Opinion

Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.”    
— Genesis 11:4 -
Have you ever doubled down on stupid? Be honest. You know what I mean. You’ve tried something that doesn’t work but for whatever reason known only to you, you refuse to change course, refuse to admit your error or failure and are determined to just try harder and put more energy into something that has repeatedly not worked. This attitude is the epitome of the sinful heart of man that refuses to acknowledge and turn to God. It is the heart of the stubborn 2-year-old who vows to “do it myself!”

What do fairy rings and dog vomit have in common? They are forms of mushrooms and fungi that we saw last year in Park County. Whether they have a magical/mystical connotation or a putrid description, they are the fungus among us. This year’s wet spring may be a repeat of 2023 and a similar outcome.
Mushrooms, fungi, and slimes are formed when a susceptible host (organic matter), a favorable environment (wet, humid weather), and a pathogen (spores) come together. Without all three, the conditions are not favorable for growth. This is very similar to planting a garden or a lawn, the exception being the use of seeds, not spores. The organic material that nourishes fungi may be old tree roots or stumps, dead vegetation, buried lumber in the soil, crawl spaces, mulch, grass clippings, or wood decking.

Dear editor:
I enjoy reading a newspaper cover to cover. While reading the Basin and Greybull papers, I have noticed some trends in the local police forces, Basin, Greybull, and Manderson.
Now people say that Manderson is a speed trap. To be a speed trap, a person would be issued a ticket for the slightest infraction. By looking at the Manderson police log on a regular basis, this is not true that Manderson is a speed trap. Having read numerous Manderson police logs, only two tickets were issued for going less than 10 miles per hour over the speed limit.  One ticket was for 8 miles over and the other one was for 9 miles over the speed limit. The rest of the tickets issued were 10 miles or more over the speed limit. The police are doing their job of trying to keep the citizens safe. I have not noticed any warning tickets issued by the Manderson police force.  They seem to spend most of their time patrolling for speeders.