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Maybe you have already said it to visitors this winter, but I’ll say it again, “You shoulda been here last year”! By mid-January 2017 there was 26 inches of settled snow on the ground in the Town of Jackson. This year there is only about three inches, as of earlier this week. The average snow depth in town in mid-January is 8 inches. What was the deepest snow depth in town in the first half of January? That would be 29 inches in 1979.

Average low temperatures this week are still in the single digits. Last January, in the first half of the month we saw overnight low temperatures make 61-degree rise in just four days. On the morning of January 5th, 2017, the low temperature was 28-degrees below zero and by the morning of January 9th, the overnight low temperature was 33-degrees above zero. By the way, the record low this week is 49-degrees below zero from January 12th, 1979.

Average high temperatures this week are in the upper 20’s. Last January, we also had a big jump in high temperature readings, with a high of only 3-dgrees on January 4th, 2017 and a high on the afternoon of January 8th of 42-dgrees. That is a 39 degree increase in four days. The record high temperature during this week is 55-degrees. That high was achieved twice: on January 16th, 1974 and also on January 11th, 1953.

NORMAL HIGH 28 NORMAL LOW 5 RECORD HIGH IN 1974 55 RECORD LOW IN 1979 -49

THIS MONTH AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.5 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 4.9 inches (1969) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 19 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 56 inches (1969)

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Our Manipulated President

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President Trump continues to believe Putin’s comments and questions the U.S. intelligence agencies’ analyses about Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Trump does not want the validity of his election as President to be questioned, but his criticism of out intelligence agencies and the FBI poses a risk to national security. The new FBI Director, Christopher Wray, is reassigning the top echelon in the FBI to purge it of agents who trump dislikes, and it is quite similar to the operations of past and current foreign despotic rulers.

Trump, and the country, have to rely on our intelligence agencies and the FBI to provide information on our adversaries in the world. If the agencies do not trust the President, they might be adversely affected in doing their jobs.

I heard that morale takes a hit at the agencies every time Trump criticizes them. Trump is disrupting our intelligence agencies and the FBI. Unfortunately, Russia, China, and other countries know that Trump likes to be flattered, which they are happy to do in order to receive favorable treatment by our insecure President.

Our adversaries in the world are manipulating Trump to obtain concessions, and our national security is in jeopardy.

Donald Moskowitz, Londonderry, NH. I was an Intelligence Officer on a Joint Naval Staff from 1965 to 1967.

Dear Planet JH Editor, Last week a letter was published as an editorial to your paper, written by me, that was NOT. What was NOT stated by the Planet was that the piece published was taken from a series of letters between me and Town, County & Pathway officials; while letters written to elected officials are entered into the public record, the source of such should always be noted (instead of falsely giving the impression it was a Letter to the Editor of the Planet, which, again, it was NOT). Also, this was only the most recent communication in a series of back and forth correspondence between several parties over two or three years, so lacked proper context/ explanation as an isolated “letter”. I have been told this was an oversight on the part of the Planet, which certainly should not be allowed to occur again .

Thank you, Mary Bergeron

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This season, shallow snow depths and long periods of dry conditions have formed many surfaces and layers within the snowpack. Several inches of new snow help hide the sun crust that is found on solar aspects and deepens the soft powder found on shaded slopes.

After more than a week of high pressure, the snowpack sat and began to gain strength. Adding weight to the snowpack will test how much stress it can withstand. In many places, a slab sits over weak-faceted grains. These persistent snow grains formed during the dry weather in December.

When assessing the layers within the snowpack, ask if any of the five lemons are present. Is the weak layer within a meter in depth from the surface? Is the weak layer thinner than 10cm? Is there a hardness

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difference of more than one step? Is there a persistent grain type? And is the grain size difference more than 1mm?

In our snowpack there are areas where a one to four foot slab sits over faceted snow grains on a hard crust. Here there are three lemons. The slab is a meter or less in depth, there is a three-step hardness difference between the soft facets to the hard crust and there is a persistent grain type. So check for lurking lemons within the snowpack.

Continue to think about the snowpack while listening and discussing with others. On Wednesday, Jan. 17, experienced avalanche educator and backcountry skier Nancy Bockino will be speaking at Headwall Sports. The event begins at 6 p.m. with beer and tacos provided!

Ed. note: We ran a series of letters sent to Town Hall in the 1-3-18 issue of PJH, including Mary Bergeron’s letter. It is not unusual for the Planet to republish letters to Town Hall that we think are interesting or address valid concerns, but we are generally careful to clarify where the letters originated.

This clarification was originally slated to be included with the letters section but was inadvertently cut during the editing process last issue. We apologize for any confusion.

THE NEW WEST Travels in The Greater Yellowstone Jack Turner’s power of insightful observation

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“Some artists so completely capture the essence of a place and make it their own that to imagine the place or hold it in the mind’s eye of memory is to see it distilled through their art. We are not free to do otherwise: it dominates our inner vision.”

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ow odd it is that millions of people in the world today would feel themselves extremely lucky to hear a wolf howl because of its rareness, and yet there are a garden variety of locals who, for no reason at all, consider it a high point in their lives to try and extinguish the sound.

Why? Because they can.

Jackson Hole resident Jack Turner, in his book Travels In The Greater Yellowstone, reminded us why we should awake every morning counting our blessings that we’re not navigating rush-hour traffic, working in boxy towers of tinted glass and eking out a humdrum existence like the suburban character in Sinclair Lewis’ novel, Babbitt.

I can never get enough of Turner’s perspective.

A legendary professional mountaineer and retired college professor, he over the years has escorted readers to the edges of many symbolic precipices in thinking about a home that many of us take for granted. Whereas 99 percent of civilized humanity is coping with severe natural sensorial depletion every day, ours is a constant stimulating aesthetic of abundance.

In my humble opinion, one of the best American nature books of the last quarter century is Turner’s The Abstract Wild that really set the stage for a series of reflections by other writers on what the human relationship to the natural world is. He worries about Greater Yellowstone’s rapid industrialization— not by timber and mining interests, but

real estate and recreation, trying to monetize as much of the land, private and public, as possible.

And his greatest worry is that developers, especially newcomers who fail to understand what makes Greater Yellowstone unique, will in their own haste to turn a buck, not realize they are transforming this ecosystem into a place that mirrors the characterless cities they fled.

Turner’s prose is part John McPheeesque travelogue, Olaus Murie field g u ide, Edwa rd Abbeyan environmental essay, and, like all of his previous works, Jackson Hole author Jack Turner’s new book, Travels rich in metaphysical in Greater Yellowstone reflection about the essential stuff that Teton Pass — “Yonder lies Jackson Hole, should matter most in one’s average last of the Old West — he writes: lifespan of roughly 75 years.

“Right! Land of the trophy log Many outsiders have been mere house, hivelike motel rooms for the voyeurs when coming to Yellowstone worker bees, the stretch Hummer, — writing guns for hire. The beauty the Gulfstream jet, miles of irrigation of Turner’s perspective is that he’s an ditches, roads, trails, and fences, a slew insider, and by making the Greater of golf courses, two ski areas, the largest Yellowstone feel exotic for people who building in Wyoming, thirty thousand have never graced it, he re-opens our people a day milling about town in eyes. summer, gridlock on the streets, the His lens is shaped by several distinct five dollar latte, the arnica oil masvantages visited with friends: Blacktail sage. And yet …. what an interesting Butte, which is part of Yellowstone’s collection of people! The reclusive bil“Serengeti” of wildlife; opening day lionaires and the ski bums, the traof fishing on the Firehole River; the ditional Republican ranchers and a airy climber’s lair in alpine tundra; the thriving Latino community, a slew of South Fork of the Shoshone River; the misfit writers and hundreds of nonprofnow embattled Wyoming Range; the it organizations.” inner Wind Rivers; the emerald surHe notes: “This is my favorite place face of Green River Lakes; Red Rock in the world” and then proceeds to Lakes; and Christmas at Old Faithful. journey across millions of acres with He adds wolves, grizzly bears, whitea narrative flair and appreciation for bark pine trees and cutthroat trout to the West that other gifted wordsmiths those stages. could only envy. PJH “What I sought in these travels was much more personal, my own reckonTodd Wilkinson, founder of Mountain ing of how this place where I’ve lived Journal (mountainjournal.org), is most of my life is doing, whether its author of “Grizzlies of Pilgrim Creek” soul is indeed intact, as authorities and about famous Greater Yellowstone grizexperts would have it, or unraveling,” zly bear 399 featuring 150 photographs he writes.

by Tom Mangelsen, available only He does not sit in judgment. In fact, at mangelsen.com/grizzly. following his reference to the famous sign that for decades adorned the top of

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The State of Protest in 2018: A Case Study What the “People’s March on Washington” tells us about the state of the opposition

BY BAYNARD WOODS @demoincrisis

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onald Trump’s second year in office begins like every new Star Wars movie: with the Resistance in tatters, trying to rebuild. There is plenty of internet #Resistance, ranging from insane conspiracy theories to serious commentary and organizing—but this online profusion has resulted in IRL confusion.

It’s certainly not anywhere near “Homage to Catalonia” levels, but dissension among the opposition to Trump is fierce.

The divide is mirrored in the Bernie/ Hillary split—but it is also something deeper and something that moves further to the fringes. It, in many ways, mirrors the new divisions within the far right where the alt-light litigiously differentiates itself from the more openly racist alt-right.

Last year, there was the Disrupt J20 protest on Inauguration Day, which led to the prosecution of nearly 200 individuals, identified by the police and the prosecution as anarchists. The next day, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets for the women’s march. There is little sympathy or support between these groups, with many anarchists and hardcore organizers mocking the feel-good liberal desire to #Resist by supporting the FBI, intelligence agencies, and Robert Mueller. Liberals, on the other hand, attempt to distance themselves from anyone further to the left than they are for fear of being tainted by the the anarchist stench of hippies. As a result, liberals have been far more concerned about Putin’s abuse of reporters than they have about the prosecution of journalists who were covering the J20 protests.

Though that case has been largely ignored by the mainstream press, it has

had an immeasurable effect on the state of protest—and created fear, distrust, and division on the left.

Over the last couple weeks, some of these tensions have bubbled up in largely online debates about a real-life rally slated for Washington D.C. on Jan. 27. The “People’s March on Washington,” also called the “The Impeachment March,” has gained a lot of online support—25,000 are “interested” on Facebook and more than 2,000 say they are going—and it has gotten a lot of pushback.

The rally was organized by a group called People Demand Action, which is headed up by a 24-year-old AfricanAmerican man named Lawrence Nathaniel, who is a big-thinking, marketing-minded millennial leftist who says that he worked on the Bernie Sanders campaign and, after he got over his disappointment following the primary loss, for Hillary Clinton. When Trump won, he began to think about what he can do.

One of the things he set about organizing—he has a long list of sometimes improbable plans and goals, including opening a free, private school in Bamberg, S.C.—was this march calling for the impeachment of the president.

But as interest in the march grew—and organizers began trying to raise money— so did the questions surrounding it.

