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COVID-19 offers scammers opportunity
by Sam Shumway State Director, AARP Wyoming In the year 2019, AARP’s FraudWatch Network reported 24 percent of all scam calls reported in Wyoming...
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The choices we make
I’m in a rather philosophical mood today. I think it started when I stepped out my back door and...
Some final words
For those of you who haven't heard yet, this will be my last official personal column at the Thermop...
Keeping up with tech
I’ve been pretty lucky to be “tech savvy” up to this point. Sure, I’ve had to ask my kids...
The pros and cons of chickens in town
“I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. Now I’m just waiting to see which one comes...
Love-hate relationship with snow
I have something of a love-hate relationship with snow. On one hand, I really don’t like driving...
Enjoy it while it lasts
“The sky’s blue again!” These were the excited words of my boys as they headed out to the car...
Things will slow down
I think one of the biggest lies we tell ourselves as adults is, “after this week things will slow...
Bobcats prepare for homecoming
Homecoming football games have been a decades long tradition for Hot Springs County High School,...
Kind of like a squirrel
I believe fall is my favorite season of the year. I can pull out my sweaters and other snuggly, soft...
What some hard work will do
It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you put in the love, patience and time. This past summer...
Let's enjoy the last of summer
There were a few mornings this week when we all awoke to temperatures in the 50-degree range. Some...
Surviving the storm
The recent hailstorm and the damage it brought with it brought to mind similar storms I grew up with in the Nebraska Panhandle as a boy. They were a c...
Back to the old routines
Well, summer vacation has officially come to its close, though there’s still a few weeks left in...
Lifting each other up
Well, the summer swimsuit body didn’t magically appear this year either, but I’m ready for flann...
Some days the pig may bite you
Fair week is always a busy one for us here at the newspaper. We’re out shooting every event that...
Come out to the fair
This next week will be busy with the county fair. Vehicles will be going in and out of the...
Remembering the past
It took a persistent persuasion to convince my dad that he needed a break from caring for my mother in the nursing home, and that the semi-annual...
Welcome back HSCHS Alumni
They say there’s no feeling like coming home again and for the Alumni of Hot Springs County High...
We're all in it together
What a crazy couple weeks it’s been. Golf ball and pea size hail, fireworks, changes on the...
Put your political views in your pocket
Without a doubt, the political climate in our nation has been rocky at best over the past 10 years....
One heck of a scene
If you were anywhere around town this past weekend, you knew where all the action was, as the Hot...
Enjoy more than just the day
This Sunday marks one of two days throughout the year recognizing our parents, with Father’s Day....
A lot to see in a lifetime
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the one that...
Be aware
I was lying on the couch the other night and looked down at my feet. I swear my feet are becoming...
