Category Archives: Responses

Profile Response: Crossfit 7220 Laramie WY

  What’s a guy to do who’s taking a rest day from cycling? Crossfit! I contacted Mike Dorssom, Owner of Crossfit 7220, to find out more about the Crossfit phenomenon and how it will get us in shape for tomorrow. … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Matthew Shepard, Laramie, WY

  The principal reason I came to Laramie, and stayed two days, was a young man I never met, a man of slight stature, born prematurely and died prematurely. Matthew Shepard would be 38 years old now. He could marry … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Vicky Moore, Kindergarten Teacher, Laramie, WY

  Vicky Moore came west to Laramie 7 years ago and decided to stay. She teaches kindergarten at a local public school, and yoga at a local studio. Vicky’s recently married and decided this summer to take a hiatus from … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “How we live tomorrow is anchored in the past. We have to understand the past to make the present and future better. As for the big picture, global warming, I am concerned but don’t have … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jim Magagna, Executive Vice-President Wyoming Stock Grower’s Association Cheyenne, WY

The Wyoming Stock Grower’s Association was founded in 1872, eighteen years before Wyoming joined the Union. It is the oldest trade association in the state, which reflects the importance of ranching in Wyoming. Cattle are the WSGA’s primary focus, though … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tom Wann, Cheyenne, WY

It’s not unusual to live without a car in New York or Chicago, easy to do in Boston or Minneapolis, and takes special planning to manage in Portland, ME or Milwaukee. But Tom Wann lives carless in Cheyenne WY, which … Continue reading

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Profile Response: John Verser, Managing Editor of The Western Nebraska Observer, Kimball, NE

  The Western Nebraska Observer began publishing in 1885; John Versey became Managing Editor last September. I was interested how small town newspapers fare in the Internet age, and was intrigued that a young man from Arkansas would move to … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Fred Thurston Rapid City, SD

Sherry and Fred Thurston met fifteen years ago through an eBay ad for a unique fountain pen that Fred purchased from Sherry. The pen led to a correspondence, and eventual meeting. Sherry, who is from Western New York, and Fred, … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Rob Timm, Executive Director, Chiesman Center for Democracy, Rapid City, SD

  I contacted Rob Timm because I was intrigued by something called the Chiesman Center for Democracy. Allene Chiesman, a South Dakota philanthropist, founded and endowed the non-partisan non-profit in the 1960’s in order to help people be more informed … Continue reading

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Responses: How will we live tomorrow?

How will we live tomorrow? “The best we can. I am homeless; I have a 90 day bed in the shelter and am looking for a place. But I can only afford $300 a month. I get up every day … Continue reading

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