Wyoming PBS
Wyoming Arts Council Mentoring, Part 1
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- Wyoming Arts Council Mentoring, Part 1
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- 19 hours ago
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- Mentors and apprentices in blacksmithing, saddle-making and more.
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- Wyoming Arts Council Mentoring, Part 2
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- 6 days ago
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- Apprentices learn dress-making, spurs and bits, and clay pottery.
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- History from the Rim - Our Wyoming
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- 12 days ago
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- Accessed from its southern entrance outside of Lovell, WY, Bighorn Canyon's rim offers grand views and historical insights into the area. Learn about the geology, human history, and iconic viewpoints on this tour of the park.
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- Old Stoney
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- 19 days ago
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- A small town demonstrates how a cherished old building can be saved from demolition.
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- Fossil Country
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- 21 days ago
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- Hardscrabble fossil hunters in Wyoming make astounding discoveries that change what we know about the earth’s history. The mining town of Kemmerer, in the Green River Formation, is ground zero for the best fossil collecting in the world. Geology, history, and entrepreneurship all come to life through human stories of fossil hunters curators seeking a rare discovery - and a big payday.
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- Wildlife Highway Crossings
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- The Wyldlife Fund is leading efforts to create safe wildlife crossings on Wyoming roadways.
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- Best of Our Wyoming: Hand Crafted
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- A look at three incredibly different and talented individuals who are masters at their craft: Audra Draper, Master Bladesmith; Connie Morgan, Neon Artist; and Jack Mease, Rawhide Craftsman.
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- Best of Our Wyoming: What's In a Name.
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- 1 month ago
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- This "Best of" collection explores three unique Wyoming towns: Thermopolis, Chugwater, and Encampment. We'll learn how they got their names, and why the towns exist at all.
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- Exum Ridge - Our Wyoming
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- 3 months ago
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- Learn the history of climber Glenn Exum and his namesake route, “the Exum Ridge” in the Grand Tetons.
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- The Battle Inside - A State of Mind, Confronting our Mental Health Crisis
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- 3 months ago
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- Military service men and women often experience depression, PTSD, and flashbacks. "The Battle Inside" features the soldiers' perspective of their own mental health crisis.
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- World Record Hang Gliding Flight - Our Wyoming
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- 3 months ago
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- Kevin Christopherson's record-setting hang gliding flight from Wyoming to South Dakota was a momentous achievement. Reminisce with Kevin on how it transpired and his evolving relationship with the sport.
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- "Dear Sirs" Filmmakers Mark Pedri and Carrie McCarthy
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Mark Pedri's grandfather Silvio was a World War II prisoner of way, but he never talked about it. So Mark and wife Carrie McCarthy pedaled bikes across Germany to learn the story for their documentary "Dear Sirs."
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- Maestro Christopher Dragon
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- 4 months ago
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- It takes hustle, creativity and high energy to lead a symphony orchestra in the nation's least-populated state. Wyoming Symphony Music Director Christopher Dragon has all three in abundance.
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- Wyoming Life Resource Center
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- 5 months ago
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- With an expanded purpose and a $100 million-plus remodel and renovation, the Wyoming Life Resource Center in Lander is at the heart of one of the biggest public-health projects in state history.
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- Big Wall Climbing at Clarks Fork Canyon - Our Wyoming
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- 5 months ago
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- 3 longtime climbing partners who have been putting up climbs around Wyoming for years attempt a new route on a 2000 foot wall near Cody. The camaraderie of adventure and the process of creating something others will enjoy is what keeps them motivated.
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- State Superintendent of Instruction Megan Degenfelder - Wyoming Chromicle
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- She might be the youngest person ever elected to one of Wyoming's "big five" elected offices, but State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder says the job is not about the calendar, but the agenda and the drive to accomplish it.
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- Protecting the Protectors - A State of Mind, Confronting our Mental Health Crisis
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- 5 months ago
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- Most everyone has been through a stressful event in life. When the event causes a lot of stress, it is called a traumatic event. Our first responders, police officers and any other ‘protector’ often experience higher rates of depression and mental health issues resulting from PTSD. In this episode of "A State of Mind," we hear first hand from our first responders the challenges they face.
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- Camouflage: Nature WY
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- 5 months ago
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- Insects are perfect snacks for many creatures. To live another day and make offspring of their own, insects hide, sometimes in plain sight with the use of camouflage. Act like a hungry bird, and search the wild spaces outside to find insects using camouflage to hide. Then create your own insect out of natural materials, hide it in plain sight, and challenge a friend to find your creation.
