The Saratoga Sun -

Writing for the Saratoga Sun the past three years has increased my knowledge on history and culture of Carbon County and its effect on Wyoming, if the not the U.S., in a manner I never appreciated prior.

I have always liked history and, when living in other countries, I embraced learning the culture of the place I resided. It worked to my advantage when locals saw I cared enough to learn about their history and show respect to their achievements.

I thought I did the same thing when I moved to Wyoming about 20 years ago. I learned some cool things about Wyoming and Carbon County, but, in ret...