I first heard questions about the march when Dave Troy, a technologist and writer in Baltimore, wrote me about it. Troy is deeply concerned about Russian trolls and “active measures.” When he saw some of the confusion surrounding the event, he initially thought it might be the result of some Kremlin campaign. But when he started to look into it, he attributed the perceived failings of the organizers to inexperience rather than malfeasance.

Nathaniel has set up a number of organizations to promote the march and his various other endeavors. People have been calling them “shell organizations” or “false fronts,” but that seems a little too harsh. The one organization that has filed official papers is called the Presidential House and proposes some sort of weird shadow government in Charleston, S.C. with Nathaniel as president. Troy called it “unhinged, fantastical nonsense.”

“When I started the Presidential House I started volunteering for the Obama campaign,” Nathaniel said when I called him. He acknowledged that the original scheme was kind of goofy but said it came from his enthusiasm for Obama. “I was 16 or 17 and was very excited and so I started something called the Presidential House to get out in my community.”

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“Many of us, especially young people, don’t really get our voices heard because it’s mostly a ‘who has more experience type thing...”

But for Nathaniel, inexperience is part of the point of protest.

“Many of us, especially young people in the political realm, don’t really get our voices heard because it’s mostly a ‘who has more experience’ type thing versus a protest where we’re able to organize it, either locally or nationally and our voices can be heard much easier there than working with politics,” Nathaniel said. But he said he is still interested in electoral politics and local issues. “My goal was to run for United States congress this year but I decided not to because Annabelle Robertson, who is way more qualified than I am, decided to run [against Republic Joe “You Lie” Wilson]. So I decided to put my action behind her and get out and protest.”

Critics point to the “Rally at the Border,” in San Ysidro, the only other rally Nathaniel has organized. It failed amid concerns of top-down organizing that didn’t take the needs of the community into consideration and and could have put a lot of people at risk.

Once news of the border rally became public, people began demanding to see the permit for the march on Washington.

Nathaniel says he has a permit and has met with D.C. police, Park Police, the Secret Service and the FBI. But for the local organizers in San Ysidro and in D.C., working with the authorities is precisely the problem. Washington D.C.’s police department threw more than 70 grenades and emptied hundreds of

canisters of pepper spray against protesters at the Disrupt J20 protest during the Inauguration. At a right-wing rally recently, Park Police claimed to be working with right-wing militias.

“In D.C. we do not like interfacing with police,” Brendan Orsinger, an organizer in D.C., said on the phone. “We don’t like the idea of the state giving permission for us to march. And we don’t need it….It’s actually much safer not to have police involved in the planning of the march.”

Orsinger has been vociferous in his criticism of the march. But like Troy, he doesn’t see a conspiracy. “There are good intentions here. But one of the things that I learned over the last year is that good intentions are not good enough to make change happen in this country,” he said.

This raises the larger question: What are protests for? The prosecution of the nearly 200 people charged with rioting charges after the inauguration may have had a chilling effect, but it has also shown the effectiveness of protest—if the U.S. Attorney’s office works that hard to shut them down, then they must have some power. So, the question becomes: How can a larger movement bring Russiagaters like Troy, local grassroots organizers like Orsinger, and enthusiastic young people like Nathaniel together? If people really want to resist and not just #Resist, they need to answer this question while embracing a diversity of tactics and figuring out how to form coalitions. PJH

REDNECK PERSPECTIVE SATIRE

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Westbank Redneck Shot in Closed Area

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ocals and visitors alike responded with everything from outrage to support for the poacher of redneck 337, a 39-year-old male from the Teton Pines pack. Warden Jon Stephens got a call from a barista who witnessed a redneck slip across the road from the John Dodge Subdivision, an area that has not met its annual quota and where hunting is allowed, into the Pines which is closed to redneck hunting.

Shortly after the crossing, the tipsters saw a Mercedes turn into the Pines with a big-breasted woman in the passenger’s seat. She was wearing a lowcut NASCAR top, drinking Jack Daniels chasing it with Bud Lite while eating bacon, the standard baits used by redneck hunters.

According to Warden Stephens, the redneck was sporting a beer belly, beard and Carhart hat and had he not been harvested, would have been in good shape to survive the winter.

While reintroduced rednecks can be hunted in some areas of the Westbank, the Teton Pines is a “free roam zone” and hunting is not allowed.

Environmentalists insist rednecks are native to the Westbank and should be allowed to wander freely despite complaints from owners of sushi shops and latte dispensaries of creating a “white trailer trash image” inappropriate in the sophisticated Wilson ecosystem.

Reintroduction opponents claim the rednecks transported from Hog Island are a different sub-species than the original rednecks that lived in the area before gentrification.

“They have larger guts, bigger trucks, more guns, and stronger aftershave,” claimed an exasperated Goldman Sachs executive.

It was pressure from the ABTW (Association of Bored Trophy Wives) that secured the hunting prohibition in Teton Pines. It is rumored the barista who provided officials the tip, while not a card-carrying member of the ABTW, was one of many women in the valley who favored rednecks for cheap onenight flings over the more prevalent snowboarders whom it is alleged take up snowboarding to make up for physical short comings.

“We assume the redneck was crossing the road for breeding purposes and the complaints we received from ABTW about the illegal kill confirm our suspicions.”

Warden Stephens said.

Not only was the redneck harvested on in a closed area, the bait was not approved by the Wyoming Game and Fish. According to Warden Stephens, hunters may use only one of the following: Bud Lite, big-breasted women, Jack Daniels or bacon, but not in combination. “ U s i n g all four baits together is so overpowering rednecks lose all sense of reality.”

Warden Stephens stated passionately. “It shows a lack of respect for fair chase and true sportsmanship.”

One local Teton Pines hunter had no sympathy for the poacher. “It’s hard enough to harvest a redneck without competition from poachers.”

Bick Chiney told reporters. Mr. Chiney is hoping to add a redneck to his trophy room which already contains mounts of a hunting companion, a family of Sudanese refuges, a Mexican and a terrorist suspect. The terrorist suspect turned out to be an aid worker from France.

“Same difference,” Mr. Chiney claimed. PJH

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THE BUZZ Wyo Say No Maggots, mold and infestations have activists speaking out against the proposed immigration jail in Uinta County

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proposed Uinta county detention center for illegal immigrants taken into custody by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement has drawn the ire of many Wyoming groups who say the proposed center represents an unfair immigration system.

A coalition of groups has banded together to organize against the proposed jail facility Saturday in Cheyenne, with other gatherings being held across the state and even in Colorado in solidarity with the Cheyenne event.

Antonio Serrano of Cheyenne is the founder of Juntos, a nonprofit that helps immigrants in Wyoming and one of the organizers of #WyoSayNo, a grassroots coalition organizing Saturday’s events. Juntos says the company’s track record of running detention facilities is a source of worry for him and others.

“The generations that are born here are needed to step up and make our voices heard,” Serrano said. “We’re part of Wyoming, and we’re intertwined into every single part of it.

The proposed center would be built in Uinta County, near the town of Evanston. The facility is described as a 500-bed facility that would house non-dangerous inmates without criminal pasts besides their alleged immigration violations. The inmates at the facility would be housed there while they await their immigration hearings in Salt Lake City.

The facility was described as something that looks like a high school or community college, only with tall fences surrounding it.

According to Serrano, both women and men will be housed at the Uinta county facility if it is opened. Juntos and the other groups protesting the immigration facility are hopeful that won’t happen.

While the detainees that would be held there are held for ICE, the facility

The campaign launch will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday in Cheyenne at the Laramie County Library at 2200 Pioneer Avenue.

itself is not operated by that agency.

Management & Training Corporation – or MTC, of Centerville, Utah – a private, for-profit corporation, would carry out the day-to-day operations at the facility instead.

MTC runs immigration detention centers in California, New Mexico and Texas. It also operates prisons in eight states. The company also operates job centers under contract to the U.S. Department of Labor, including one in Riverton.

On its website, MTC describes itself as a company that has “a mission to help improve people’s lives,” though rehabilitation programs at its correctional facilities, operating health facilities in prisons, and providing workforce training at job centers like the one in Riverton.

The company’s website is replete with pictures of former “clients” who point out how the company has helped them in the course of their incarcerations, or by helping others develop job skills.

But MTC’s record may not be so clean, and that is one of the issues activists are concerned about regarding the proposed immigration jail in Uinta County.

An MTC-operated immigration detention center in Raymondville, Texas – known colloquially as “Ritmo” by some familiar with it – closed after years of alleged inmate abuse culminated in a riot that forced the closure of the facility.

In the years leading up to the riot, inmates and staff complained of maggots in food, mold, backed up toilets, insect and rodent infestations. Other inmates alleged the facility was distributing uncleaned underwear and clothing to inmates.

A nurse at the facility testified before Congress about acute shortages of medical care at the facility, with 20 of the facility’s healthcare positions in the prison unfilled.

In 2011, a guard at the facility pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female inmate at the facility.

A recent series of inspections of ICE detention facilities, including one owned by MCC in Otero County, New Mexico, found multiple violations of ICE’s own standards for inmate care.

In a report released in December, the inspector general’s office said at some facilities inspectors found rotten food being served.

At the Otero County facility, inspectors noted that inmates were often sent to solitary confinement in violation of ICE’s own guidelines regarding inmate treatment.

Even MTC’s non-prison or detention facility businesses have not escaped allegations of poor management. The company is currently fighting a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for Wyoming, alleging management at the company’s Green River jobs center discriminated against Native American workers, despite the fact the center was located close to the Wind River Reservation in part to provide services to that population.

In Uinta County, the county commission and town council of Evanston acted quickly to approve construction of the facility, citing the economic impact the detention center would have on the area. The town’s mayor cited the addition of 100-150 job with a minimum salary of $21 per hour as a key economic reason to approve the project, according to reporting in the Uinta County Herald.

Given MTC’s problems, as well as a system that appears to be punishing people unfairly, Serrano is not convinced.

“We don’t need jobs that bad,” he said.

Serrano described himself as a first-generation American, and someone who feels a tremendous connection to the state of Wyoming as the place where he grew up. Those housed at the immigration facility are deeply connected to the state, and industries such as farming, ranching and ever-important tourism.

That’s why Serrano and other organizers of the #WyoSayNo movement and the event to be held Saturday are so vocal about it. Not only will having a facility like the proposed immigration detention center hurt immigrants, it will be detrimental to everyone in Wyoming because it will tear at the sense of community so many have come to enjoy about living in the least populated state in the nation.

For Latinos and Latinas in the state, it is time to stand up and fight for their families, he said, saying those who came here before them did so that their children may have a shot at a better life.

“We’re a part of every single part of Wyoming, we’re going to lose a lot of people and we’re going to hurt Wyoming.” PJH

The campaign launch will be held 5:30-7 p.m. Saturday in Cheyenne at the Laramie County Library at 2200 Pioneer Avenue. The event will be streamed live on the Internet with viewing house parties in several cities and towns across the state. More information can be found at https://www.facebook.com/ events/146261459427770/ or https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/wyosayno-campaign-launch-satellite-event-signup

Wyoming’s Donald Trump Serial candidate Rex Rammell goes after yet another political office in the Equality State

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At the meeting, Rammell used the apocryphal prophecy as a means to draw attention to the political climate at the time.

