The Outdoors Are Calling

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 Wyoming Game and Fish Department is the producer of a new TV show, “Wyoming Call of the Wild.” And it's holding casting calls. If you’re an outdoors native with a yearning for a Hollywood career or just the chance to say you’ve been on TV, well, this may just be your shot. The show is seeking Wyoming teens for a 13-episode season on The Sportsman Channel.

Wyomingites Are Second Happiest

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  I’m a little confused. A report went public last week announcing the happiest states ranked in order from most likely to laugh to most likely to have premature wrinkles from scowling. (OK, they didn’t actually talk about wrinkles, but you get the idea.) Wyoming ranked the second happiest state.

Contest Alert!

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Did you catch our last contest? If not, we hosted a poetry contest complete with a $500
grand prize for the first place winner. This time around it’s a photography contest. You’ve
got plenty of time to snap some photos of how you “let it out.” (How do you let out all the
annoying and frustrating stuff that can build up inside?)

Details can be found on the “contests” tab. Voting will be handled a little differently than

Exclusive with Skillet

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John Cooper, lead vocalist for the rock band Skillet, recorded a video especially for Wyoming teens. Cooper voices his concern with the growing issue of suicide among young adults, specifically in the Cowboy State, and talks about his experiences with those struggling with thoughts of suicide.

The Teen Mommy Trend

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While teen birth rates are declining steadily throughout the nation, Wyoming is moving in the exact opposite direction. More and more teenage girls are giving birth and becoming mothers now than in years past. According to the 2010 study by Kids Count, the national teen birth rate (of girls aged 15 to 19) is 43 births for every 1,000 teenage girls (4.3 percent).

The Power of Facebook

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In response to a devastating post on postsecret.com that broadcasted an anonymous person’s plan to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge to end his/her life, Kimberly Furnell created the Facebook page “Please Don’t Jump.” Furnell felt she had to do something to get through to the blogger after view

Eight Hours A Day Keeps The Suicidal Thoughts Away?

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Are you getting your daily dose of ZZZZ’s? A recent and potentially groundbreaking study released June 8 linked irregular sleep patterns with elevated feelings of suicide. College students with inconsistent sleep schedules and nights with fewer than the recommended eight hours were found to be more prone to suicidal thoughts and symptoms than those who got more sleep.

Grace for 2 Brothers Foundation Walk

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There’s no doubt about it: suicide in Wyoming is a serious problem. But not everyone is keeping quiet about it.

Within the last five years, BJ Ayers lost two sons to suicide leaving her and her husband heartbroken and with only one living son, Blair. Ayers refuses to let youth suicide go unnoticed, however, and has since started a foundation called Grace for 2 Brothers.

On the Brink of Collapse: Celebrities and Suicide

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News broke June 5 that reality TV personality Tila Tequila (allegedly) attempted suicide. No one can be quite sure whether she is having legitimate suicidal thoughts or whether the entire thing was just a hoax.

(Don’t) just shut up and take it

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 For a lot of high school seniors, the end of school means one thing: prom. For some  students, prom may be a dream, a drag, a once-in-a-lifetime event or maybe something to skip altogether. But shouldn’t that be a decision each soon-to-be high school grad gets to make individually?