adored it, seeing myself in Kiki, but also wanting to be her: I wanted to go out and see the world, to have adventures of my own.

The Long Journey Home: Designed for relationship

Published by admin on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 3:03pm

In the creation story, God establishes by nature of his creative work the uniqueness, value and purpose of all humans.  Our value and purpose are rooted in the intentional design of our Creator who we are told in Genesis 2 shaped us, formed us and breathed His life into us. You and I are not random and not a mistake.
Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. -Genesis 2:7-8
The psalmist will expand on this in Psalm 139 when he writes: “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”

Fundamental functions: Ear, nose and throat

Published by admin on Thu, 02/15/2024 - 3:00pm

I confess that occasionally even doctors get squeamish. Or perhaps more honestly, this doctor does. My personal list has gotten pretty short, but one of the things that still makes me squirm is something I nevertheless frequently recommend to my patients.
 So what is this mysterious and rather ominous medical recommendation? Nasal saline irrigation.
The practice of rinsing the nose out with liquid probably originated centuries ago in India, and it remains part of spiritual ritual as well as traditional medicine around the world. However, it isn’t something I learned about in medical school. Western medical research into it began in earnest perhaps 25 to 30 years ago.
How does this rather torturous sounding practice help? It physically removes germs, allergen and irritant particles, it loosens thick mucous, and it helps the cilia — the tiny hairs lining our airways— clean things out.  

Starting or expanding a business? SBDC can help

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 1:16pm

One of the many services the Wyoming SBDC Network offers is helping entrepreneurs determine their financial needs for starting or expanding their business. This often results in the business seeking a loan.
So, what leads up to that outcome, and how do you move forward?
Borrowing money for your business is a significant decision and can be stressful. Identifying the purpose and amount of the loan is critical, but that’s not all you need to know. Other considerations include the current financial status of your business; your borrowing capacity; how the repayment plan will affect your cash flow; whether a long- or short-term loan is adequate or would a revolving business credit line work for your current needs; and the terms of the loan.

‘You could be my Silver Springs’

Published by admin on Thu, 02/08/2024 - 1:15pm

Let’s start at the beginning.
When I was little, my mom kept a radio in the kitchen. From there, I remember two things: if we were home, it was on, and it was always around. We kept about a dozen or so CDs and cassette tapes on hand, swapping them out as tastes or moods changed, but there were a few that always stayed in the pile. One was Shania’s “The Woman In Me,” but we’ll talk more about that later. The other was Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours.”
There’s something alchemical about music and maybe no better band (and no greater frontwoman) than Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks to talk about when you talk about this peculiar magic: that you can hear a song or an album your whole life without really listening to it, but when you finally do — when you walk into the kitchen one stormy night because you’re a kid at home alone and want to hear voices that aren’t yours in the old, dark house — everything falls into place and everything changes.