The controversy led the LDS church to issue a formal statement saying the White Horse Prophecy was not official church doctrine, and that there was no evidence it was a genuine prophecy of Smith. The church also disavowed the meetings, saying the institution was politically neutral. Rammell later apologized not making the meetings public.

Planet Jackson Hole staff attempted to contact Rammell for comment about his announced run for governor, but the number listed on his campaign website went to a voicemail at a pet boarding business and no message was returned.

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controversy when it was reported he said he would purchase a license to hunt Barack Obama, who was then only six months in to his first term as President.

The incident took place at a town hall meeting about hunting when an attendee suggested “Obama tags.” Rammell reportedly said he would purchase such a tag.

Rammell eventually apologized for the remark.

In 2010, Rammell again stirred controversy after he held a meeting with fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints where he discussed a purported prophecy of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church. Called the “White Horse Prophecy,” it claims Smith once predicted the constitution would “Hang by a thread,” and elders of the LDS church would be the only people capable of saving it.

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ock Springs Republican and serial candidate for elected office, Rex Rammell, has once again announced he will be running for office in the Equality State – only this time, he has a political brand name to compare himself to.

“In a way, I am Wyoming’s Donald Trump,” Rammell told the Casper StarTribune in a recent interview. “I speak my mind.”

Rammell announced last week he would run to replace Wyoming Governor Matt Meade, who cannot run for that office again because of term limits.

Ol’ Rex Rammell – a veterinarian and staunch supporter of “states’ rights,” – said if he becomes governor, he intends for Wyoming to take possession of lands belonging to the federal government.

He would even do so by force if necessary, Rammell told the Casper Star-Tribune.

“I would sign an executive order requiring the state police to arrest anybody that didn’t vacate their federal offices,” Rammell said. “We’re talking about the BLM, the Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Park Service.”

Rammell later clarified that that he did not think taking the land by force would be necessary, since he felt the Trump administration could be compelled to give up the lands without a fight.

Western states like Wyoming taking possession of federal lands would allow the states to bypass many federal regulations, which Rammell sees as an impediment to economic development in the west.

Rammell’s latest foray into the political fray is another run for a man used to being a candidate for…well…something.

His gubernatorial run in Wyoming is not Rammell’s first attempt at becoming

the head executive of a state. Rammell ran for governor in Idaho in 2009 against five other republican candidates. In that race, Rammell took home about 26 percent of the vote in the six-candidate field, the second highest percentage of the six candidates.

Butch Otter won the primary with 55 percent of votes cast, and eventually went on to win in the general election with 59 percent of the vote.

In 2008, Rammell ran for the U.S. Senate vacated by Idaho Senator Larry Craig, who resigned after he was caught in a bathroom sex sting incident at an airport in Minneapolis. Rammell ran as an independent, taking 5.3 percent of the vote. The seat was won by Jim Risch, the former governor of Idaho.

In 2002 and 2004, Rammell unsuccessfully ran in the primary for the Idaho legislature, losing both times. He tried going again for a seat in the Idaho legislature in 2012, with a second place finish in that primary with 30 percent of the vote.

Most recently, Rammell ran in the Republican primary for Wyoming’s at-large representative to the U.S. House of Representatives. With eight others vying for the nomination, Rammell dropped out of the race in July 2016, endorsing Darin Smith because of his conservative and religious values.

Despite dropping out, Rammell got about 1 percent of the vote.

Liz Cheney, the eventual winner of the seat in the general election, got nearly 39 percent in the primary.

Rammell’s move to embrace Trump is a bit controversial – even for conservatives – as many in the Republican party have worked to distance themselves from the President.

Trump, who won in Wyoming with 68 percent of votes, just came off a weekend in which he was compelled to respond to questions about his mental fitness for the office of president. Saturday, Trump tweeted he was a “very stable genius” as proof of his fitness for office.

And Trump’s record low approval ratings nationwide have trickled down to Wyoming. According to recent polls, Trump’s approval in Wyoming has dipped to around 40 percent at the end of 2017, a far cry from the president’s near 70 percent win margin in November 2016.

Rammell’s identification with Trump’s waning brand identity might just be par-for-course for a controversial candidate known for a certain amount of color all his own.

In 2009, Rammell was embroiled in

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When 5-year-old TyLon Pittman of Byram, Mississippi, saw the Grinch stealing Christmas on Dec. 16 on TV, he did what any civic-minded citizen would do.

He called 911. TyLon told Byram police officer Lauren Develle, who answered the call, that he did not want the Grinch to come steal his Christmas, reported the Clarion Ledger. Develle made TyLon an honorary junior officer and had him come down to the station on Dec. 18 to help her lock away the Grinch, who hung his head as TyLon asked him, “Why are you stealing Christmas?” Although the green fiend apologized, TyLon wouldn’t release him from the holding cell. Police chief Luke Thompson told TyLon to come back when he’s 21, “and I’m going to give you a job application, OK?”

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Stephen Allen of Tukwila, Washington, moved in with his grandmother years ago to help care for her. When she died last year, he invited his brother, a convicted drug dealer, to move in, but along with him came drug activity, squatters, stolen property and debris. Allen eventually asked police to raid the home, but when they did on Dec. 15, they evicted Allen as well, leaving him homeless. “It’s all legal, but it’s wrong,” Allen told KIRO-7 News. “I can’t do anything about it.”

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In Gilgandra, New South Wales, Australia, on Nov. 29, sheep shearer Casey Barnes was tramping down wool, and her father and boyfriend were working nearby, when her long, curly hair became caught in a belt-driven motor.

Horrifically, the motor ripped her scalp off from the back of her head to above her eyes and ears. Barnes was flown to Sydney, where doctors performed an emergency 20-hour surgery to save her scalp, but were ultimately unsuccessful. Barnes will have artificial skin attached to her head instead, reports The Sun. A GoFundMe page has been established to help with her medical bills.

Self-Absorbent

The Tea Terrace in London is offering a new way for customers to enjoy themselves—literally. On Dec. 16, the shop began selling the “Selfieccino,” an image of the customer’s face in the frothy topping of either a cappuccino or a hot chocolate. Patrons send an photo to the shop via an online messaging app, and the “Cino” machine takes it from there, reproducing the picture with flavorless food coloring in about four minutes. “Due to social media,” shop owner Ehab Salem Shouly told Reuters, “the dining experience has completely shifted. It’s not enough anymore to just deliver great food and great service—it’s got to be Instagram-worthy.”

An Engaged Citizenry

Pam Bisanti, a 31-year resident of Mount Dora, Florida, has approached the city council more than once about the speeding traffic along Clayton Street, where she lives. On Nov. 27, Bisanti made good on her threat to take matters into her own hands if the council didn’t by wielding a handmade sign reading “SLOW DOWN” as she stood next to the roadway during rush hour wearing her pajamas and robe. “The mothers up the street who send their kids down to the bus stop should have every expectation that those kids will be able to cross Clayton without being killed,” Bisanti told the Daily Commercial, saying she plans to continue her protest until the city takes action.

“I am frustrated, angry and fed up. There needs to be a solution sooner than later. Remember that vision of me in my pajamas,” she added.

Unclear on the Concept

Melissa Allen, 32, was arrested on Dec. 19 after attempting to shoplift more than $1,000 in merchandise from a Framingham, Massachusetts, Target store, reported the Boston Globe. On hand to help in the arrest were more than 50 police officers who were at the store to participate in the annual “Shop With a Cop” holiday charity event.

The Call of Nature

Tracy Hollingsworth Stephens, 50, of Alachua, Florida, answered nature’s call on Nov. 25 by stopping her car in the middle of County Road 232 and stepping outside.

An officer of the Florida Highway Patrol soon took notice as he had been searching for Stephens following her involvement in a two-car collision in the parking lot of a nearby T.J. Maxx store earlier that day. Stephens subsequently underperformed on a field sobriety test, according to The Independent Florida Alligator, and was arrested for driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

The Sunshine State

Workers at Captain Hiram’s Sandbar in Sebastian, Florida, resorted to calling police on Nov. 17 when customer William Antonio Olivieri, 63, refused to leave the bar after a night of drinking. Olivieri told Sebastian police he had arrived by boat, but when a quick walk down a nearby dock failed to uncover the boat, he said perhaps he had driven himself to the bar in a black Hyundai.

Throughout the interview with police, reported the Sebastian Daily, Olivieri also maintained that he was in downtown Melbourne, Florida, where he lives. Finally, he was arrested on a charge of disorderly intoxication and taken to the Indian River County Jail. n Sumter County, Florida, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to The Villages on Nov. 19 where resident Lori Jo Matthews, 60, reportedly barked at her neighbor’s dogs, then entered her neighbor’s yard, yelling at the neighbor and finally slapping the neighbor after being told to leave. Deputies caught up with Matthews as she attempted to enter her own home, where she was handcuffed and arrested on charges of battery and resisting arrest. Alcohol, reported Villages-News.com, may have been involved.

Alarming Animal

North Fort Myers, Florida, homeowner Joanie Mathews was terrorized for hours on Nov. 14 by a large pig that wandered into her yard overnight and spent the day destroying the lawn and biting Mathews three times before trapping her in the cab of her truck. “She would circle the truck ... and I would jump in the back seat and I was like ‘Go away, pig!” Mathews told NBC-2 TV. Mathews finally called law enforcement, and it took three Lee County sheriff’s officers to wrangle the testy porker. “It was just hilarious because the pig fought them every which way,” Mathews said. No one, at press time, had stepped forward to claim the pig.

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to focus on topics that are showy and in which it is therefore easy to generate public interest. These topics are used as “proxies” for [anthropogenic global warming] in general; in other words, they represent keystone dominoes that are strategically placed in front of many hun­d reds of others, each representing a separate line of evidence for anthropogenic global warming. By appearing to knock over the keystone domino, audiences targeted by the communication may assume all other dominoes are toppled in a form of “dismissal by associ­ation.”

The paper, Internet Blogs, Polar Bears, and ClimateChange Denial by Proxy, by Jeffrey Harvey, a senior scientist at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, and 13 co-authors, looked at 90 blogs and 92 peer

reviewed papers. They analyzed them in terms of what they said about sea ice (declining rapidly or not, or varying unpredictably over the long run) and polar bears (threatened with extinction or not, or capable of adapting to threats).

Another co-author, Bart Verheggen, a climate scientists at Amsterdam University College, starkly described their findings: “There is a clear separation amongst blogs, where approximately half of the 90 blogs investigated agree with the majority of the scientific literature, whereas other blogs took a position that is diametrically opposed to the scientific conclusions. Most of the blogs in the latter group [about 80%] based their opinions on one and the same source: Susan Crockford.”

