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Jackson Hole News

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Roads clearing early
Posted: March 19th, 2010
Valley roads and pathways are being cleared of snow and other debris earlier than normal, allowing residents and visitors to hop off their skis and onto bicycles...

Democrats, GOP host political conventions
Posted: March 19th, 2010
Local political parties will begin to map out their platforms for election season during conventions Saturday and Monday...

Planning board opening won't be filled for now
Posted: March 19th, 2010
The Jackson Planning Commission will be one person short for the next several months...

Jackson Hole Guide

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King of the hill claimed by Moe
Posted: March 17th, 2010
Recently, when Tommy Moe was checking out a list of past town downhill winners, something stuck out...

Curb on idling gets closer
Posted: March 17th, 2010
An overwhelming and at times emotional outpouring of public support Monday night pushed idling restrictions first backed by valley youth Willie Neal, who was killed in 2009, one step closer toward becoming law in town...

Gill brings Jackson Drug back into the family fold
Posted: March 17th, 2010
When a water pipe starts leaking and workers are forced to shut off service to a downtown business, the event usually isn't considered serendipitous...

NewWest.net

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Wyoming Writers Roll On & Western Heritage Awards Announced
Posted: March 17th, 2010
And now the moment we've all been waiting for: two weeks ago I asked New West readers to vote on what book I should review next.  I was delighted and relieved when several people voted.  The winner, with four votes, is Staking Her Claim: Women Homesteading the West by Marcia Meredith Hensley.  I'll review it next Monday.  And since the voting was so tight, I plan to review the runner-up, How it Looks Going Back by Doris Knowles Pulis, in a few weeks as well.  As for the other two books: they'll go back on my guilt pile, and I'll get to them as soon as I can.  Every time I open the cabinet where I keep my un-reviewed books, the books scream, "Pick me!  Pick me!" I'm okay with it, but it frightens the kids. • Wyofile has an in-depth feature by Susan Gray Gose on Wyoming mystery and thriller novelist C.J. Box.  Gray Gose writes that Box "cranks out 1,000 words a day," "publishes two books a year," and that one of his novels could be adapted into a screenplay soon: "The producers of About Schmidt (the 2002 New Line Cinema comedy) bought the rights to Blue Heaven. While many optioned books languish, this one seems to be moving forward. It's received financing, and actors Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin and Joe Pesci have signed on."

Temple Grandin's Life Story Hits the Small Screen
Posted: February 10th, 2010
The movie "Temple Grandin," about the life of Temple Grandin, the Colorado writer, animal expert, and advocate for people with autism, premiered on HBO this weekend.  The movie stars Claire Danes, a casting choice that Grandin told Erin O'Toole of KUNC she was "absolutely delighted" with.  Grandin spoke with O'Toole as she was in the midst of traveling around the country to promote the film.  Grandin said of Danes, "She put this wig on and dressed up in my clothes and became me." Grandin is pleased with the movie.  "I love the way the movie shows how my mind works," she said.  (I reviewed Grandin's most recent book, Animals Make Us Human, last year.) • One of my favorite writers, Edward P. Jones, is the "eminent writer in residence" at the University of Wyoming in Laramie this semester.  I saw on the Wyoming Arts Blog that Jones will read and sign his books Thursday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. in the University Wyoming Union ballroom.  If you haven't checked out Jones' Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Known World or his two masterful story collections, do yourself a favor and get reading!  Also in the Roundup: Edward P. Jones and Alyson Hagy read in Laramie, the Patagonia Public Library throws its annual Writers' Round-up, Dave Cullen is in the running for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, New Mexico honors its writers, and Denver teens pick their favorite book of the year.

Where Have All the Ski Bums Gone?
Posted: February 8th, 2010
They're not on the ski slopes. They're not in the bars. Have all the ski bums left Big Sky? "A lot of guys are skiing backcountry now because it's free," said John the physical therapist. "Also, a lot of them worked construction to support their skiing habits. Those jobs don't exist any more." A footnote to the current recession is its effect on Big Sky's ski bum culture--girls and guys who live to ski and will work for ski passes or at part-time jobs that permit time off on powder days.

Casper Star-Tribune - Wyoming News

Wyoming's online news source.

Winter revisits Wyoming on last day of winter
Posted: March 19th, 2010
CHEYENNE -- Snow and wind returned to much of Wyoming, hampering travel with road closures, including parts of Interstate 80.

Mont. OKs coal tracts sale
Posted: March 19th, 2010
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana accepted Thursday a mining giant's $86 million bid for the rights to a vast tract holding a half-billion tons of state-owned coal -- but not before environmentalist protesters briefly shut down the hearing and promised a long fight.

Wyoming may modify 'fracking' rules
Posted: March 19th, 2010
In order to protect fresh and potable water, state regulators may require the oil and gas industry to provide more detailed and readily available information about hydraulic fracturing activities.

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