Wyoming PBS
Wyoming Business Council
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- Wyoming Business Council
- Runtime
- 27:42
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Since its establishment in 1998, the Wyoming Business Council has been entrusted with helping to overcome Wyoming's most persistent and difficult challenge: developing a diverse economy. Josh Dorrell, the CEO, talks about Wyoming's economy and future.
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- A Nation of Laws - A Fair and Impartial Judicial Branch
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- 2:18:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Participating in the panel from Montana will be The Honorable Donald W. Molloy, United States District Court Judge; The Honorable Susan Watters, United States District Court Judge and Bob Carlson, past president of the American Bar Association. Participating from Wyoming will be The Honorable Alan B. Johnson, United States District Court Judge; The Honorable Nancy Freudenthal, United States District Court Judge and The Honorable Marilyn Kite, Wyoming Supreme Court Justice (Ret.). The panel will be moderated by Craig Blumenshine, senior public affairs producer from WyomingPBS.
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- Rare Earth Elements and Wyoming
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- 26:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Rare Earth Element (REE) research program at the University of Wyoming was created to stimulate research and development in the area of rare earth element production and processing and the potential economic benefits to Wyoming. Scott Quillinan, Director of Research & Communications, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources, discusses REE potential for Wyoming.
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- Denizens of the Steep - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 10:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- As back country skiing grows in popularity—and more people are headed into the wilderness than ever before—we must become aware of our environment, understand our impact and take measures to recreate responsibly. “Denizens of the Steep” explores the impact of back country recreation on migratory sheep, with professional ski mountaineer/guide Kim Havell and others discussing the importance of protecting and conserving the wild places in which we roam.
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- Representative Chuck Gray - Capitol Outlook Profile (2021)
- Runtime
- 13:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Representative Chuck Gray is among the youngest members of the Wyoming Legislature, and is also one of the most conservative Republican lawmakers. He's this week's Capitol Outlook profile.
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- Representative Mark Kinner - Capitol Outlook Profile (2021)
- Runtime
- 9:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- This Wyoming Legislator lives in his Sheridan home that is almost as old as Wyoming's Capitol. He's Representative Mark Kinner.
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- Senator Jeff Wasserburger - Capitol Outlook Profile (2021)
- Runtime
- 15:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Senator Jeff Wasserburger is the third longest serving member of the Wyoming Senate, and has a long history as an educator and coach in Wyoming. Also, he tells the story of when he learned he had lung cancer in this Capitol Outlook profile.
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- Kenny Sailors: Basketball Pioneer - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 10:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Kenny Sailors, from the high plains of Wyoming, led the Wyoming Cowboys Basketball team to their only NCAA Championship in 1943. He was twice an All American. But his greatest mark on basketball was creating what is now the modern jump shot. This episode of "Our Wyoming" explores Kenny Sailors’ basketball career and his life after basketball. Edited from the documentary "Kenny Sailors: Leap of Faith."
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- Senator Stephan Pappas - Capitol Outlook Profile (2021)
- Runtime
- 16:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Senator Stephen Pappas has designed some cool buildings in his professional career as an architect and we ask him which was the coolest. The former Brigadier General of the Wyoming Air National Guard is this week's Capitol Outlook Profile.
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- Representative Mike Greear - Capitol Outlook Profile (2021)
- Runtime
- 17:31
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Representative Mike Greear is the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House in the Wyoming Legislature. He is also the President & CEO of Wyoming Sugar Company was the first person in his family to go to college and is this week's Capitol Outlook Profile.
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- Governor’s Prayer Breakfast - A Celebration of Gratitude (2021)
- Runtime
- 23:52
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Hosted by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, the annual Governor's Prayer Breakfast continues a tradition begun over 70 years ago. We hope you enjoy this virtual version.
While the pandemic prevents an in-person event, it doesn't change the opportunity to pause, reflect, and give thanks for the many blessings Wyoming has experienced because of heroes serving their neighbors in every Wyoming community.
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- Standards Referenced Grading Webinar
- Runtime
- 1:04:21
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Sheridan County School District #1 has used the Standards Referenced Grading system K-12 grade since 2014. In this webinar, educators from the district join WyomingPBS Education Coordinator Carol Garber to discuss their experiences with Standards Referenced Grading and answer your questions.
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- Gov. Mark Gordon's 2021 State of the State Address
- Runtime
- 45:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Governor Mark Gordon delivers his State of the State Address to the 66th Legislature live from the Wyoming State Capitol.
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- 2021 Wyoming State of the Judiciary Address
- Runtime
- 43:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Chief Justice Michael K. Davis delivers his 2021 Wyoming State of the Judiciary Address to the Wyoming Legislature.