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“The problem is that an ever-warmer future means polar bears will have less and less access to their seal prey, so the rate at which bears die from malnutrition/starvation will increase,” said Dr. Steven Amstrup, chief scientist for the nonprofit Polar Bears International. “So, regardless of the proximate cause of this bear’s condition, this heart-wrenching footage provides us with a warning about the future.”

Just days before the video went viral, a paper Amstrup co-authored presented the polar bear as something else as well: a “keystone domino,” a proxy used to attack global warming. The paper stated that: “Because this evidence [for global warming] is so overwhelming, it would be virtually impossible to debunk; the main strategy of denier blogs is therefore

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n early December, a video of a dying, emaciated polar bear, foraging for food on an iceless land, went viral on social media. The video garnered millions of views on Facebook and YouTube. For most, it was a vivid signal of the future in store for us all due to human-caused (anthropogenic) global warming rising temperatures due to increased carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases.

For those who deny or minimize the existence of anthropogenic global warming it wasn’t a polar bear, but a red herring (“Propaganda,” one YouTube viewer called it) — no one knows why it was dying, much less if it can be connected to global warming.

That’s true, but also a bit beside the point.

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Crockford is an unpaid adjunct professor at the Un iversit y of Victoria in British Columbia.

There were a few contested papers — ones that drew critical comments after publication — that fell outside the consensus, but they all fell between the two groups of blogs.

“Our paper was clearly a direct hit because the response from the denial blogs was immediate,” Harvey told Random Lengths. “As is their modus operandi, they studiously avoid the core messages, which are that they use a tiny set of topics (proxies) to dismiss anthropogenic global warming... in attacking the evidence that [anthropogenic global warming] is driving a rapid reduction in seasonal arctic ice extent, [which] threatens polar bears, they almost completely avoid the published scientific literature.”

It’s worth noting that two of Harvey’s co-authors, Amstrup and Ian Stirling, both co-authored more than 20 of the 92 papers in that literature, an indication of their depth of knowledge that denialists actually held against them.

The paper also concluded with an unusual call to action: “We believe that it is imperative for more scientists to venture beyond the confines of their labs and lecture halls to directly engage with the public and policymakers, as well as more strongly confronting and resisting the well-funded and organized network of [anthropogenic global warming] denial.”

But global warming denialism is so pervasive it can now be considered a contributing factor to global warming itself — something to be studied and mitigated. This paper is just the latest in the growing field of scientific studies of global warming science and denialist response that’s increasingly causing denialists to squirm.

the consensus gap between scientists and the public in terms of a combination of individual psychology and socio-political inf luence, with a strong financial component. Harvey’s paper provides a much sharper focus for that broad explanation, leaving little wiggle room for a denialist response short of throwing up their hands in surrender.

“They clearly did not want to respond through the peer reviewed literature, but instead resorted to three main tactics,” Harvey said.

“The first was to accuse us of ganging up on Susan Crockford, even though she does not appear until page three of the article and is not the primary focus.”

Indeed, Crockford is not even indirectly mentioned in the paper’s abstract.

“They also launched all out attacks on the two most prominent authors, Mike Mann and Stephan Lewandowsky, finally coming around to me after some days,” Harvey said.

Mann was principally responsible for “hockey stick” graph, the first widely-accepted reconstruction of the past 1,000 years of northern hemisphere temperatures, showing dramatic temperature increases in the past few decades, which has made him a prime target for denialist attacks. “Recursive Fury” in particular made Lewandowsky a prime target. Finally, “They have tried to discredit the paper by criticizing the statistical analyses,” Harvey concluded.

This was an effort spearheaded by economist Richard Tol, who floundered badly in a similar 2014 attempt to discredit the existence of the 97 percent consensus on global warming.

On the last point, Lewandowsky, highlighted what he called, The “Monty-Pythonesque” angle of them trying frantically to invalidate their data.

“The only way to achieve that would be if their blogs didn’t make the claims they clearly insist on making — namely that the Arctic isn’t melting and polar bears are just fine,” Lewandowsky said.

This emaciated polar bear was spotted by National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen on Somerset Island. The video of the starving bear foraging for food went viral this past December.

Studying Climate Denialism: A Growing Subfield This began in 2004, when science historian Naomi Oreskes, a professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of earth and planetary sciences at Harvard, produced the first of several studies establishing the existence of a solid 97 percent consensus of scientists that humans are responsible for ongoing global warming. It’s also been shown that increasing awareness of this consensus increases public acceptance. In 2015, Norwegian climate scientist Rasmus

Benestad pioneered the study of patterns of mistakes across dissenting papers in the remaining 3 percent.

These were discovered by trying to replicate their results.

In 2012, Stephan Lewandowsky, a cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol, in the United Kingdom UK, another of Harvey’s co-authors, initiated another line of research. He explored patterns of reasoning in the public at large. He first discovered that belief in a cluster of conspiracy theories was associated with global warming denial. Then he studied the online response of denialists to that study in a paper called “Recursive Fury,” in which he reported that many denialists exhibited at least one of six previously identified characteristics of conspiracist ideation.

The denialists reacted furiously again and the journal that published the paper withdrew it, not because there was anything scientifically wrong with it, but for fear of being sued. This was widely condemned for encouraging scientifically unfounded attacks. Crockford also tried to get Harvey’s paper withdrawn and others tried to get Harvey condemned by his employer, but both were firmly rebuffed.

Finally, in 2016, Yale sociologist Justin Farrell initiated another line of research, using network science and text analysis to investigate the overall structure and organizational power of the contrarian network, including the role of elite corporate benefactors.

Thus, the first two lines of research establish why there’s no credible scientific support for rejecting global warming, while the second two broadly explain

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But what they lacked in substance, they made up for in sound and fury, with Crockford herself leading the way. After pointing out the denier blogs’ heavy reliance on her, the paper read: “Notably, as of this writing, Crockford has neither

Ian Stirling, co-author of 32 papers in the 92-paper database, removing satellite radio from female with cub.

Competing Conspiracy Theories

A clique around Bart Verheggen and Amsterdam Academia got others to join them in their crusade against “skeptics,” (the Dutch deniosphere at climategate.nl) WUWT — What’s Up With That? — is the most viewed denialist website worldwide. It actually promoted both of the first two conspiracies. Conspiracy theorists often embrace multiple, different and even contradictory conspiracy narratives. This is one of the six characteristics of conspiracist thought mentioned above, known as “must be wrong,” a pervasive belief that a conspiracy exists despite specific disproofs.

Another corollary of this conspiracy thought characteristic is the belief in mutually-contradictory theories. The conspiracies listed above aren’t mutually exclusive, but they do illustrate another characteristic of conspiracist thought, “persecution-victimization,” the tendency to see themselves as persecuted victims of the conspiracy, as well as potential heroes. Thus, Crockford and her fans prefer the conspiracy theory revolving around her and the Dutch denialists prefer the conspiracy centered on Dutch soil.

A Peek Into Peer Review Confusions “Amstrup is pissed off because I criticized his work,” Crockford wrote in a comment at WUWT. “He and Stirling are not used to being challenged.”

She touted her theory of the paper’s origins and purpose, based on a paper she published online a PeerJ, which is not in a peer-reviewed journal.

Ignoring that fact, she wrote, “Colleagues have read my paper and found it to be fully acceptable as a piece of academic scientific work,” adding, “If that were not true, this desperately ridiculous Bioscience paper would never have been published.”

Back to the Science If the point of such proxy controversies is to distract, it’s good to refocus on what it’s being distracted from.

“In addition to the badgering and nitpicking, we’ve been getting more conflation of the present and the future, more about how it has been warm in the past,

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There’s a second element in Crockford’s persecution narrative: Her entry into the half-baked conspiracy theories about the origins of Harvey’s story.

“It’s interesting to see the different conspiracy theories being touted about our paper [on different denialist blogs],” Verheggen said.

Verheggen said that all of them are wildly wrong.

The following are a few of the claims he refutes: • Mann and Lewandowsky are behind it all, and they dragged others in with them (WUWT [a blog], others) • Amstrup and Stirling wanted to get back at Crockford who criticized them and got others to help them (Tom Fuller at cliscep and elsewhere)

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But that’s not how science works. A paper generally has to be peer reviewed and published, before other scientists feel a need to respond.

“It was peer-reviewed by several well-qualified colleagues before publication (and revised accordingly) [which is not what ‘peer-reviewed’ means] but was not peer-reviewed again by the PeerJ organization, as is their policy,” Crockford wrote elsewhere.

So, she knows full well it wasn’t peer reviewed, but wants to confuse her non-scientist readers.

That was from blog post containing her “letter to the editors of the journal Bioscience requesting retraction of the shoddy and malicious paper by Harvey, et al.” The editors surely saw through this amateurish deception. Just like Donald Trump, she was playing to her base.

That’s hardly her only deception.

Elsewhere on her blog, Crockford let her real feelings about Bioscience show—feelings so strong they seemed to impair her basic math“BioScience is an interesting choice for this ‘Forum’ paper: I counted only 4 polar bear research papers in this journal since 2004 but 11 papers on “climate change denial” since 2010 (not including this one). In other words, few polar bear scientists would usually read this journal but many people interested in the “problem” of “climate change denial” would seek it out.”

Yet, it only takes a moment, clicking on the links Crockford provides in the text, to discover she’s totally wrong. There are actually 88 journal articles listed on polar bears, 72 classified as research articles. For ‘climate change denial’ the numbers are 19 and 16, respectively. So, she’s wrong both about the journal’s content, as well as what people read it for. It is not, as she pretends, a comfy conspiratorial den for her enemies, but a well-respected journal of bioscience!

“This kind of harassment, intimidation and threats are typical in my opinion of climate change deniers when they are criticized,” Harvey concluded. “They rarely pursue the normal professional response of writing a rebuttal to a journal until all other options have been exhausted.”

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conducted any original research nor published any articles in the peer-reviewed literature on polar bears.”

Crockford, a zoologist who’s been secretly paid by the denialist Heartland Institute, seemingly proved their point by responding with a series of heated blog posts, rather than a comment letter to the journal. One post claimed the paper was a conspiratorial response getting back at her for a non-peer-reviewed paper she’d published on the web.

On one of the blog post, she stated that: “Bioscience article is academic rape: an assertion of power and intimidation....

Characterizing a professional, respected scientist as an unqualified vengeful opinion writer is the same kind of power attack as rape. It’s meant to humiliate and intimidate.”

Other denialist blogs echoed her theme, characterizing the paper’s authors as “climate bullies” and harassers.

“Crockford’s claim of academic rape is, in my opinion, really appalling,” Harvey said. “Four of my co-authors are women, including two in their 20s.”

So, was Crockford accusing them of rape, too? Or simply erasing their existence?

“Our team has no agenda against a specific blogger,” said Meena Balgopal, associate professor of biology at Colorado State University another co-author.

“We simply found that the majority (80 percent) of the blogs that were identified as ‘climate denying’ referenced Crockford’s blog. Our goal was to use objective methods to better understand how blogs that describe climate change and polar bears present and frame information. Discussions of ‘#MeToo’ or ‘rape’ are, therefore, irrelevant to our study.”

