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Cat Urbigkit: Endangered Species Protection For Pygmy Rabbits & Bumblebees In Wyoming?
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: The feds have determined that two species that inhabit Wyoming -- the pygmy rabbit and the Southern Plains bumble bee -- may need to be granted protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Cat UrbigkitJanuary 30, 2024
Dave Simpson: Married To An Older Woman, And Laughing
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I say anyone who claims their spouse is their best friend has never owned a Labrador Retriever."
January 29, 2024
Rod Miller: Border Wars and Politics – A Modest Proposal
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The border between the U.S. and Mexico leaks like a firehose today and 'border security' is nothing but a myth along that southern line on our map."
Rod MillerJanuary 28, 2024
Bill Sniffin: When It Comes To Wyoming Political Personalities, Bobbi Barrasso Was Perfect
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: "People who spend their lives in politics somehow are not supposed to be as 'nice' as the late Bobbi Barrasso, wife of U. S Sen. John Barrasso."
Bill SniffinJanuary 27, 2024
Clair McFarland: Wyoming Should Move New Year's Day To February
Clair McFarland writes: "If the sage grouse sees his shadow, we’ll stop all development to save his species. If he doesn’t see his shadow, we’ll hunt him and eat him. It’s a complete toss-up."
Clair McFarlandJanuary 27, 2024
Dennis Sun: Who’s Your Neighbor?
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Currently, 14 states regulate foreign ownership of farmland. In our region, Wyoming and Colorado are the only states with no restrictions."
Dennis SunJanuary 26, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: Remembering Anniversaries
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Next Tuesday would have been my parents’ 70th wedding anniversary. Even though Fritz the Dad has been gone almost 25 years, they are still very much married in the eyes of all who knew them, especially Peggy Jane the Mom."
Sally Ann ShurmurJanuary 25, 2024
Mandy Fabel: Are You An Illuminator Or A Diminisher? The People Around You Know.
Columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "There have been few homes I have walked into and received a more raucous greeting than that of Critter and Judy Murray of Casper, Wyoming."
Mandy FabelJanuary 24, 2024
Charlie Spiering: Kamala Harris Might Be Your Next President
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "It’s book week at the Spiering household. My book Amateur Hour: Kamala Harris at the White House was released on Tuesday and for the last few days I’ve been virtually and physically running around and promoting it to the public."
Charlie SpieringJanuary 24, 2024
Dave Simpson: So WE'RE Extreme? Are You Kidding Me?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "We hear plenty about 'far-right extremists,' but never far-left extremists. I say throwing open our southern border is the very definition of extreme."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 22, 2024
Rod Miller: Naked Campfire Politics in The Big Empty
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Hey, did y’all hear that Rep. Wood Chip is gonna introduce a Genital Intimidation bill? It's a law against intimidatin’ other folks with yer equipment."
Rod MillerJanuary 21, 2024
Dennis Sun: And The Survey Says....
Ag Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "A recent survey conducted to measure factors influencing consumer beef product purchasing decisions found the lowest attribute – by a sizable margin – was having low-carbon beef, defined as beef produced with 10 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions."
January 19, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: Getting Ready For NFL Playoffs This Weekend. Go Josh!!
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "When Josh Allen says 'Go Pokes!' in his introduction, there’s a reason to be giddy. And when the cameras pan the end zones at Highmark Stadium and you can always see a gold buckin’ horse flag, that’s worth more than any tourism ad."
Sally Ann ShurmurJanuary 18, 2024
Charlie Spiering: Nikki Haley Is Unlikely To Pull Off An Upset In New Hampshire
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Nikki Haley's chances look pretty hopeless. Despite her polling boost in recent weeks, the momentum behind Haley is slowing. A strong enough anti-Trump coalition has previously failed to materialize in New Hampshire."
Charlie SpieringJanuary 17, 2024
Cat Urbigkit: Brain-Eating Amoeba, Migrating The Frost Wave, Wild Horse Knowledge
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "A new paper published in a scientific journal of the American Chemical Society documents the discovery of the "brain-eating amoeba" in protected hot springs located in Grand Teton National Park.
Cat UrbigkitJanuary 17, 2024
Dave Simpson: Got Enough Fries In That Happy Meal?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "The opinion that dangerous insurrectionists like us want to 'unravel democracy' was voiced by former Rep. Liz Cheney on CBS Sunday Morning. Talk like that got her defeated in the 2022 primary election by 37 points."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 15, 2024
Rod Miller: Good Dog Henry’s Only Job
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Good Dog Henry barks at a lot of stuff that really ain’t there. Vampire zombies, Jewish space-laser intergalactic terrorists, ghost grizzlies, undead proselytizers, juju men and political canvassers from the Other Side..."
Rod MillerJanuary 14, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Red Desert Is Wyoming Treasure - We Need To Fight For Access
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "This desert is a place devoid of permanent human habitation. It has been the scene of American Indians, Oregon Trail travelers, gold prospectors, the Pony Express, the first telegraph poles, and other intrepid souls trying to conquer an unconquerable place.”
Bill SniffinJanuary 13, 2024
Dennis Sun: Understanding Agriculture
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For most consumers, finding food to feed their families is easy – just head to the grocery store. Most consumers don’t realize all of the work and money it takes to get America’s food onto shelves for people to select what they need."
Dennis SunJanuary 12, 2024
Clair McFarland: These Extra Books Are In Case Of Invasion
Clair McFarland writes: "Every town should have a used bookstore, even if it’s just a few shelves in an old chicken coop with an honor-pay tin can wedged between the wind-eaten volumes."
Clair McFarlandJanuary 12, 2024
Aaron Turpen: Why Cars Struggle to Start In the Cold
Automotive columnist Aaron Turpen writes, "Why does your car have such a tough time starting when the weather is cold? I can explain. In about 800 words or so. Without once using the word 'shrinkage!'"
Aaron TurpenJanuary 12, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: Sad College Football Is Over But Thankfully NFL Continues
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Part of loving football is loving the history. In my case, that goes back 70 years to Michigan, where Fritz the Dad played and started his coaching career. From there, to Laramie in 1962 and then to the NFL in 1975, where he spent the next 24 seasons."
Sally Ann ShurmurJanuary 11, 2024
Charlie Spiering: Get Ready For Donald Trump To Stomp Through The Primaries
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "There is a host of Republican voters who enjoyed the first four years of Trump and want it back. The world was more peaceful, the nation more prosperous, and he installed three originalist Supreme Court Justices."
Charlie SpieringJanuary 10, 2024
Cat Urbigkit: We’re Down to the Wire for Public Input on Rock Springs RMP
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The last day for public comment on the draft plan guiding future management of the 3.6-million-acre Rock Springs District of the Bureau of Land Management is Tuesday, Jan. 16."
Cat UrbigkitJanuary 09, 2024