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- Erosion: Nature WY
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- 5 months ago
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- The power of erosion can shape the surface of the Earth over large and small scales of space and time. With the help of stop-animation and a time machine, see what the Earth might look like as erosion carves a canyon over 70 million years. Explore your own forces of wind and water to change the surface of the Earth, and change the impact of erosional forces using a landscape model.
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- Food Webs: Nature WY
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- 5 months ago
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- Every bite you eat connects you to other living creatures that give you the energy and the nutrients you need to live and grow. All of those connections to the things you eat, and to the things those things eat, make up what scientists would call your food web. Discover the connections among the sun and living creatures in a what-eats-what food web of a pond.
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- Ponds and Rivers: Nature WY
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- 5 months ago
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- One glance can tell you the watery world of a pond is really different from that of a river. Creatures that live in ponds and rivers are often different, too, adapted to the aquatic environment in which they live. Measure and compare the non-living, physical traits of a pond and a river that influence living creatures, including temperature, turbidity, substrate, velocity, and oxygen levels.
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- Building for Bees: Nature WY
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- 5 months ago
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- Did you know honey bees are the only bee in Wyoming that makes honey we collect, and just one of more than 700 species of bee in Wyoming, and 20,000 species worldwide? Many native bees are important pollinators of native plants and food crops, and all need food, water, and a place to raise their offspring. Become a habitat engineer as you build nesting sites and more for native bees.
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- Pollinators: Nature WY
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- 5 months ago
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- With roots holding them in place, plants have a challenge: How to get pollen from the male part of one flower to the female part of another of the same species, so a seed can be made. That process is called pollination! Many plants need the help of animals, like native bees, to move their heavy pollen. Create a pollination map as you watch animal pollinators move from flower to flower.
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- UW STEM Carnival
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- 5 months ago
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- When we covered the ribbon-cutting at the University of Wyoming's $100 million Science Initiative Building last year, we were invited to return when the facility actually had begun its education/research/service mission.
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- Part 2, Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- Part 2 of Steve Peck's interview. The former Wyoming governor has added "author" to his long list of life accomplishments, writing about the pros and perils of a commodity-based economy. His book is titled "Wyoming - the Paradox of Plenty."
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- Biathlon in Wyoming - Our Wyoming
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- 6 months ago
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- A small but passionate group has developed a world-class biathlon course on Casper Mountain, and hosted the US Biathlon Championships in 2023.
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- Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal, Part 1
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- 6 months ago
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- The former Wyoming governor has added "author" to his long list of life accomplishments, writing about the pros and perils of a commodity-based economy. His book is titled "Wyoming - the Paradox of Plenty."
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- World Champion Working Dog - Quirt
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- 6 months ago
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- Wendy Auzqui Is the world champion --- or, at least, she trains one. The Clearmont, Wyoming area rancher has earned national renown as a trainer of working dogs, mostly border collies.
Last year, a herder she trained named Quirt won the working dog world championship staged at the Calgary stampede in Canada. At her side throughout the interview, the charismatic border collie Quirt relaxes after demonstrating startling energy and skill in rounding up sheep and taking them where Auzqui wants them.
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- Photographer / Outfitter Ron Hayes
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- 6 months ago
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- Most people in Wyoming are well familiar with the concept of a wildlife outfitter organizing and guiding a big-game hunting trip into Wyoming's back country. Ron Hayes does that, but with a twist. He outfits wildlife expeditions for photographers.
Hayes guides program host Steve Peck to a North Platte River bottom area in Converse County, where the two photograph ducks, geese, wild turkeys, deer, and just miss seeing on a huge flock of snow geese spotted in the area earlier in the day. For viewers, Hayes shares tips on equipment, offers advice on getting better wildlife photography, and describes moments in his life that led to his pursuit of photography as a career.
Plus, he talks about his favorite animal to photograph and the one animal he hopes to catch her on camera at least once in his life.
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- School Resource Officers
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- 6 months ago
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- No two school resource officer jobs in Wyoming are ever quite the same, but there's one thing about which every SRO in the state probably would agree.
When you're a school resource officer, you're doing some of the most rewarding police work there is. We'll meet Wyoming's SROs in this episode of Wyoming Chronicle.
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- Boysen Ice Racing - Our Wyoming
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- 7 months ago
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- Motor sports enthusiasts don't let winter slow them down. We join the Wyoming Offroad Racers Association as they use frozen Boysen Reservoir as their racetrack.
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- Dr. Ingrid Burke
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- 7 months ago
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- The director of UW's well-regarded environmental sciences department got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take her teaching and research to the global stage at Yale.
