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Dennis Sun: Kroger And Albertsons Merger Is A Threat To Agriculture
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "A prime example of concentration is the potential merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores and how it may raise the cost of groceries for consumers."
Dennis SunJuly 08, 2023
Bill Sniffin: ‘High Altitudes, Low Multitudes’ Is Best Way To Describe Cowboy State
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “There are mountains higher than Wyoming’s, but are there places more beautiful than the Tetons? Or the Cirque of the Towers in the mighty Wind River Range? Or Square Top Mountain in Sublette County?"
Bill SniffinJuly 08, 2023
Guest Column: The Inconvenient Truth and the Path Forward
Rep. Barry Crago writes, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus and the legislators that collaborate with the group are the reason we did not do more to solve the property tax dilemma. The very people she wants to support in the next election are the same people responsible for her lack of property tax relief.
July 08, 2023
Dave Walsh: It May Not Be A ‘Sport,’ But Downing 62 Hot Dogs In 10 Minutes Is Impressive
Dave Walsh writes, “I never would have believed that any human could eat and put that many hot dogs into a human stomach. I don’t know if this is a sport or if competitive eaters are athletes. Any way you look at it, that’s quite a physical feat for Joey Chestnut.”
Dave WalshJuly 06, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Supreme Court Reminds Grumpy Joe Biden Of Our Nation's Founding Principles
Charlie Spiering writes, "The rulings affirmed foundational values of our country right before Americans celebrate Independence Day. All men are created equal, the power of the executive branch of government is limited, and freedom of religion remains an unalienable right."
Charlie SpieringJuly 04, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: The Needless Same-Sex Wedding Website Ruling And Wyoming’s Connection to the Case
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court granted permission for Lorie Smith, a Colorado website designer, to refuse to create wedding websites for gay couples in a case that never should have been heard by the nation’s highest court."
Cat UrbigkitJuly 04, 2023
Dave Simpson: Chipmunks Are Cute. Mice, Not So Much.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "What Chip and Dale did for chipmunks, Mickey certainly hasn't accomplished for the public perception of mice. Cartoon Mickey is cute, but let's face it, he's vermin."
Dave SimpsonJuly 03, 2023
Rod Miller: “Affirmative Action” Is Unconstitutional In The Equality State
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "There is no waffle language in the Wyoming Constitution. And therefore no room in the Equality State for affirmative action or protected classes. Those might be noble concepts in other states where equality is subject to modifiers, but our founding document renders them moot."
Rod MillerJuly 02, 2023
Dennis Sun: Stay Positive
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Livestock prices, especially cattle prices are staying strong. Calves are in a price correction, but demand is going to stay strong. Meatpackers are trying to lower the fat cattle prices in every which way, but demand should overshadow their tricks."
Dennis SunJuly 02, 2023
Bill Sniffin: I Am A Old Dinosaur Dodging Asteroids Along The Oregon Trail
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "When I wrote my column about the Oregon Trail and how important it was to Wyoming, our political reporter Leo Wolfson asked, with a straight face: 'Bill, tell us, what was it like out there on the trail?'”
Bill SniffinJuly 02, 2023
Wyoming Car Collectors: The Many Motors of Dave Shimerka
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, "I met Dave at a recent car show in Cheyenne. I was immediately attracted to his AMC Rebel, which is a rare model of 'The Machine.' I went to Dave’s home later on and got a glimpse of his car collection. It’s fantastic."
Aaron TurpenJune 30, 2023
Boner: Permitting Reform will Help Reestablish American Leadership
State Sen. Brian Boner writes, "I am glad the Air Force is moving forward with deploying the new Sentinel missile. However, I am still concerned that the EIS for this project took longer than the time required for communist China to build the infrastructure for three brand new nuclear missile fields."
June 30, 2023
Clair McFarland: Car Broke Down On I-25 In Denver, Then We Saw A Gorilla
Clair McFarland writes: “The car whined in the third of six lanes on I-25, hoping at last to become the nucleus of a 30-car pileup. Then it died. A cold hush pervaded its interior.”
Clair McFarlandJune 30, 2023
Dave Walsh: For One Night, Embattled Yankees Pitcher German Was Perfect
Dave Walsh writes, “What a difference a few days make as well. Domingo German went from getting booed off the mound his previous start to a perfect game.”
Dave WalshJune 30, 2023
Rod Miller: Methinks U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland Whines Too Much
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Merrick Garland is whining that criticism is a threat to the 'independence' of his outfit, the U.S. Department of Justice, and thereby a threat to democracy itself. It's hard to threaten something that no longer exists."
Rod MillerJune 29, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: ‘Going Old School,’ With The Addition Of Man’s Best Friend To Uphold The Farce
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "We’d simply ran out of options. Golden eagles and bald eagles were preying on newborn lambs in our lambing flock, and for the past few weeks we were finding at least one new eagle-killed lamb every day."
Cat UrbigkitJune 27, 2023
Dave Simpson: We Root For The Elk. Not The Wolves.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "'What you have exposed,'” Harriett Hageman told John Durham, “'is that we are dealing with something so corrupt and so rotten that no amount of face paint, deflection, or whitewashing can fix this.'”
Dave SimpsonJune 26, 2023
Dennis Sun: Sage Grouse Again
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Wyoming was the first state to aggressively develop a management plan in hopes of keeping sage grouse from being listed on the Endangered Species Act, and other Western states used this plan as a template while adopting their own plans."
Dennis SunJune 25, 2023
Rod Miller: Time Machines, Rattlesnakes and Rock & Roll in Carbon County
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "For my money, there is no more beautiful and peaceful place in the Cowboy State than where the Encampment River joins up with the North Platte to produce a the kind of green that makes Ireland ashamed."
Rod MillerJune 25, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Most Important Road In American History Passed Through Wyoming Creating Manifest Destiny
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Starting about 1843, over 400,000 emigrants came through Wyoming, crossing through present-day Torrington, Douglas, and Casper and on through current Fremont County and ultimately exiting out the west side.”
Bill SniffinJune 24, 2023
Aaron Turpen: The Tesla Cybertruck Is A Joke That’s Trolling The Automotive World
Automotive Writer Aaron Turpen writes, “Tesla will release the Cybertruck, eventually, and get the initial splash from it. But Elon will, however, laugh this off since the Cybertruck is clearly just another one of his trolls.
Aaron TurpenJune 23, 2023
Rod Miller: Higher Education, Free Speech And Hurt Feelings In The Cowboy State
Columnist Rod Miller writes, “Now UW finds itself hauled into court for abridging a preacher’s freedom of speech in the student union. … Let’ s be clear, free speech is often uncomfortable, annoying and offensive.”
Rod MillerJune 23, 2023
Dave Walsh: Jim Brandenburg’s UW Basketball Teams Were Gritty, Tough And Over-Achieving
Dave Walsh writes: “Wyoming very much took on the personality and style of their head coach. Jim Brandenburg teams played hard and tough. It was the Brandenburg style of play.”
Dave WalshJune 22, 2023
Aaron Turpen: Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV Is All Luxury That’s Not Quite Fit For the 1%
Automotive Writer Aaron Turpen writes: “The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is, like most luxury models, a lot of letters and numbers that mean little to the average person on the street. This one is destined to just be called “the Mercedes” by its owners.”
Aaron TurpenJune 22, 2023