by Jeff Counts | Dec 16, 2019 | Culture, Film & TV
Most films, even great films, can’t help but telegraph their punches. And you don’t always have to be watching all that closely to see them coming. Take one of the first scenes in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Mr. Rogers (Tom Hanks) is taking a break on set to...
by Robyn Vincent | Dec 15, 2019 | Culture, Performing Arts
It’s nearly 24 hours before opening night of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Michaela Ellingson, Junior Repertory Company director for Dancers’ Workshop, is providing young dancers with some thoughts to chew on. “This is a really great opportunity to play...
by Robyn Vincent | Dec 12, 2019 | Gender & Identity, News, Politics & Policy
The irony wasn’t lost on Jackson women celebrating 150 years of women’s suffrage in Wyoming on Tuesday. Wyoming became the first state or territory to grant women the right to vote on December 10, 1869. But some women said they weren’t necessarily celebrating that....
by Robyn Vincent | Dec 10, 2019 | Books, Culture, Education
Kelly Halpin spent her childhood outside. It had a profound effect on the author and illustrator. “My parents were very big on allowing me and my sister to just roam around in the woods, in the forest and among the sagebrush,” she said. That spurred within her...
by Robyn Vincent | Dec 9, 2019 | Education, Environment, News, Politics & Policy
Public lands in Wyoming (and many other states) are an ongoing point of contention. Who should manage those lands and what should be allowed on them? School trust lands are part of that debate. But what are they and why are they in the spotlight? And why are some...