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and more suggestion polar bears will be fine on land,” Amstrup said.

These are all topics well-settled in the scientific literature that are ripe for confusion in the context of a heated proxy fight. The paper explains these confusions, but denier blogs don’t pay attention to scientific literature. That’s the study’s main finding, remember? So Amstrup ticked off what was being obscured.

“Deniers have criticized polar bear scientists because things we projected for later this century have not yet happened,” he said.

That’s the main point of Crockford’s non-peer-reviewed paper. So, “there are no future threats.”

This ignores the known long-term trends and the point Amstrup made about the dying bear video.

“Lowered polar bear survival means more bears are starving to death, so regardless of what happened to cause this particular bear’s problems, we know a future with less ice means higher rates of this kind of event in the future — a future we can avoid by mitigating greenhouse gas rise,” Amstrup said.

He also commented on past warm periods.

“The best evidence suggests we will be far warmer by mid-century than any time in the polar bear’s evolutionary history,” Amstrup said. “The current warming is occurring over the top of gradually declining insolation is caused by humans and is not at all analogous to past warming events.”

As for polar bears surviving on land, studies show there just isn’t enough nutritious food for them to survive on without access to sea ice where they can hunt seals. Sure, bears have been known to catch geese, for example, but, “there simply are not enough geese to feed all the polar bears if we ultimately let the ice disappear,” Amstrup said.

Of course, the point of the paper is that all the above is well-known to scientists and is deliberately obscured on the denier blogs. The response to the paper helps to prove its point.

and people that do not,” added Peter Roessingh, another co-author, an ecologist at the University of Amsterdam. “We show that all scientist are in one camp, with half of the blogs, and all other blogs are in the other camp. It is not a random mixture.

By omitting the science position he distorts our conclusion.”

Tol also complained that some of the paper’s co-authors had co-authored a good number of the papers on sea ice and polar bears, which made them biased. He layered multiple misleading arguments to make it seem quite underhanded and nefarious — questioning why only a small subset of papers on polar bears (in the Scopus database) were used, for example.

“There may well be 278 papers on polar bears in Scopus,” Lewandowsky responded.

“In fact, there are probably 10,000 papers in Scopus on bears. And a million on mammals.

Holy cow, does this mean we ignored nearly a million relevant papers? Of course not! ... He’d get the same number of papers [we did] if he actually used our search terms..... Tol is complaining that the Bioscience paper is co-authored by scientists with a high level of relevant expertise. I would call that a strong asset of our paper!”

In short, Tol’s response comes off as the final flourish in a flood of responses, all of which add up to a resounding underscoring of Harvey’s results. As Lewandowsky said, it’s Monty-Python-esque.

“Our paper is hardly surprising, but deniers are angry simply because they have been formally exposed,” Harvey summed up. “It is patently obvious that denier blogs are master cherry pickers of quite dubious sources. They know it too, but they just don’t want to admit it.”

Which is why the paper’s call for scientists to become more engaged on social media is so crucial.

The more of them there are, the harder it will be for the cherry pickers to win when the next viral video comes around. PJH

Steven Amstrup, co-author of 21 papers in the 92-paper database, with three ridiculously cute polar bear cubs (are there any other kind?).

A Last Hurrah — Or Harrumph One last response deserves special attention: that of economist Richard Tol, who has made slipshod scientific-sounding arguments before. In a 2014 paper he criticized one of several studies showing a 97 percent consensus on global warming, arguing it was “only” 91 percent instead.

His paper was was rejected twice by one journal for flawed methodology, before it was published by another, still with some of the problems reviewers had flagged. A debunking of his claims, 24 Critical Errors in Tol (2014), written by 10 co-authors was published at skepticalscience.com, which noted that in his most glaring mistake: “Tol effectively conjured approximately 300 papers rejecting or minimizing human-caused global warming out of thin air, with no evidence that those papers exist in reality.”

This time outlooks strikingly similar. The data issues, once again, are illusory.

“Simply put, there are no issues with the data and Tol doesn’t report any,” Lewandowsky said. “What Tol is doing instead is to throw various innuendos at our particular form of the data and listing the limitations of it. This is a never-ending game of ‘gotcha’ because every type of data has specific limitations, which are taken into account by the appropriate statistical analysis.”

His conclusions are chimeral, too.

“Harvey et al. (2017) thus really show that there are people who worry about sea-ice and polar bears, and those who do not and cite Dr Crockford,” Tol wrote.

“Tol’s description of ‘what we really show’ is a bit tricky,” Varteban said. “It’s written in a way that attempts to ridicule and downplay what we did, without being outright wrong.”

“We do not only show there are people who worry

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role in people’s lives. For instance, an owl might eat the gophers that make mounds in your yard, or eagles scavenge carrions, which reduces diseases.

But nothing really connects people to birds better than actually seeing birds.

“For some of us, to see an eagle so close — our human perception of an eagle in a tree 100 yards away is so different than seeing an eagle 10-feet away sitting on someone’s hand,” Poole said. “It’s like seeing the super moon rise over the mountain you look at every day. It’s so different than seeing it when its way up in the sky with no scale. That perspective of closeness allows us to see things we don’t normally see.”

That’s why the education birds are so important, Poole said. They change how people think about birds. The exhibit is meant to celebrate those birds and also continue helping people follow the Teton Raptor Center’s motto to “see more birds,” everyday, everywhere, even when getting coffee and a bagel.

PJH Teton Raptor Center art exhibition at Pearl Street Bagels, hangs Jan. 15 through Feb. 15 Artists in the show: Shannon Marie Schacht, Alissa Hartmann, Lisa Laurie, Andy Taylor, Conrad Hunt, Nicole Gaitan, David Watson, Emily Poole, Jordan Walker, Jocelyn Slack, Annaliese Mayor, Shane Cranston

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This show celebrates those birds, he said.

The raptor center put a call out to local artists who have worked with, or visited the raptor center before. Artists ranging from professionals to high school students submitted work for the show, which goes up Jan. 15. There are oil paintings, water colors, drawings and even a linocut block print on paper, Poole said.

Most of the art is small, from about 3 x 5 up to 24 x 24, to allow as many pieces as possible to hang, Poole said.

The raptor center asked the artists to use the education birds as inspiration.

Some came and observed them at the center. Some used photographs. Others created work representing the species instead of a specific bird.

Several organizations, including National Geographic and the Audubon Society, have named 2018 the “Year of the Bird,” Poole said. It’s about highlighting the importance of the birds in our life and thinking about the conservations issues that arise from human interactions with birds, Poole said. The Year of the Bird is about reminding people of their connection to the natural world even in modern times. It’s similar to the raptor center’s goal. “[If] we can help people understand our place in nature and the value of conserving nature, then we’ve achieved our mission,” Poole said.

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he Teton Raptor Center has a simple motto: “See more birds.”

It’s about encouraging people to think about, look around and notice birds wherever they are, said Steve Poole, a volunteer and board member at the Teton Raptor Center.

The Teton Raptor Center is making that task even easier this winter. Its exhibit at Pearl Street Bagels features work from about 15 local artists inspired by the raptor’s center education birds.

The center has 14 birds that can’t be released back into the wild, Poole said. Some of the birds have been with the center for years, while others have joined the ranks in just the last few months. They are different ages and species. There are big birds like golden eagles and tiny ones like Eastern screech owls that can fit in the palm of your hand. They might be deaf, or blind, or unable to fly. But at the raptor center they have an important role.

“They are our public face,” Poole said. “They represent the raptor center.

People come to the raptor center to see birds.”

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I AM New art exhibit showcases the brilliant work of contemporary Middle Eastern women

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here are so many misconceptions people who have never been there have about the Middle East and what it’s like to live there, said Emy diGrappa of the Wyoming Humanities Council. There are even more when it comes to what it’s like to be a woman in the area.

On Friday, people have a chance to gain a deeper insight into life in the Middle East from people who actually live there thanks to “I AM,” an exhibit featuring work from 31 contemporary Middle Eastern artists. The artists are all women and represent 12 different countries.

Art is one of the most effective mediums to enhance understanding, bring

about respect and deepen relationships between people of cultures, said PaulGordon Chandler, founding president of CARAVAN, the organization bringing the exhibition to Jackson.

CARAVAN wanted to highlight the role Middle Eastern women play in the region and globally, Chandler said in an email interview. The exhibit offers a chance to address common stereotypes and change the narrative surrounding Middle Eastern women who are often misrepresented or unacknowledged.

“At the same time, this exhibition is a response to the many challenges facing women around the world today,” he said.

The exhibition, which will hang in the Center Theater Gallery through Feb. 25, opens Friday with a special program featuring multimedia artist Alia Ali from Yemen. She’ll speak about her experience as an artist and woman and how art can offer a bridge between cultures.

Mahmoud “Mood” Chouki, a guitarist and composer from Morocco, and Chandler, the founder of CARAVAN, will also present at the Friday opening.

Janet Rady, a specialist in Middle Eastern contemporary art, curated the exhibition. It features a variety of mediums

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including oil paint, collage, photography, calligraphy and scenography. The majority of artists in the show are well-established, but a few emerging-artists were also invited to participate, Chandler said.

The works are varied in style, but also in the experiences and insights the artists share and convey. The collective exhibit is meant to be thought-provoking, Chandler said.

Chandler said he hopes people gain a better understanding of the Middle East and Middle Eastern women as they balance their culture and religion in a rapidly changing world.

“This exhibition celebrates the unique voice of women in shaping a harmonious world and aims to remind us all of our similarities and the need for peaceful coexistence,” Chandler said.

The Wyoming Humanities Council is co-presenting the exhibition, which has already shown in Jordan, Washington D.C. and London.

The goal is to build bridges between the Middle East and the West, diGrappa said. The art allows the women to share their own narratives and experiences directly with the viewer.

“Every woman’s life is full of stories,” diGrappa said.

The Wyoming Humanities Council is using the exhibition as a catalyst for local conversations specifically on gender-based violence, diGrappa said.

“Gender-based violence, especially violence against women, knows no political, socioeconomic or cultural boundaries,” she said. “It’s an issue all over the world, whether you live in the United States, or the Middle East.”

The Wyoming Humanities Council is sponsoring an even Jan. 21 with speakers presenting on how to move forward after traumatic experiences. On Feb. 11, it is bringing a speaker from the Faith Trust Institute to offer workshops for those with jobs that deal with domestic violence such as police officers and counselors.

“We are trying to address local issues,” diGrappa said. “This is one of those things that is really hard to talk about and ‘I AM ‘is a catalyst for having some of those critical conversations.” PJH

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ith just days to go until we celebrate surviving year one of the Donald Trump experience, I think we can all acknowledge that we were sold a bill of goods. No, I’m not talking about saving the coal industry or the building of a wall, but something much more important: where is all the good music we were promised during a Trump presidency?

