“The people will remain, because they’re rooted and anchored to the land”

... said, and the businesses on Main Street close. She has seen the median age in Garden County — where Oshkosh, population about 900, is the county seat — climb to 45 to 50 years old, according to the census, more ...the grave, the other sliding,” said Ms. Bairn in describing her town. Ms. Bairn has a daughter in Wyoming and a son in Wisconsin. Her husband, Edgar, died in 1998, of cancer, at 60. “He ...

Requiem for Snow

...full backpack. Jasper, Indiana was rated one of the best small towns in America to live in – the population wasn't even close to fifteen-thousand. She and her parents had moved here to get away from ... the way to being covered as well. They had been racing the bad weather since they left Cody, Wyoming early this morning. Ellen drove their battered wagon next to Bobby's truck. “Looks like the boys ...

.... Walsh had opposed back-room deals by the Harding administration that would have given oil leases in Wyoming at the Teapot Dome oil field at fire-sale prices to ultra-wealthy California oilmen (namely Edward L. .... In fact, the ultra-wealthy saved it: By 1929, the richest 2.3 percent of the population were responsible for two-thrids of all savings in the United States. The 60,000 highest-earning ...

fic: for another, who knows you by heart

... stayed in as kids, and that says a lot. From the diner you can basically see everything Ryder Flats (population 325 and counting) has to offer. There's the rest stop with the mechanic's apartment upstairs, there's ...stay because he'd never seen the film with you—that one night it had been on on TCM in Wyoming Sam had left the room to go brood about something somewhere. You had just let him go, but ...

The Hamburger Street Journal Issue 1

... South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming If something has been left out here, don't worry! ... These are : • Delaware, Arkansas • California, Maryland • Oregon, Wisconsin • Wyoming, Ohio • Indiana, Pennsylvania • Nevada, Missouri • Louisiana, Missouri • ... the smallest city in the U.S., they have a population of 1. On a Canadian two dollar bill, the ...

It's about damn time..

... the 1980s, part of a wave of tough-on-crime legislation that has quadrupled America's prison population to a record-shattering 2.3 million inmates. Almost every state as well as the federal government... . Simpson is himself a former juvenile offender who grew up to be a Republican Senator representing Wyoming. "They do stupid things—as I did—and some even commit serious crimes," wrote Simpson. "But...

...but no shredding... Although New Mexico does has a ski resort... But not in the area I would want to live. Wyoming actually boasts larger/steeper mountains than ColoRADo, but it's got a population of 12... Don't think it'd be easy landing a job there. Vancouver British Columbia or Montreal Quebec... Actually ...

Covax Virus

... this year, a man named Roger has appeared and "cured the ill" at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The reports come from the local newspaper. Roger is described as a hermit who appears ... DNA transfer. Possible applications: If dropped on enemy territory, weapon could turn an entire population on itself. If modified, virus could enhance American soldiers' physical capabilities. There is mention of a ...

Nina and Franklin, the party

... used to cities. I grew up in a cabin in the mountains." She glanced sideways at him, her lips tugging upwards. "Really. Wyoming. Closest town was an hour through the bush and had a population of about a hundred and fifty." "I can't even imagine." He grinned at her, turning his back on the view ...

Our Dumb World: States stuff

..." Pennsylvania is home to the world's largest Amish population, a group of people whose austere lifestyle is slowly ... trees. Connecticut "Home of New York's other population" For over 300 years, Connecticut has upheld a proud ... big it is. Many stand speechless before the hole. Wyoming "Wranglin' them some gays" Although Wyoming is still known as the "Cowboy State", law and order isn't what it ...