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- Bert Raynes
- Runtime
- 27:05
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Engineer, author, and newspaper columnist Bert Raynes talks to John Kerr about his life's journey from New Jersey to western Wyoming. The self-styled curmudgeon has become a renowned voice for conservation, wildlife protection, and birding in Jackson Hole. Premiered 10/2009
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- Eric Stemle - Retired Teacher, Author
- Runtime
- 29:05
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Former Wyoming Teacher of the Year Eric Stemle discusses his unique and caring teaching style and his current book, "I Was Not the Blossom: Growing With Your Students in a Nurturing Classroom".
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- Sydney Thorvaldson - Nation's Top Prep Runner
- Runtime
- 28:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Perhaps no other high school athlete from Wyoming has had the success on a national stage that Sydney Thorvaldson from Rawlins has achieved. She is our country's top-ranked high school middle distance runner.
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- Liz Byrd, Her Legacy - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 10:12
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Liz Byrd became the first African American woman to serve in Wyoming's legislature. After four terms in the House, she went on to become the first African American woman elected to the Wyoming Senate, serving 2 terms.
Mrs. Byrd’s time in the state legislature was devoted to furthering the advancement of education and children’s issues. But her most notable achievement came with the passage of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, signed into law by Governor Mike Sullivan in 1991.
Harriet Elizabeth "Liz" Byrd passed away on January 27, 2015, at her home in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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- Author John Haines - Never Leaving Laramie
- Runtime
- 26:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- John Haines grew up in Laramie, Wyoming, graduated from the University of Wyoming and began a life of worldwide adventure which he details in his book “Never Leaving Laramie - Travels in a Restless World.” He attributes his spirit of adventure to being raised on the high plains of the Cowboy State. But later in life, after a tragic accident on a train platform in the Czech Republic, he became a “lucky quadriplegic.”
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- The Vaccine, COVID-19 and Wyoming
- Runtime
- 28:24
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- As the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out in Wyoming, there are still many questions. Where can I go to get it? When will it be my turn? What about rural Wyoming? What if I get the vaccine, but many in my community don’t? And, when will COVID-19 be much less of a worry in Wyoming? Angela Van Houten and Dr. Alexia Harrist from the Wyoming Department of Health provide up-to-date answers.
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- Brittany Kaiser - Own Your Data
- Runtime
- 27:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Cheyenne’s Brittany Kaiser knows exactly how big data is used. Known as the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, she is the subject of the Netflix documentary “The Great Hack” and has written a book about her life. Now she wants you to Own Your Data.
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- Fossil Butte - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 8:04
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Watch next: https://youtu.be/XYgcxPSlxKs
Adapted from our Wyoming Chronicle series, this episode of Our Wyoming takes us to Fossil Butte National Monument, a hidden gem in Southwest Wyoming that boasts some of the best-preserved fish fossils in the world. Learn about the research that’s being conducted there, and enjoy some of the impressive specimens already on display.
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- University of Wyoming Holiday Medley (Reprise)
- Runtime
- 29:11
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Chronicle re-visits a holiday favorite as we reprise some wonderful music of the season from the choirs, bands and orchestras at the University of Wyoming.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors - K9 Deputy Heroes, Part 1
- Runtime
- 8:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming children's author Karen Cotton reads from her book K9 & Deputy Heroes, Lyra.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors - K9 Deputy Heroes, Part 4
- Runtime
- 8:19
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming children's author Karen Cotton reads from her book K9 & Deputy Heroes, Parys.
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- PBS Kids and PBS Parents Resources
- Runtime
- 35:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- WyomingPBS Education Coordinator walks parents and teachers through online resources available for young learners including PBS Kids, PBS Parents, and WyomingPBS LearningMedia.
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- Gary Olson - Lapidarist
- Runtime
- 25:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Gary Olson creates beautiful art from the rocks in his Powell shop even though he'll never see his work. He is our country's only blind lapidarist. His story is one of inspiration.
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- A Buffalo Bill Christmas - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 6:37
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Adapted from "Wyoming Chronicle," this special Christmas edition of "Our Wyoming" features Buffalo Bill Boycott in his Christmas Roundup. Recorded in December, 2014 and airing as "Lander Community Christmas."
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- Resources for Teaching Social & Developmental Skills
- Runtime
- 49:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Learn how to find social and developmental resources on PBS Learning Media, and find out more about Sources of Strength, a strength-based wellness program whose primary mission is to increase coping, help seeding, and using strengths far earlier than the crisis moment in people's lives.
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- Where's the Beef?
- Runtime
- 27:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- 307 Meat Company in Laramie opened in March and works to provide ranchers an opportunity to sell more of their meat to consumers directly and Central Wyoming College's meat science program shares that vision and hopes to train the next generation of locally-focused butchers and entrepreneurs.
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- Make Art Wyoming - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 14:56
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- MAKE ART WYOMING is a story of small town Wyoming artists – about how these aspiring artists manage making a living creating art and how much of an impact artists can have on art culture in small town Casper, Wyoming.