Not that we should have gotten our hopes up. Really, anyone who survived George W.’s time in office knew that the ‘80s are long gone and a “bad” presidency does not equal better music.

Remember when NoFX were good? I still haven’t forgiven Bush for what he did to them.

It’s not that 2017 didn’t have protest music worth discussing, it’s just that

with the exception of an Eminem freestyle very little of it created a blip on the pop culture radar. There were people out there doing work, and I’ll give all credit in the world to rappers and indie artists putting their feelings down on wax, even if the individual songs didn’t set the world on fire. At least we got one real jam: Pussy Riot’s “Make America Great Again,” which will never get its proper due for obvious reasons.

Recently, Bono complained in Rolling Stone that rock music had become too “girly” and that “hip-hop is the only place for young male anger at the moment – and that’s not good.” It’s a pretty bad hot take, and a weird one considering that the guy lamenting the rise of hip-hop cut a record with Kendrick Lamar. Even assuming that hip-hop is the only place for young male anger, what excuse do every rocker above the age of 25 – including Bono and his mates in US – have for their weak response to the political landscape of 2017?

You can count the number of really great rock protest songs on two hands.

Personally speaking, I can’t get past three: Radar State’s “Double Speak,” which I know none of you have heard; Nine Inch Nail’s “Less Than,” in which Trent Reznor finally wrote a good version of what he was trying to do with “The Hand That Feeds” way back in

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some new rock protest anthems.

We need to bring back rap-rock.

Oh, you laugh, but if angry young dudes are really embracing hiphop anyway, and if rappers are more inclined to speak the truth about the world we live in, then maybe it’s time for a new generation of numetal bands to rise up. You laugh, but would a new wave of rap-rock be any worse than the legion of butt rock bands that currently make up so many modern rock playlists these days? I think not.

I mean, it was that fusion of massive riffs and intelligent rhymes that made Rage Against The Machine such a force in the first place. Those songs are just as powerful now as they were when they were originally released. Yes, the bands that came along after them choose to write about themselves rather than the world, but is that any surprise?

Complaining about your love life will always be more satisfying than trying to save the world, which is a concept so simple it’s amazing that rock messiah Bono doesn’t get it.

So yes, we need to get these new bands some turntables and a stack of Public Enemy records. It won’t be easy, but maybe this time next year we’ll have some fist pumping rock songs to be proud of. PJH

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2005; and Roger Waters’ “Is This The Life You Really Want?,” less because of the quality of the song and more because the man put on a giant touring production this year that spends a large chunk of its second act insulting Trump and that counts for something.

And after that… I got nothing. I had high hopes that this would be Rise Against’s time to shine, and while “The Miracle” was one of the best songs of the year, the rest of the record and their supporting tour for it just left me feeling kind of flat.

Truth be told, it’s always struck me as kind of odd that no one wanted to pick up the mantle of “mainstream political rock juggernaut” after Rage Against The Machine stopped recording. Even as rock’s share of mainstream interest has declined, you’d think there’d still be good money in waving the flag of political rock; doing so for a couple of albums saved Green Day’s career and got them in the Rock Hall of Fame, after all. But alas, no great political rock band has come along to fill that void; even members of Rage Against The Machine themselves are having trouble finding their footing as Prophet’s of Rage proves.

So, if you’ll allow me to think way outside the box on this one, I have a solution that will put the rage back into rock music AND gives us a better shot at

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Civic Engagement The Post once again finds Steven Spielberg teaching entertaining lessons in American democracy.

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f America was going to get a cinematic civics teacher, it could certainly have done a hell of a lot worse than Steven Spielberg. It’s not as though the most successful entertainer in the history of movies has given up on frivolity, with recent features like The BFG and the upcoming Ready Player One. But in recent years, the 71-year-old director has grown more contemplative, using his gifts behind the camera to tell stories about how America can be the best possible America, from the complex legislative sausage-making of Lincoln to the spirited defense of civil liberties in Bridge of Spies. The Post feels like part of an unofficial trilogy with those two previous films — a spirited, engaging exploration of freedom of the press that

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is bound to feel even more pointed in the age of another president openly hostile towards the press.

This story, however, takes us back more than 40 years, to whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg (Matthew Rhys) turning over to the New York Times in 1971 documents from a Department of Defensecommissioned report chronicling American involvement in — and public deception about — Vietnam going back to the Truman administration. The Nixon administration sought an injunction against the publication of the “Pentagon Papers” as a threat to national security, yet as the title of The Post suggests, the focus here isn’t on the Times, but on the Washington paper dealing with complex issues at the same time. While publisher Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep) prepares to take the cash-poor paper public, editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) tries to play catch-up with the Times reporting.

And both of them ultimately face a hard decision about whether to risk publishing their own stories about the Pentagon Papers in the face of legal, political and financial pressure.

Much of the time, The Post feels like two different movies pasted together, which makes it a bit less effective as either one. On the one hand, there’s the procedural story of reporters uncovering a far-reaching scandal, which is right in

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the wheelhouse of co-screenwriter and Spotlight Oscar-winner Josh Singer. The story emphasizes the low-tech leg-work of reporting in the pre-Internet era, particularly as reporter Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk) tries to verify his suspicion that Ellsberg is the source of the Pentagon Papers leak. The script includes plenty of pointed, on-the-nose dialogue about the importance of journalism — “We have to be the check on their power,” etc. — but The Post is considerably more entertaining simply observing as Bradlee and his staff fumble through the disorganized stack of documents, or when Bradlee sends an intern to spy on the Times to figure out what they’ve got, or even respecting the hard work of everyone from typesetters to workers on the loading docks who get the paper out into the world.

This is also, however, the story of Katherine Graham’s crucible moment as publisher, built on the back-story of her unexpected ascendance to the role in the family business after her husband’s suicide. Streep’s performance is predictably sensational at capturing a woman full of self-doubt in a society still skeptical of women in positions of authority, and Spielberg employs all of his skills in shots that emphasize her insecurity: peering

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down at her over Bradlee’s shoulder in a way that pins her in a corner, or circling her at a party like she’s prey just ready to be eaten. Here too there are moments that are a bit overwrought — Graham descends the steps of the Supreme Court through a sea of women gazing at her in unabashed hero-worship — but it’s a fascinating piece of character study, even if it’s one that’s more parallel to the central narrative than integrated into it.

But it’s also a wonderfully efficient piece of filmmaking, opting not to focus on the arguments before the Supreme Court despite the fact that the case was a First Amendment landmark. Spielberg is slick enough in his directing choices — and savvy enough to put together a killer cast of supporting players like Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Sarah Paulson and Alison Brie — that it rarely feels like you’re getting a lecture about the importance of an adversarial free press. And even when it is what you’re getting, it’s nice to have a lecturer with some style. PJH

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sometimes worse than the images.

You’ll discover what a hammer can do to the human body. You’ll come to the conclusion that the only thing that separates us from the ancient armies that killed every man, woman and child in a city they conquered is that they made statues of what they did and we upload our atrocities.

But you have to go out looking for those sorts of things. 98 percent of kids aren’t going to randomly stumble upon “3 Guys, 1 Hammer” while clicking their way through unboxing videos.

They’ll discover those darker parts of the Internet as they grow up. We try to act like kids are sweet and innocent, but there are plenty of them under the age of 10 who love horror. For them, IT, Stranger Things and Five Nights At Freddy’s are pillars of their pop culture reality. And I don’t think it’s weird that there are YouTubers out there looking to exploit that connection.

Oh, don’t act surprised. These dudes know exactly what they’re doing. The same guy that filmed the suicide victim faked his own death in front of some of his young fans because he knew he’d get some views. The only difference is that more people are aware of what’s happening online and ready to call out bad behavior. If this guy hadn’t filmed a dead body, someone else with a ridiculous amount of subscribers on Youtube would have.

In the end, it’s all about making money, and this guy is going to walk away with more fans thanks to people wanting to see how far he’ll push the envelope in the future. The only question left is how far that envelope gets pushed. PJH

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Now, a lot of people way smarter than me are using this to talk about big picture Internet issues — the word algorithm comes up a lot, as does monetization — but I’m here to admit that while I do think this situation with the blogger and the suicide victim and the kids is shocking, I don’t think it’s particularly surprising. As with any major Internet controversy, my first response to this story was “wow, I can’t believe it took so long for something like this to happen.”

The Internet is full of videos of dead people. Shock sites have existed for decades, and have only grown more popular as the ability to shoot, upload and stream video has gotten easier.

And that’s only natural because long before the Internet existed there were humans out there who wanted to see dead bodies.

Snuff films used to be something that people talked about but never expected to see. Unless you had access to a good mom and pop video store, even seeing something as silly as Faces of Death wasn’t guaranteed. Now for less than $10 you can get a one month subscription to Shudder and watch it as many times as you’d like or you could just stream one of the many versions of it uploaded to Youtube for free. Yes, something that was so infamous is now only a few clicks away.

Sure, Faces of Death wasn’t a real snuff film, but its existence proves that there will always be those people out there who not only slow down when they see a car wreck but wish they had an app that told them about all the car wrecks so they’d never miss any. And thanks to the Internet, there is a never-ending stream of nastiness available for their consumption.

Lurk on the darker fringes of the Internet long enough and you’ll learn that the sounds of a beheading are

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’m going to be completely honest with you: I thought it was going to be months before I got around to discussing dead bodies on the Internet with you. I was all set to talk about British baking shows and forging knives and streaming services I can’t believe don’t exist and why watching the Olympics online is way better than watching them on TV and a whole bunch of other subjects that weren’t dead bodies on the Internet. But death, much like life, comes at you fast, and sometimes you just have to change course.

You might have heard a story recently about how a Youtube star, who I’m not going to name here because fuck that guy, went on a trip to Japan, visited the famous Aokigahara forest, filmed the body of someone who committed suicide then uploaded said video to his channel. Now, this would have been problematic without the next piece of information, but this decision was made worse because so many of the people who view this channel are young.

Like “don’t understand the concept of killing yourself” young. Like “probably shouldn’t be watching Youtube on their own but it’s such a convenient babysitter that we let them watch it anyway” young.

Faces of Death is not a real snuff film, but it’s not really something you want to watch either, online or otherwise. Promise.

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My book is about being able to change your lifestyle in a sustainable, realistic way,” Lindsay Maitland Hunt said.

Hunt,a Jackson resident and author of a new cookbook, Healthyish, has finally made it to the big leagues after years of hard work.

Jackson resident Lindsay Maitland Hunt has finally made it to the cookbook big leagues after years of hard work.

Growing up, Hunt — who has always had an affinity for baking — split time between Los Angeles and Jackson.

From an early age, Hunt began learning important baking lessons, thanks to the difference in altitudes between sunny Los Angeles and Jackson. The importance of adjusting recipes according to climate and recipe testing were two of the earliest ones.

“I had a baking stand at the Farmer’s Market here in the summers when I was 15 and 16 … I guess I just loved the way people reacted when I baked for them, and I loved the precision, the measurements and the beauty and taste,” she said.

That love of baking led to Hunt enrolling at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) after high school.

