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Cat Urbigkit: Pandemic Demonstrated Connections Between Humans, Animals, And Environment
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "The One Health response to a zoonotic-caused global pandemic has confirmed the wisdom of uniting human, animal, and environmental health response."
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 20, 2022

Dave Simpson: Bottom Line, Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked about President Biden's screwy decision to wipe out $10,000 to $20,000 of most student loans on our dime - she said it wasn't enough. Not nearly enough! What do you say to an entitled brat like that?"
Dave SimpsonSeptember 20, 2022

Dave Walsh: Wyoming Against Air Force Should Bear Fruit Of Good Rivalry
Dave Walsh writes: The Wyoming Air Force game has become a respectful rivalry and is almost guaranteed to be hotly-contested with great intensity from start to finish.
Dave WalshSeptember 16, 2022

Cat Urbigkit: Dogs Are Apolitical
Cat Urbigkit writes that people attending a herding dog championship come from all walks of life, and their fondness for dogs provides an opening for discussing controversies about their wild cousins: wolves in the West.
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 13, 2022

Dave Simpson: Is The King A Regular Kind Of Guy?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "The only criticism I had with the Queen was those Corgis. Make me King and I'm going down to the London Pound and getting at least two black Labrador Retrievers (the Cadillac of Dogs), maybe more."
Dave SimpsonSeptember 13, 2022

Dave Walsh: NFL Should Learn From College Football’s Equal Opportunity Overtime Rules
Columnist Dave Walsh writes: A coin toss should never be a factor in giving one team an advantage over the other in overtime.
Dave WalshSeptember 09, 2022

Western Watersheds Project Calls Me Rabidly Anti-Wolf; That’s A Lie But I’m Passionately Anti-WPP
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Oh no, Western Watersheds Project (WWP) is complaining about me in an official letter to the federal government. You can just imagine my shock, and how deeply concerning this is to me."
Cat UrbigkitSeptember 07, 2022

Dave Simpson: ‘Hey You Kids! Get Off My Lawn!’
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "If you think you know better than the voters of Wyoming (which didn't work out well for Cheney), let me paraphrase Jeff Foxworthy: Then you may be a RINO!"
Dave SimpsonSeptember 06, 2022

Dave Walsh Bobbleheads To Be Given Away Saturday To Thank Dave For 38 Years
Cowboy State Daily columnist Dave Walsh will be at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday as 5,000 bobbleheads are handed out to honor Walsh's 38 years of broadcasting Cowboy football games.
Dave WalshSeptember 01, 2022

Cat Urbigkit: Transplanting Imperiled Species into Alien Habitats is Outrageous & Unwise
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposal to grant itself the power to release populations of federally protected species into areas those species never previously inhabited is outrageous and unwise.
Cat UrbigkitAugust 30, 2022

Dave Simpson: You Say Marmot, I Say Whistle Pig
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I'm a creature of habit, so most summer afternoons, up high in the Snowy Range, you'll find me listening to the Medicine Bow River, keeping an eye out for moose. And whistle pigs."
Dave SimpsonAugust 29, 2022

Dave Walsh: University Of Wyoming Cowboy Football Is Here
Dave Walsh writes: "The Cowboys are one of just 22 FBS teams that will get their seasons, and the college football season, underway this weekend."
Dave WalshAugust 26, 2022

Cat Urbigkit: A Lesson in Self-Determination. From a Dog.
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "When she was ready, Leckie shared her little blessings with us, her caregivers. I sat down nearby, stroking her head, feeding her treats, admiring her pups without touching them."
Cat UrbigkitAugust 24, 2022

Dave Simpson: Ahab Institute Coming To Jackson?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Unless Liz opens the Captain Ahab Institute for the Pursuit of The Great White Donald Trump Whale in Jackson Hole, I predict our news media appeal will quickly fade."
Dave SimpsonAugust 23, 2022

Dave Walsh: Wyoming College Football Is One Week Away
Cowboy State Daily columnist Dave Walsh writes: "Im actually excited about watching and enjoying Cowboy Football without having to describe it. I cant wait to let out a cheer, or sing Cowboy Joe, whenever I want."
Dave WalshAugust 19, 2022

Cat Urbigkit: Rewilding is Earth First! With Lipstick
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "This latest rewilding proposal is just one proposal being put forth by activists who want large swaths of public lands set aside as reserves, with other uses limited or restricted."
Cat UrbigkitAugust 16, 2022

Dave Simpson: I’d Crawl Over Broken Glass To Vote
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "We're witnessing all-out efforts on multiple fronts to keep the guy 70 million of us voted for from ever being president again, despite the many good things that happened when he was president."
Dave SimpsonAugust 14, 2022

Dave Walsh: Wyoming Football Starts In 2 Weeks
Columnist Dave Walsh writes: "Two weeks from now, Wyoming plays Illinois to start things in the much-anticipated 2022 season."
Dave WalshAugust 11, 2022

Cat Urbigkit: Wildlife Funding Under Fire
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Funding for wildlife conservation and management nationwide is currently under threat, as advocates on both the right and left target provisions of an 85-year-old federal law."
Cat UrbigkitAugust 09, 2022

Dave Simpson: Merle Was Right About These Years
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I was 67 when my first grand daughter was born, and 69 when her little sister arrived. Suddenly, things like highchairs, stuffed toys, and a wayward pacifier found under a bed, started showing up at our house."
Dave SimpsonAugust 09, 2022

Dave Walsh: Wyoming’s 1988 Football Team Heading To Hall Of Fame
Columnist Dave Walsh writes: "The 1988 Cowboy football team is a most worthy entrant into the Hall of Fame. Many will say that it has earned the right to be considered the greatest Cowboy team ever."
Dave WalshAugust 04, 2022

“The Laramie Project” Tackles Hard Issues in a Conservative Community
In a community as conservative as Cody, putting on "The Laramie Project" that highlights controversial social issues was a challenge, according to director Bethany Sandvik.
Wendy CorrAugust 04, 2022

Cat Urbigkit: Conservative Values, or Extremism?
Discussing the House District 20 race, columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Im going to give Mr. Schmid the benefit of the doubt that he doesnt want to see physical harm come to any American because of their political beliefs, despite his flirtation with extremism."
Cat UrbigkitAugust 02, 2022

Dave Simpson: The Mind Just Keeps On Boggling
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Now we're begging the Saudis to boost oil production, instead of unleashing our domestic energy industry. The mind boggles."
Dave SimpsonAugust 02, 2022
