TP, guns and ammo: How will you survive the pandemic?

I never expected to be writing about anything as terrible as coronavirus, let alone the strange question that has been on so many people’s minds since the pandemic started: Where can I find some toilet paper?

Frequent readers of this column likely believe this is the subject I am most qualified to report about. I will try not to disappoint.

So why is toilet paper flying off the shelves of Wyoming stores and throughout the country? I asked several people to give me their theories, including a psychologist.

My favorite response was from Joanne Carpenter, who manages the Kaycee General Store. “I...