“It’s like Hogwarts for cooks!” she said.

Her mom, who’d catered during college, warned her of the hardships of the food world.

Following her stint at the CIA, Hunt continued her studies at Dartmouth, where she followed her artistic instincts and studied studio art with a focus on painting and photography.

A move to New York and a brief photography internship came shortly after graduation, but Hunt said she realized that type of work wasn’t for her. Her love of creating with food was her true calling, and Hunt enrolled at FCI, now known as the International Culinary Center in Soho, a few months later.

“It was wonderful — so great, I just realized ‘Ah, I’m doing what I need to be doing,’” she said.

While learning the ins and outs of food at school was exhilarating, Hunt said her first experience in a professional kitchen was overwhelming.

“I did a stage at Danielle, which is a 4 star restaurant, I was 22, in this kitchen, I did not know up from down,” she said.

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outcome of the two experiences. While at Buzzfeed, I realized I was ready to write a book,” Hunt said.

The new book feels much like a product of Hunt’s career evolution. Like her BuzzFeed Food articles, her photographs are stunning yet simple, as are her recipes. Each piece has a touch of sophistication, showcasing her dedication to recipe development and finding the best combinations for easy, better cooking.

But while Healthyish is a big accomplishment, it wasn’t always an easy one.

“It’s coming up with an idea, writing the recipe, cooking the recipe, and then iterating on that until it becomes a product that someone else can make … I compare my job to that of an Ikea designer who also has to write the instructions,” Hunt said. “I come up with the look of the furniture, the whole line, make sure it looks right, make sure it works, and then write instructions so that you can assemble it.”

Ultimately, the amount of recipes and the amount of practice it takes to get really good at so many recipes meant cookbooks were a different ball game.

“Making sure they all flow, and then on top of that being the creative director? Managing shoots, plating each dish … it was a lot. I styled everything in that book. My hands touched every dish,” she said.

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12 hours I was there … I just realized this is not for me.”

That overwhelming experience led to better things for Hunt, though.

Through the struggle she found her niche in the cooking world in a specialty food shop called Brooklyn Barter — a niche she never knew existed.

“I grew up with Cooks Illustrated and cookbooks in the house but never really thought about the fact that this was a career path I could someday take,” she said.

Hunt excelled in the specialty food world, and began an internship with author Sarah Copeland, who was working on her first cookbook, The Newlywed Cookbook.

“She taught me everything. She taught me how you test a recipe — why you do it this way, what food styling is,” Hunt said.

During her internship, Hunt landed a job with Real Simple Magazine, which helped Hunt hone her recipe development and food art skills.

“Healthyish wouldn’t exist without Real Simple,” she said. “I learned how to build an actual recipe, what recipe copyright means, how can you do it without stealing a recipe. Why to test recipes and why to break them down. If you can do a 16 item recipe in 10, do it.

It was my grad school.”

As Hunt began to outgrow her editorial position at the magazine, she started working freelance. It wasn’t long before the food writer was approached

by BuzzFeed, where she began developing recipes and compiling “bestofs’”from other blogs.

“I learned how to write and develop recipes for the internet rather than cooking things seven times to get it right for a magazine. The value in both is very real. Healthyish is a direct

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Budget Booze 10 top-rated wines between $15 and $20

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f you drink wine regularly, and you’re on the quest for the perfect budget-friendly wine between $15 and $20, take a look at these top ten wines from around the world. Whether rich or light, fruity or spicy, read on to find your perfect bottle of vino.

Choosing a wine in this price range can be challenging for some, but for under $20, you can find a wine that is excellent for your meal, an event, a gift or just for staying at home and relaxing. Often, wines under $10 can run the gamut from “exceptional value” to “horrible mistake” and unless you have tried a particular bottle in that price range, it’s generally better to go with a wine above $15 to ensure you’re getting good quality grapes from well- kept land.

Chehalem INOX Chardonnay 2012 For a perfect summer Chardonnay, try Chehalem INOX Chardonnay 2012 from Oregon’s famous wine producing Willamette Valley. It’s a very light and crisp Chardonnay, yet offers a full bodied flavor at a great value.

Seghesio Zinfandel 2012 If a rich, bold red is what you’re looking for, try Seghesio Zinfandel from California’s Sonoma Valley. Full of flavor, this bottle goes great with bold, spicy and hearty meals. This bottle is one of the best values of the Sonoma County Zinfandel’s to be purchased. This wine is bold and structured enough to go with rich foods, but not too strong as to be overpowering.

Khroma Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 For something far from the norm, try the Khroma Cabernet Sauvignon, also a California wine. With overtones of ripe blueberries and vanilla and an oak finish, this isn’t a wine you’re likely to forget.

Gerard Bertrand Cote des Roses 2013 Summer meals aren’t complete without a great Rose. Gerard Bertrand Cote des Roses from France is a simple, fresh Rose that offers great balance and flavor to pair with your favorite light summer meal. It offers a very slight bit of sweetness and is excellent served very cold.

Canoe Ridge Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 For a deep and balanced Washington red, try Canoe Ridge Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a very deep and dense flavored wine and has hints of fruit

without being overly sweet. Washington’s Columbia Valley is known for producing excellent Cabernet Sauvignon and this particular bottle doesn’t disappoint.

Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc 2012

For a classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, try Mount Nelson Sauvignon Blanc. The flavor is very fresh and pure.

It’s a very bright wine incorporating the taste of citrus and spice. For a dry and crisp white wine that is delicate yet flavorful, this is a perfect pick.

Castello di Querceto Chianti Classico Reserva 2009

No list would be complete without a big, bold Italian Chianti. Castello di Querceto Chianti Classico Reserva 2009 delivers just that. This is a very bold and full wine with flavors that are definitely earthy, but remains a very well structured wine.

Chook Shiraz Viognier 2012 For a smooth Shiraz, try Chook Shiraz Viognier, a Shiraz Syrah blend from Australia. This wine gets high marks for its breadth of flavors that finish nicely and with good length. It has notes of berries with hints of spice and pepper to give it a lively yet smooth flavor.

Domaines Schlumberger Princes Abbes Pinot Gris 2011

For something a little more full bodied than a Pinot Grigio, try a Pinot Gris from Alsace, France. Domaines Schlumberger Princes Abbes Pinot Gris is darker than a Pinot Grigio and has a stronger aroma and flavorful taste. Unlike its lighter cousin, this Pinot Gris is best described as a full bodied wine that tastes rich and creamy.

Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Organic Riesling 2012

To end on a sweet note, those who enjoy a nice dessert wine won’t want to miss Pacific Rim Vin de Glaciere Organic Riesling from Washington’s Columbia Valley. The wine has hints of honey, fruit and walnuts with an extra-long finish.

This Riesling is best served cold and is one to savor. At just $15.99, this bottle offers exceptional value.Be adventurous, try new things and keep notes when you find a bottle that you particularly enjoy.

In time, you’ll be recommending great wines between $15 and $20 per bottle to your friends and family.

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ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI

Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine.

Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 733-0022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai.com.

THAI ME UP

Home of Melvin Brewing Co. Freshly remodeled offering modern Thai cuisine in a relaxed setting. New tap system with 20 craft beers. New $8 wine list and extensive bottled beer menu. Open daily for dinner at 5pm.

Downtown at 75 East Pearl Street. View our tap list at thaijh.com/brews. 307-733-0005.

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THE BLUE LION

A Jackson Hole favorite for 39 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome.. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com

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ELEANOR’S

Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner starting at 8am daily. 140 N. Cache, (307) 7340882, theorganiclotus.com.

MANGY MOOSE

Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose.com.

MOE’S BBQ

Opened in Jackson Hole by Tom Fay and David Fogg, Moe’s Original Bar B Que features a Southern Soul Food Revival through its awardwinning Alabama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood served with two unique sauces in addition to Catfish and a Shrimp Moe-Boy sandwich. A daily rotation of traditional Southern sides and tasty desserts are served fresh daily. Moe’s BBQ stays open late and features a menu for any budget. While the setting is family-friendly, a full premium bar offers a lively scene with HDTVs for sports fans, music, shuffle board and other games upstairs. Large party takeout orders and full service catering with delivery is also available.

VIRGINIAN SALOON

Come down to the historic Virginian Saloon and check out our grill menu! Everything from 1/2 pound burgers to wings at a great price!

The grill is open in the Saloon from 4pm - 10pm daily. (307) 739-9891. 750 West Broadway.

CALICO

A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m. 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.

MEXICAN EL ABUELITO

Serving authentic Mexican cuisine and appetizers in a unique Mexican atmosphere. Home of the original Jumbo Margarita. Featuring a full bar with a large selection of authentic Mexican beers. Lunch served weekdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nightly dinner specials. Open seven days, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.

PIZZA DOMINO’S PIZZA

Hot and delicious delivered to your door. Handtossed, deep dish, crunchy thin, Brooklyn style and artisan pizzas; bread bowl pastas, and oven baked sandwiches; chicken wings, cheesy breads and desserts. Delivery. 520 S. Hwy. 89 in Kmart Plaza, (307) 733-0330.

PINKY G’S

The locals favorite! Voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole 2012-2016. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, strombolis, calzones and many appetizers to choose from. Try the $7 ‘Triple S’ lunch special. Happy hours 10 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Sun.- Thu. Text PINK to 71441 for discounts.

Delivery and take-out. Open daily 11a.m. to 2 a.m. 50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.

PIZZERIA CALDERA

Jackson Hole’s only dedicated stone-hearth oven pizzeria, serving Napolitana-style pies

using the freshest ingredients in traditional and creative combinations. Five local micro-brews on tap, a great selection of red and white wines by the glass and bottle, and one of the best views of the Town Square from our upstairs deck. Daily lunch special includes slice, salad or soup, any two for $8. Happy hour: half off drinks by the glass from 4 - 6 daily. Dine in or carry out. Or order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com, or download our app for iOS or Android. Open from 11am - 9:30pm daily at 20 West Broadway.

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Local is a modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson’s historic town square.

Serving locally raised beef and, regional game, fresh seafood and seasonally inspired food, Local offers the perfect setting for lunch, drinks or dinner.

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Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. Its bar alone is an attraction, thanks to reasonably priced drinks and a loyal crowd. Come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal wings. Open at 11 a.m. daily. 832 W. Broadway, (307) 733-7901.

LOTUS ORGANIC RESTAURANT

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Our mission is simple: offer good food, made fresh, all day, every day. We know everyone’s busy, so we cater to on-the-go lifestyles with quick, tasty options for breakfast and lunch, including pastries and treats from our sister restaurant Persephone. Also offering coffee and espresso drinks plus wine and cocktails.

Open Mon-Fri 7am-5pm, Wknds 7am-3pm 1110 Maple Way in West Jackson 307-2642956www.picnicjh.com

Local, a modern American steakhouse and bar, is located on Jackson’s historic town square. Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locally-ranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, house-ground burgers, and seasonallyinspired food. We offer an extensive wine list and an abundance of locally-sourced products. Offering a casual and vibrant bar atmosphere with 12 beers on tap as well as a relaxed dining room, Local is the perfect spot to grab a burger for lunch or to have drinks and dinner with friends. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am. Dinner Nightly 5:30pm. 55 North Cache, (307) 201-1717, localjh.com.