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- Capitol Outlook - Final Week (2023)
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- 7 months ago
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- The General Session of the 67th Wyoming Legislature has adjourned for the year. On this final episode of the 2023 "Capitol Outlook," host Steve Peck speaks with Governor Mark Gordon, State Senator Chris Rothfuss, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Megan Degenfelder.
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- Wyoming Governor's Arts Awards 2022
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- 7 months ago
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- The Governor’s Arts Awards recognize excellence in the arts and outstanding service to the arts in Wyoming. The 2022 award winners are Anne Mason, Laramie; Clarene Law (posthumous), Jackson; and The Actor’s Mission, Rock Springs.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 8 (2023)
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- 7 months ago
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- Wyoming lawmakers are nearing the finish line at the 67th Wyoming Legislature.
Two legislators who are deeply involved in final negotiations, Senator Tara Nethercott and Representtive Bob Nicholas of Cheyenne join Steve Peck. In addition, two time Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal gives his perspective on the current Legislative process.
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- Beyond Sand Creek
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- 7 months ago
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- Arapaho elders want to regain their traditional homeland near Boulder, Colorado, which was lost to westward expansion, and reconnect it with the Arapaho language and traditional ceremonies through tribal youth, 150 years after the Sand Creek Massacre. Produced and Directed by Alan O'Hashi.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 7 (2023)
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- 7 months ago
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- This week on Capitol Outlook, State Sen. Dave Kinskey, co-chairman of the powerful Joint Appropriations Committee, discusses the budget reconciliation process between the Senate and House that will finalize hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending and savings. And a first look at the newly completed Wyoming Life Resource Center.
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- The Steel Sculptress - Our Wyoming
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- 7 months ago
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- Betsy Bower uses her steel working talents to show people different ways to grow and develop. Whether doing commission work, exploring her own ideas, or offering classes, Betsy hopes to cultivate communities and make connections based on artistic ideas.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 6 (2013)
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- 8 months ago
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- State Senator Bill Landen from District 27 and Representative Art Washut from District 36 discuss the Judiciary Committee, abortion, and the “corner crossing” issues. Senate President, Ogdin Driskill updates the progress and status of bills moving through the Legislature. Finally, Steve Peck profiles State Representative Trey Sherwood of Laramie.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 5 (2023)
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- 8 months ago
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- Speaker of the House Albert Sommers talks about the status of Legislation to date. New Wyoming Legislators, Senator Evie Brennan of Cheyenne and Representative Martha Lawley of Worland share their “first timer” experiences.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 4 (2023)
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- 8 months ago
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- Representative Steve Harshman and Representative Ember Oakley discuss Medicaid expansion. Senate President Ogden Driskill discusses the bill introduction process and transparency in the Legislature. Finally, Chief Justice Kate Fox talks about the "Equality Hall" at the Wyoming Supreme Court and the rise of women in the justice system.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 3 (2023)
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- 8 months ago
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- Speaker of the House Rep. Albert Sommers, Senate Minority Floor Leader Sen.Chris Rothfuss and House Minority Floor Leader Rep. Mike Yin join Steve Peck.
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- Happy Groomer - Our Wyoming
- Date posted
- 8 months ago
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- An unsung hero of a very Wyoming sport, the trail groomer that maintain the Cross Country Ski trails at Happy Jack Recreation area shares his passion for helping people have a good day.
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 2 (2023)
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- 9 months ago
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- Senate President Ogden Driskill and Speaker of the House Albert Sommers talk about their plans and expectations for the upcoming Legislative session.
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- State of the State/Judiciary 2023
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Capitol Outlook - Week 1 (2023)
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- 9 months ago
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- An eight-week slate of “Capitol Outlook” begins Friday, January 6 with a thirty-minute interview with Governor Gordon and First Lady Jenny Gordon. Topics include the Governor's education initiative and the First Lady's food initiative.
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- UPRISING, Part 2 - Online Exploitation of Children
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- 9 months ago
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- Wyoming' top lawman enforcing human trafficking violations says the rise in case numbers constitutes a crime wave.
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- A Christmas Tree Adventure - Our Wyoming
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- 9 months ago
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- Cutting down the family Christmas tree is a beloved winter adventure across Wyoming. Find out what happens when this holiday tradition is put into the hands of a 12 year-old.
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- UPRISING, Part 1 - Online Exploitation of Children
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- As incidence numbers climb, UPRISING has become a Mountain West leader in combating exploitation of children online. With contributions from DCI agent Chris McDonald.
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- Grand Teton Music Festival - 2022
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Highlights from the GTMF 61st season. This program includes music by Schumann, Brahms and selections from Puccini’s La Bohème.
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