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As seen in: The Modern West, University of Wyoming, Wyoming Public Radio, Here & Now Anytime, NPR, Flipboard, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), WNYC (New York, NY), Marketplace, KRCC-FM (Colorado Springs, CO), WLRN-FM (Miami, FL), Writer's Digest, KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA) and
The Modern West podcast host/producer, Wyoming Public Radio reporter, co-owner of Night Heron Books & Coffeehouse. Mom to amazing twin teenage girls.
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As Trump Accounts go live, Gordon focuses on foster kids

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By Melodie Edwards Verified
| Wyoming Public Radio Verified
This story is part of our Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state. Gov. Mark Gordon said he’s “committed to support” Pres. Trump’s new program that gives all children under 18 a tax-advantaged savings account. The program is called Trump Accounts. It invests in a low-cost stock index fund. It went live on Monday. The idea behind the program is to help American children break out of the cycle of intergenerational poverty.
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A new book traces the histories of forgotten and misunderstood Westerners

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By Melodie Edwards Verified
| KSUT FM Verified
A new book, "The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier," weaves together the stories of seven fascinating characters as they crisscross the American West in the 1800s. Some of them, like Sacajawea, you'll recognize. Others, we should know more about but just don't. That's according to Pulitzer-finalist Megan Kate Nelson. Wyoming Public Radio's Melodie Edwards sat down with Nelson to discuss why setting Western history straight is so crucial to the American project.
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The Eastern Shoshone honor their Treaty Day on July 3

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By Melodie Edwards Verified
| Wyoming Public Radio Verified
As Wyomingites gear up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe is celebrating another document: the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1863. Tribes across the U.S. celebrate the day when original treaties were signed with the U.S. government. Over 800 treaties were signed with tribal nations, and around 400 were ratified by Congress.
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