Items by Bill Croke — 10 items
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A town’s downtown is the new (old) way to live
Bill Croke celebrates his brand-new, old-fashioned lifestyle: living upstairs in an old brick building in downtown Salmon, Idaho.
by Bill Croke, Sep 04, 2008 -
Downtown an old – and new – way to live
Bill Croke celebrates his brand-new old-fashioned lifestyle: living upstairs in an old brick building in downtown Salmon Idaho.
by Bill Croke , Aug 18, 2008 -
Who will work in the West’s future company towns?
As the cost of housing and fuel skyrockets, Bill Croke wonders who – besides immigrants – will be willing to fry the hamburgers and clean the toilets of towns like Cody, Wyo.
by Bill Croke, Feb 19, 2008 -
Wyoming manners? Forget about it!
New Yorkers may pride themselves on rudeness, but they don’t hold a candle to ill-mannered Wyomingites.
by Bill Croke, Jul 30, 2007 -
Down the alleys and through the collectibles
Bill Croke enjoys a rite of spring peculiar to small towns: Strolling the neighborhood alleys and snooping to see what everyone’s up to.
by Bill Croke, Mar 19, 2007 -
Dumpster diving for frugality and fun
The writer is so frugal he culls the Dumpster deposits of the rich
by Bill Croke, Sep 18, 2006 -
Changing times, changing hats
The writer sees newcomers to his small town setting a new style
by Bill Croke, Apr 03, 2006 -
I say: Good riddance to bad billboards
Wyoming’s billboards are ugly, and probably outdated, too
by Bill Croke, Jun 13, 2005 -
I say good riddance to bad billboards
The writer wants to clearcut the thicket of billboards lining gateway towns to Yellowstone National Park
by Bill Croke, May 16, 2005 -
The secret of Wyoming winters is the snow-eating chinook
The writer explains what makes Wyoming winters different
by Bill Croke, Mar 07, 2005
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