These days the notion of “political correctness” carries a pretty negative connotation. Sixty-one percent of Americans believe America is becoming too politically correct, according to a poll from Rasmussen Reports, making political correctness less popular than the president, whose approval rating is just over 50 percent. On Facebook I routinely see posts claiming America is…
Changing one’s values or opinions is never easy. It requires setting one’s pride to the side and admitting one is wrong. This is something I’ve come face-to-face with in the past month, and it has been unsettling to say the least. The small Wyoming town I’m from, Pinedale, celebrates the Green River Rendezvous annually for…
Upon discovering his girlfriend was pregnant, Brad House dropped out of Pinedale High School at 16 years old in the middle of his sophomore year. This exact situation was addressed last week at the state legislature, in a bill that would have increased the dropout age from 16 to 17 years. Although it failed on…