Featured are neon artist Connie Morgan, tattoo artist Pnut, street artist Rugie, multimedia artist James Bardgett, and metal artist Betsy Bower.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors - Rusty's Cowboy by Mary Fichtner
- Runtime
- 10:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming author reads her book Rusty's Cowboy.
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- Mountain Runner Gabe Joyes
- Runtime
- 26:47
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- When Lander's adventure runner Gabe Joyes had his summer racing season interrupted by the pandemic, he chose a different route. He ran the 100-mile Wind River High Route - with two 13,000-foot summits - faster than anyone else has ever clocked in less than two days.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors - K9 Deputy Heroes, Part 3
- Runtime
- 7:08
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming children's author Karen Cotton reads from her book K9 & Deputy Heroes, Ozzy.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors - Josiah's Jacket by Reva Lobatos
- Runtime
- 2:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming children's author Reva Lobatos reads her book Josiah's Jacket for Story Time with Wyoming Authors.
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- Capitol Outlook: The Work Ahead for the JAC
- Runtime
- 28:22
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Joint Appropriations Committee of the Wyoming Legislature will receive the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group's annual report on Mon., Oct 26, 2020. Although it is projected to be a bit better than expected, Wyoming's fiscal future remains dire.
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- Cheyenne Stewardess School - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 10:46
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- As commercial airlines started establishing themselves, they wanted to distinguish their brand. Boeing Air Transport, which later became United Airlines, achieved this by training the world’s very first stewardesses, right here in Cheyenne, Wyoming. "Our Wyoming" looks at the evolution of flight attendants of today from these industry pioneers.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors - Rusty and the Pot of Gold by Mary Fichtner
- Runtime
- 8:57
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming children's author Mary Fichtner reads her book "Rusty and the Pot of Gold"
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- Author C. J. Box
- Runtime
- 28:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Chronicle sits down with Wyoming author C. J. Box for a fireside chat during the Laramie County Public Library's "Book Lovers Bash." Box is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels including the Joe Pickett series. His novel "The Highway" premieres as the series "Big Sky" in ABC this fall.
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- Building Greenhouses at Elementary Schools — Farm to Fork
- Runtime
- 26:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Schools all across Wyoming are adding greenhouses to provide a living laboratory for kids to learn the mechanisms of nature.
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- Voting in Wyoming
- Runtime
- 26:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming Secretary of State Edward Buchanan discusses voting issues in Wyoming prior to the 2020 election. Topics include COVID-19, the safety of elections, mail vs. absentee voting, registering to vote in Wyoming, and more.
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- Wyoming Chronicle: U.W. President Dr. Edward Seidel
- Runtime
- 28:01
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Edward Seidel, formally the vice president for economic development and innovation for the University of Illinois System, has started his tenure as the University of Wyoming's 28th President. He faces enormous challenges with severe budget shortfalls and with the impact of COVID-19 on the University.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors: K 9 Deputy Ali by Karen Cotton
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming author Karen Cotton read from her book K9 Deputy Heroes.
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- Wyoming State Hospital
- Runtime
- 28:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- With new facilities, the Wyoming State Hospital celebrates a new vision of care and will provide acute (short-term, intensive) care for Title 25 commitments; acute, intermediate and long-term care for people under Title 7; and acute care for the geriatric-psychiatric population.
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- Wyoming State Archives
- Runtime
- 26:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Wyoming State Archives collects, manages, and preserves Wyoming state public records - including the crazy, weird, and surprising stories that live in Wyoming’s history.
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- Story Time with Wyoming Authors: M is for Majestic by Barbara Rasco
- Runtime
- 10:12
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming children's author Barbara Rasco reads her book "M is for Majestic."
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- Queen Bee Gardens
- Runtime
- 27:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- At Queen Bee Gardens in Lovell, Wyoming, their honey is made by bees they call "Little Johnnies" and that honey is used to make honey-sweetened chocolate candy that is sold across the country.
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- Birding in Wyoming - Our Wyoming
- Runtime
- 10:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Dive into the world of Wyoming bird watching enthusiasts to explore a healthy hobby that can bring peace to the soul. Ornithologist Jackie Canterbury and others discuss the importance of bird habitat, and we’ll take a look at the artwork of Rosie Ratigan, inspired by the beautiful birds filling our skies.
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- Story Time: K-9 & Deputy Heroes of the Laramie County Sheriff's Department by Karen Cotton.
- Runtime
- 8:41
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming author Karen Cotton reads from her book "K-9 & Deputy Heroes of the Laramie County Sheriff's Department."
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- Tim Doolin - Photographer, Teacher
- Runtime
- 27:45
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Wyoming photographer and Sheridan 8th grade English teacher Tim Doolin spends his free time during the summers traveling extensively throughout the Rocky Mountain West photographing the majesty and splendor of the rugged, diverse region. We'll see his stunning work, and learn how he helped Wyoming through the pandemic.
