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Wyoming's vanishing small schools Small town economies are tied to schools, some think By Jessica Lowell rep5@wyomingnews.com Published in the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle MEDICINE BOW - Schools have the same smell, no matter where they are. Even though the old school in Medicine Bow has been closed for five years, the aroma of public education remains: heat, dust, paper and old books. The yellow brick building, built piecemeal over the last 40 years, still plays a role in this northeast Carbon County community. The library is there, and the gym is still available for use by anyone who has an open...