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Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30am-10am. Coffee & pastry 10am-11:30am.

Lunch 11:30am-3pm. Aprés 3pm-5:30pm.

Dinner 6pm-9pm. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call 307-733-3242.

LOCAL

America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour 4 to 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 265 S. Millward. (307) 739-2337, snakeriverbrewing.com.

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1 “I’m waiting ... ” 7 “Volunteers?”

13 Bobbing refuse 20 Word with man or dope 21 Like typical laundromats 22 Affluent San Diego community 23 Tolerate shrubland?

25 Crowd-drawing bars 26 Ancient queen, familiarly 27 Pot for paella 28 Sicilian six 29 Sports figure 30 Sewer needs 34 Hates 37 MLB set a season record for them in 2017 38 Times to call, in ads 39 Markers 41 Submerged threat 42 Office supply quantity 44 Term in wrestling or bowling 45 .3 rings?

48 Doctor’s orders 51 Receiver of many letters 53 Actress Kathryn 54 Pocket breads 56 BCS org.

57 Franklin’s 1936 opponent 59 Spanish coin 61 Local pic shower 62 Distress signal?

63 One who’s learned 67 Pres. after USG 68 Langley org.

69 Online exchange, briefly 70 Troon turndowns 71 Texas team’s fair exhibit?

75 Basie’s “__’Clock Jump” 76 Director DuVernay 77 Actor Vigoda 78 Bard’s dusk 79 Lumber mill workers 81 BOLO target 83 It can be hammered out

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Runway adornment “__ me ae spark o’ Nature’s fire”: Burns 88 London’s __ Modern 89 Some Deco works 91 Sea, with “the” 93 Maestro Georg 97 Different 99 Loyalty from a farm bird?

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110 “How clever of you!”

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123 Successful religious conversion?

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COSMIC CAFE WITH CAROL MANN

Timeless Wishes From Those Who Have Passed Over

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QUESTION In your experience communicating on behalf of your clients with the souls of people who have passed over, what do those people say they want for those of us who are still here?

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DON’T TAKE IT PERSONALLY * “I have learned that taking things personally is the quickest way to slow yourself down, undermine your health, never be happy and at peace, or ever fulfill your potential in life. Without realizing it, I was carrying inside me all the hurts, insults, sorrows and things I felt were unfair from my entire life, almost like treasured possessions. If you could see what that looks like with me dragging all that stuff around inside me, it makes a pretty pathetic cartoon, in which you can see how impossible it would be to move forward in life or to ever jump for joy!”

LET IT GO *“Here is another thing I want to pass on to you. I did not fully realize till now how important it is to let go of old hurts. There were some old, deep hurts which I carried in the pit of my stomach my whole life. They were there so long, I wasn’t even aware, but I now know holding on to this kind of stuff is poisonous and can be … it was for me … literally deadly.” * “Live well and let go of anything colored with guilt or regret, which you are still carrying in relation to you and/or me. Everyone has their own path. Please enjoy yours and choose well.”

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GO FOR IT *“The two most important things I can share with all of you are: 1. Live life to the fullest and 2. Put fear aside.” *“Maybe the message is for you to be happy without any requirements for happiness.” PJH

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THE POWER OF THOUGHTS

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*“Please take from me only the good stuff … and add them to what is the best in you. Let go of any of my failings and shortcomings. Know that I loved and love each and all of you, no matter how I succeeded and failed at letting you know this.” *“I only hope that you take into your life and share generously with others whatever positive things my presence in your life was able contribute to you. Take these things into your life, share them … pay it forward … and have the best life ever while you are still alive on Earth. There is no end to the amount of love in the Universe or in a human heart.” *“Whatever caring things you may have to say about me today at my memorial, my wish is that you also please tell at least one person here today something kind you’ve meant to say to them and have not…and please do this often while you are in your earth lives … it makes everyone happier and creates less mess left behind.”

young and say kind things to yourself. It makes a big difference. One of my insights since being on this side is all about the power of thought.” *“The biggest learning for me has been that most of what we think is real turns out to be stories we make up!

Not lies, but simply inaccurate personal interpretations.

I never realized this before! Events happen, experiences occur, people do things or don’t do things and we react to everything by making our own meaning of things, which may not be accurate at all.

Then, the accumulation of all our stories directs our lives, even if they are not true. And most of them are not true. In fact, any story that involves taking anything personally is an automatic story. This has been nothing less than a revelation for me to see.”

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hen a reader sent me the question below, it inspired me to gather a selection of actual quotes from my work over the years with the souls of real people who have passed. Their words made me think of New Year’s wishes from the “Other Side.”

Perhaps you’ll be inspired to apply the timeless wisdom to your lives, bringing you greater inner peace and happiness in 2018.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Three centuries ago, Capricorn genius Isaac Newton formulated principles that have ever since been fundamental to scientists’ understanding of the physical universe. He was also a pioneer in mathematics, optics, and astronomy. And yet he also expended huge amounts of time and energy on the fruitless attempt to employ alchemy to transform base metals into solid gold. Those efforts may have been interesting to him, but they yielded no lasting benefits. You Capricorns face a comparable split.

In 2018, you could bless us with extraordinary gifts or else you could get consumed in projects that aren’t the most productive use of your energy. The coming weeks may be crucial in determining which way you’ll go.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) A rite of passage lies ahead. It could and should usher you into a more soulful way of living. I’m pleased to report that this transition won’t require you to endure torment, confusion, or passive-aggressive manipulation. In fact, I suspect it could turn out to be among the most graceful ordeals you’ve ever experienced -- and a prototype for the type of breakthrough that I hope will become standard in the months and years to come. Imagine being able to learn valuable lessons and make crucial transitions without the prod of woe and gloom. Imagine being able to say, as musician P.J. Harvey said about herself, “When I’m contented, I’m more open to receiving inspiration. I’m most creative when I feel safe and happy.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19) I’m happy to inform you that life is giving you permission to be extra demanding in the coming weeks -- as long as you’re not petty, brusque, or unreasonable. Here are a few examples that will pass the test: “I demand that you join me in getting drunk on the truth;” “I demand to receive rewards commensurate with my contributions;” “I demand that we collaborate to outsmart and escape the karmic conundrums we’ve gotten ourselves mixed up in.” On the other hand, Aries, ultimatums like these are not admissible: “I demand treasure and tribute, you fools;” “I demand the right to cheat in order to get my way;” “I demand that the river flow backwards.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) “It takes an extraordinary person to carry themselves as if they do not live in hell,” says writer D. Bunyavong. In accordance with the astrological omens, I nominate you Virgos to fit that description in the coming weeks. You are, in my estimation, as far away from hell as you’ve been in a long time. If anyone can seduce, coax, or compel heaven to come all the way down to earth for a while, it’s you. Here’s a good way to get the party started: Gaze into the mirror until you spy the eternal part of yourself.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) In accordance with the astrological omens, I encourage you to move the furniture around. If you feel inspired, you might even want to move some of that old stuff right out the door and haul it to the dump or the thrift store.

Hopefully, this will get you in the mood to launch a sweeping purge of anything else that lowers the morale and élan around the house: dusty mementoes, unflattering mirrors, threadbare rugs, chipped dishes, and numbing symbols.

The time is ripe, my dear homies, to free your home of deadweight.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) When he was 16 years old and living in New York, Ralph Lifshitz changed his name to Ralph Lauren. That was probably an important factor in his success. Would he have eventually become a famous fashion designer worth $5.8 billion dollars if he had retained a name with “shitz” in it?

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) In 1956, the prolific Spanish poet Juan Ramón Jiménez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The award committee praised his “high spirit and artistic purity.” The honor was based on his last thirteen books, however, and not on his first two. Waterlilies and Souls of Violet were works he wrote while young and still ripening. As he aged, he grew so embarrassed by their sentimentality that he ultimately tried to track down and eradicate every copy.

I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because I think it’s a favorable time for you to purge or renounce or atone for anything from your past that you no longer want to be defined by.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) While thumping around the Internet, I came across pointed counsel from an anonymous source. “Don’t enter into a long-term connection with someone until you’ve seen them stuck in traffic,” it declared. “Don’t get too deeply involved with them until you’ve witnessed them drunk, waiting for food in a restaurant for entirely too long, or searching for their phone or car keys in a panic. Before you say yes to a deeper bond, make sure you see them angry,

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) If I were your mentor or your guide, I’d declare this the Leo Makeover Season. First I’d hire a masseuse or masseur to knead you firmly and tenderly. I’d send you to the nutritionist, stylist, dream interpreter, trainer, and life coach. I’d brainstorm with the people who know you best to come up with suggestions for how to help free you from your illusions and infuse your daily rhythm with twenty percent more happiness. I’d try to talk you out of continuing your association with anyone or anything that’s no damn good for you. In conclusion, I’d be thorough as I worked to get you unlocked, debugged, and retooled.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Are you familiar with the phrase “Open Sesame”? In the old folk tale, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,” it’s a magical command that the hero uses to open a blocked cave where treasure is hidden. I invite you to try it out. It just may work to give you entrance to an off-limits or previously inaccessible place where you want and need to go. At the very least, speaking those words will put you in a playful, experimental frame of mind as you contemplate the strategies you could use to gain entrance. And that alone may provide just the leverage you need.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) My high school history teacher Marjorie Margolies is now Chelsea Clinton’s mother-in law. She shares two grandchildren with Hillary Clinton. Is that something I should brag about? Does it add to my cachet or my happiness?

Will it influence you to love me more? No, nah, and nope.

In the big scheme of things, it’s mildly interesting but utterly irrelevant. The coming weeks will be a good time for Cancerians like you and me to renounce any desire we might have to capitalize on fake ego points like this.

We Crabs should be honing our identity and self-image so they’re free of superficial measures of worth. What’s authentically valuable about you?

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The Kalevala is a 19th-century book of poetry that conveys the important mythology and folklore of the Finnish people. It was a wellspring of inspiration for English writer J. R. R. Tolkien as he composed his epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. To enhance his ability to steal ideas from The Kalevala, Tolkien even studied the Finnish language.

He said it was like “entering a complete wine-cellar filled with bottles of an amazing wine of a kind and flavor never tasted before.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Pisces, in 2018 you will have the potential of discovering a source that’s as rich for you as Finnish and The Kalevala were for Tolkien.

stressed, or scared.” I recommend that you take this advice in the coming weeks. It’ll be a good time to deepen your commitment to people who express their challenging emotions in non-abusive, non-psychotic ways.

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Over the past two decades there have been changes to our old refurbished coca-cola building, fancy new equipment purchased, food menu, and more, but one thing has remained the same, our mission to welcome everyone who passes through Jackson a place to get a good meal and a good beer.

As a community-driven organization, we thank you residents of Jackson Hole & patrons of the brewpub.

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