Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, September 29, 2023
Friday's headlines include: Casper abortion clinic arsonist sentenced to five years; Grizzly 399 and her cub are in great shape and preparing for hibernation; Crook County ranchers are charged with felony destruction of property for allegedly branding nearly 200 of their neighbor's cows with penis shapes.
Wendy CorrSeptember 29, 2023
Rod Miller: The Empty Head of the Sagebrush Rebellion Raises Itself Again
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If the Freedom Caucus was too lazy or too proud to get involved in the fed’s planning process on the BLM’s Draft Management Plan from Day One, but then cry crocodile tears when the horse is out of the barn, they aren’t worth listening to."
Rod MillerSeptember 28, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: BLM is Tired of Misinformation About Rock Springs Plan, But The Plan Itself Is Misinformation
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "While the BLM had previously claimed that its preferred alternative would not result in reduced vehicle access by imposing road closures, that claim is false, since the plan includes closing 4,505 miles of routes to all use and removes another 10,000 miles of routes from the transportation network."
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 28, 2023
Charlie Spiering: GOP Debate 2 -- A Sequel Worse than the First
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Voters who tuned into the Republican presidential debate last night probably regretted that decision and they were not alone."
Charlie SpieringSeptember 28, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Thursday's headlines include: Sweetwater County residents hate BLM resource management plan; Freedom Caucus Says Biden's 30x30 plan is tyranny; Riverton has a serious poop problem.
Wendy CorrSeptember 28, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Wednesday headlines include: Laramie citizens outraged at electricity rate increase; UW keeps fighting transgender speech lawsuit; Photographers go to Yellowstone to find giant tree that looks like a moose.
Wendy CorrSeptember 27, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: BLM Misinforms The Public About Rock Springs Plan
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, “Of the four alternatives examined, Alternative D seems the most balanced approach to management, offering something for every public land user. So why did the BLM select the most stringent alternative as its preferred?”
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 26, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Tuesday's headlines include: The BLM says it's misunderstood and won't lock people out of 1.8 million acres in their controversial plan; Rep. Harriet Hageman is targeting the deep state by proposing term limits on federal employees; Worland's Jay Richards brought home top prize in Utah with his 1,784-pound pumpkin.
Wendy CorrSeptember 26, 2023
Guest Column: BLM Breaches Local Policies and Trust With Resource Management Plan
In a guest column, 10 Wyoming legislators says the BLM's draft Resource Management Plan will "devastate a hardworking community of energy, agricultural users, and recreationalists who depend on the ability to use these lands for productive uses."
CSD StaffSeptember 25, 2023
Dave Simpson: 'Silver Wings,' Not 'Barbie,' Got Raves
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Sorry I missed 'Barbie' with my friends Bill and Nancy Sniffin, but the highlight of the summer had nothing to do with sitting in a movie theater. It was sitting around a campfire while a retired eye doctor/musician from Nebraska sang 'Silver Wings.'”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 25, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, September 25, 2023
Monday's headlines include: New fed turbine rules could kill more eagles; Colorado wants to reintroduce wolves but no one will give them any; Wyoming dinosaur could get $1.2 million in Paris; UW researcher studying haunted Wyoming hotels.
Wendy CorrSeptember 25, 2023
Rod Miller: Government Secrets vs. The Wyoming Public Records Act
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "In a free society like ours, citizens should know more about government than government knows about us. Knowledge is power, right? When government keeps secrets from its citizens, it becomes a secret government."
Rod MillerSeptember 24, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Is Full Of Beautiful River Towns, So Which Is The Prettiest?
Bill Sniffin writes: “One of my all-time favorites is Evanston, which has taken its Bear River and made it a dominant item on its landscape. This town might deserve the prize for best use of its river.”
Bill SniffinSeptember 23, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, September 23, 2023
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Wendy CorrSeptember 23, 2023
Dennis Sun: Climate Change And What To Believe
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Lately, we’ve heard a lot of news stories saying climate change is the reason for the extreme weather patterns we’ve experienced. The bad news is climate change is so political, we don’t know what to believe."
Dennis SunSeptember 22, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, September 22, 2023
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Wendy CorrSeptember 22, 2023
Clair McFarland: The Burger King Of All Weirdos
Clair McFarland writes: "My upbringing was more of the try-to-survive type than the we-care-about-football type. I know there’s some magic that makes everyone put on matching shirts, crowd into a bowl and chant war songs together. But like a tourist tromping into a buzzing monastery, I tried too late to join the faith."
Clair McFarlandSeptember 21, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, September 21, 2023
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Wendy CorrSeptember 21, 2023
Charlie Spiering: The Pride and Vanity of Mitt Romney
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Romney’s failures and flip-flops were legendary, but none so egregious as his flip-flop assessment of former President Donald Trump."
