THE RISING COST OF EVERYTHING: Wyomingites Adjust Thanksgiving Menus in the Face of Soaring Costs and Inflation

GILLETTE, Wyo. – Tina Stout is poised for a pared down Thanksgiving dinner today. Amid record-high inflation and skyrocketing food prices, her $50 budget is stretched thin. Where typically she’d prepare a full spread for the holiday meal, this year the 58-year-old retail clerk is sticking to a few basics—yams, potatoes and a turkey—for herself and her two siblings.