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  • How could new federal rules change access around Elk Mountain?

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Friday: Sunshine, breezy and warm, temps: high: 75, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trump's new order reopens Wyoming's fight over landlocked public lands (wheninyourstate.com) — A major federal order could eventually reshape how Wyoming opens up millions of acres of landlocked public property, and Elk Mountain is already central to the debate. After Missouri hunters were acquitted for corner-crossing near the mountain, courts clarified airspace rights, and now agencies have until March 2027 to propose new access tools that still respect private landowners.
   

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  • 'The Laramie Project' is a stark look at a painful loss (cortland.edu)

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