Independent Notes: Great-grandparents and Nuclear power.
On Monday, just outside of Kemmerer, I watched as they turned the first shovelfuls of dirt for the TerraPower Natrium Reactor 1 Demonstration Project. My mind was on my great-grandparents, not necessarily on nuclear power. I was thinking about…
Independent Notes: Numerous awards and honors for staff and students of Lincoln 2.
Over the years, I have been repeatedly impressed with the continual accomplishments from the Star Valley and Cokeville Schools—what I call Lincoln 2. They place high in the areas tested, receive top ratings in music and art, while bringing…
Independent Notes: Funding our towns and counties and working with our D.C. delegation
As Wyoming’s budget is worked over every two years in the Legislature, it includes funding from the state to local governments, called Direct Distribution. Putting this together is a two year process and the funding is divided accordingly. This…
Independent Notes: Sloppy Joes and the growth of area health care
Read the Opinions on page 9A of the April 10, 2024 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Years ago, I started attending the board meetings for the Star Valley Hospital. That’s what it was called about 39 years…
Independent Notes: The view from my position as a member of Labor and Health in the Wyoming Senate.
In my column, Independent Notes, I often write about energy related matters. There’s a simple reason — so much of what we have in Wyoming is related to energy. We develop our infrastructure in our communities, build our schools and…
Independent Notes: Elaine Dana — a Star Valley story of contributions to business, community and faith
Late one night after working through a day of zoom meetings dealing with COVID and the associated fiscal challenges at the state level, I settled down at the dining room table for a snack and to go over the latest…