Charlie SpieringSeptember 21, 2023
Rod Miller: Rep. Lauren Boebert -- You Can Take The Girl Out Of The Trailer Park, But…
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Grand Old Party would be well -advised, when choosing their spear-carriers to represent the moral high ground when it comes to sex, to find a handmaiden who can keep her knees together, her hands to herself and her thong in place."
Rod MillerSeptember 20, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Wednesday's headlines include: Riverton residents say Rocky Mountain Power's 30% electrical rate increase would destroy families, pranksters disrupted the meeting flashing attendees and yelling racial slurs, and thousands of Centurylink customers were left without phone service on Tuesday
Wendy CorrSeptember 20, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Colorado Preps for Wolf Reintroduction
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Although it appears there is no stopping Colorado’s voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program, a draft federal record of decision issued last Friday by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will make dealing with problem wolves a lot easier.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 19, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Headlines include: Gigantic controversial steeple approved for LDS church in Cody, Douglas man allegedly killed his cousin after a booze-fest, Wyoming expanding hunting programs despite federal push against them, snow is coming in Wyoming...
September 19, 2023
Dave Simpson: Did I Mention It Was 4 Whole Days?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Kids shouldn't be spending time every day watching cartoons on television or staring into an iPad. But I'll have to admit that the girls got their share of screen time during their visit, which gave Granny and Gramps time to regroup, catch our breath, and plan strategy."
Dave SimpsonSeptember 18, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Monday, September 18, 2023
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Wendy CorrSeptember 18, 2023
Rod Miller: The Ol’ Campfire & The Salvation Of Wyoming Politics
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I finally met Dan Sabrosky around the ol’ campfire when he came up to me and introduced himself. Dan and I have spent months lobbing “truth bombs” and laughing emojis at each other, behind our keyboards. But, after a firm handshake and looking one another in the eye, the dynamic changed."
Rod MillerSeptember 17, 2023
Dennis Sun: Beef. It's What's For Dinner
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "A recent study by Tulane University found 12 percent of Americans are responsible for eating one-half of all the beef consumed on any given day. I question this study as it was funded by groups against cattle grazing."
Dennis SunSeptember 17, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming’s Love-Hate Relationship With Interstate 80
Bill Sniffin writes: “I am always complaining about the 12,000 to 16,000 semitrailer trucks on Interstate 80. Even if 99% are courteous and safe, that other 1% means 120-150 monsters making stupid decisions that risk the lives of all of us.”
Bill SniffinSeptember 16, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Saturday headlines include: - Jackson man accused of trying to kill mother and girlfriend - Hospitals worried about proposed 30% electricity rate hike - Starting to get chilly with overnight temps below freezing - Bear named 'Winnie The Pooh' keeps destroying beehives and eluding Game and Fish...
Wendy CorrSeptember 16, 2023
Harriet Hageman: Boneheaded “Green” Policies Cause Massive Electricity Rate Increase
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Wyoming ratepayers should not be forced to subsidize bad policies coming out of Washington, Colorado, and California. We have all the resources necessary to produce affordable and reliable electricity right here; if Colorado and California don’t want our power, they can find their own alternatives."
Harriet HagemanSeptember 15, 2023
Dave Simpson: Oh Good, California Professors Want To Save Wyoming
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Two professors in California have hope for us. They hope we can get over our silly concerns over vaccine mandates, gender-altering procedures on children, boys playing girls' sports, and talking sex to First Graders in Wyoming."
Dave SimpsonSeptember 15, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Friday, September 15, 2023
Friday's headlines include: Under oath, former Superintendent of Public Instruction admits he lied, Wyoming Cowboys will make nearly $2 million for playing Texas on Saturday, more nukes in Wyoming, Wyoming elk moving to Nebraska, cancer-ridden K9 Deputy makes final drugbust....
Wendy CorrSeptember 15, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Thursday, September 14, 2023
Thursday headlines: Who's behind WyoRINO.com, Hanna town meeting goes crazy, bear in Cheyenne, pistol braces ruled illegal again, etc.
Wendy CorrSeptember 14, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Thanks to Nancy Pelosi, We’re Back in Impeachment Season
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Republicans have not reached the 'high crimes and misdemeanors' threshold necessary for a successful impeachment case, but they have certainly reached the new threshold set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019 when she moved to impeach President Donald Trump."
Charlie SpieringSeptember 13, 2023
Cowboy State Daily Radio News: Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Wednesday morning's headlines: Teton County ranch for sale -- only $58 million, wild shootout in Rock Springs, Wyoming sunrise grizzly bear killed, Wyo delegation supports Biden impeachment inquiry, and more...
Wendy CorrSeptember 13, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Legislators to BLM -- Rock Springs Plan is a Community Killer
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Republican legislators attending Tuesday’s committee meeting in Pinedale thanked the Bureau of Land Management for attending the session and then let them know that the’s BLM’s preferred alternative in the draft plan for the Rock Springs district isn’t highly regarded."
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 12, 2023