All posts by Patrick Chadwick
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FEATURE: Wyoming’s Coal Conundrum
Despite President Trump’s executive order, the market is retreating from the Cowboy State’s cash cow. JACKSON HOLE, WY – On March 28, the coal mecca of Gillette, Wyoming, rejoiced as President Trump declared an end to the...
- Posted May 2, 2017
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FEATURE: Trump’s Fourth Estate
Why fact-based journalism is now under fire, and what the public needs to know about its endangered future. JACKSON HOLE, WY – For many in the Jackson Hole community, the shock and tears that came with Donald...
- Posted November 15, 2016
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FEATURE: El Voto Latino
Can Latinos grow their voice in a critical election year? JACKSON HOLE, WY – In 2015, a community assessment survey from the Latino Resource Center found that the two most critical issues facing Teton County Latinos were...
- Posted July 12, 2016
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FEATURE: Summer of Jams
Jackson Hole’s cup runneth over with live music, renowned touring acts. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Say what you will about the influx of visitors in recent summers, but at least there has been a corresponding boost in...
- Posted June 14, 2016
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MUSIC BOX: Rise, Rabbits, Rise
Pacific Northwest quartet Rabbit Wilde has made Jackson one of its many muses. “I’ve been walking home from Jackson; I tore up these feet of mine; I’ve been sleeping on the carpet; I’ve been dancing down the...
- Posted June 7, 2016
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MUSIC BOX: Rhythm of the River Rats
Annual Guides ‘n’ Gapers Party features fluid tunes from John Wayne’s World and Canyon Kids. JACKSON HOLE, WY – For the past four years, the Guides ‘n’ Gapers Party at The Bird has served as a pied...
- Posted May 31, 2016
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MUSIC BOX: A Music Shop in the Amazon Age
Jackson Hole Music places community at the forefront of its business model. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Even as a musician who supports the “buy local” ethos, I have frequently been guilty of buying my music gear online....
- Posted May 17, 2016
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MUSIC BOX: WYOmericana Feels the Funk
Five-state tour pairs local bands Screen Door Porch and Sneaky Pete with Laramie’s The Littlest Birds. JACKSON HOLE, WY – Once defined by wedding gigs and obligatory covers of “Wagon Wheel,” the Jackson Hole music scene has...
- Posted May 10, 2016