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Aaron Turpen: The Indian Hooligan e-Bike Is The Coolest Thing Since, Well, Ever
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The Indian eFTR Hooligan is the adult version of the banana seat Huffy, but without the skinned knees, questionable homemade ramps for getting air and constant chain and sprocket maintenance.”
Aaron TurpenNovember 03, 2023
Clair McFarland: High Heels Are Only Useful For Kicking Bad Guys In The Throat
High heels are the cigarettes of shoes. They’ll soon be known for their health risks, relegated to glass cupboards at the store and advertised amid disclaimers.
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Mike Pence Ends His Unsuccessful and Incomprehensible Run for President
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, " Republican voters rejected Pence — just as they rejected Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney — as their political careers faded to nothing. Trump’s brand of America First Republican populism, however, thrives..."
Charlie SpieringNovember 02, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Wildlife Management Via Drone
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "In travels across Oregon last summer, I was able to participate in a field visit where I learned about how federal animal damage control specialists are using drones to haze wolves away from cattle."
Cat UrbigkitOctober 31, 2023
Dave Simpson: Not Exactly A Day At The Beach
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "What on earth was Gov. Gordon thinking when he spoke at Harvard University last week, advocating something called “carbon negative?” How did he expect that to go over in carbon-rich Gillette?"
Dave SimpsonOctober 30, 2023
Rod Miller: The Wyoming Public Records Act At Work
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "It's a disturbing video. Graphic, violent and a man dies in it. But the public has every right to see it. I'm referring to the deputy’s body cam video of a fatal confrontation that Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak recently released."
Rod MillerOctober 29, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Mike Dabich and Paul Kruse Among Wyoming ‘Giants’ I Have Known
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “A ‘giant’ human needs to be over 7 feet tall. Two good friends who come to mind are Mike Dabich of Hudson and the late Paul Kruse of Lusk.”
Bill SniffinOctober 28, 2023
Dennis Sun: It Is Called Respect
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "I think some hunters must believe their hunting license gives them the right to disrespect the land and private property and do whatever it takes to fill their tag.
Dennis SunOctober 28, 2023
Charlie Spiering: A More Sober Republican Party Emerges With Election Of Speaker Mike Johnson
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The Johnson experiment will answer whether Republicans can win using a more sober presentation of their policies, separated from the theatrics of the past month."
Charlie SpieringOctober 26, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Land Policy Impacts People, Private Lands
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The BLM now proposes that nearly 375,000 acres of the area north of Highway 28 should become the South Wind River Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The plan ignores the ranch families who live and work within this area..."
Cat UrbigkitOctober 24, 2023
Dave Simpson: Watching House Republicans This Year Is Like Watching The Denver Broncos
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I don't lose sleep over government shutdowns, and so far I see life without a Speaker of the House as kind of refreshing."
Dave SimpsonOctober 23, 2023
Rod Miller: Can Wyoming’s Center Prevent An Outbreak Of D.C. Fever?
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "What Matt Gaetz and his fellow House conspirators attacked was not just a sitting speaker of the house, but also the institution itself."
Rod MillerOctober 22, 2023
Dennis Sun: It Just Takes Time
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "From the time a rancher starts planning with potential genetics, to the time the bull and cow mate, it is going to be around 26 months before a consumer can buy hamburger or rib steak from the animal."
Dennis SunOctober 21, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Journalism From Slow Wooden Type To Lightning-Fast Digital
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “We called what we did ‘refrigerator journalism.’ Every refrigerator in town had clippings from our paper plastered on the front of it with a magnet.”
Bill SniffinOctober 21, 2023
Aaron Turpen: 2024 GMC Sierra 2500HD Hauls People And Rocks, But Not Donkeys
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The upside to a huge vehicle like this in Colorado traffic is that you automatically gain some respect from the speedsters in their Prius and smart car choices. The downside is that, like most Colorado drivers, they still seem to have a death wish.”
Aaron TurpenOctober 20, 2023
Clair McFarland: Classic Children’s Books Help Me Not Bite Anyone’s Head Off
Clair McFarland writes: "The best children’s books proclaim a grand and benevolent order that most grown-ups are too cowardly to believe in."
Clair McFarlandOctober 20, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Rowdy House GOP Establishment Group Jeopardize House Majority
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "If House Republicans turn down Jordan, a very large group of angry conservatives will never forgive them. Members of the establishment rebellion might be enjoying their chance to blow off steam, but they might blow the House Republican majority in the process."
Charlie SpieringOctober 19, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Funding for Cities, Towns & Special Districts Suspended Until They Comply
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The Wyoming Department of Audit has compiled a list of 370 counties, cities, towns and special districts in Wyoming that have failed to comply with state law requiring reporting of revenues received and expenditures made during fiscal year 2023."
Cat UrbigkitOctober 17, 2023
Dave Simpson: Imagine If Trump Wasn't Running
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Imagine the panic that would be running through the Democratic Party right now at the prospect of rapidly-declining, stumbling, mumbling Joe Biden running against an energetic, effective advocate of most of the Trump agenda who won his last election as governor of Florida by a million and a half votes."
Dave SimpsonOctober 16, 2023
Rod Miller: The Center Must Hold – In Wyoming And The World
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The siren song of extremism is seductive. It offers a sanctuary where the human mind can take it easy and just go with the flow of some belief system imposed by others. Extremism requires no mental labor, just blind obedience."
Rod MillerOctober 15, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Eclipse Is When The Heavens Endow Us With A Magnificent Show
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “We did see the eclipse Saturday from the Green River, from the Pilot Butte Historical Site, and from the Merc in Farson. Wyomingites had a great view of the event.”
Bill SniffinOctober 15, 2023
Dennis Sun: Another Raise On Postage
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Coming soon to everyone is another postage rate hike. The reason we’re getting this hike is because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has the authority to raise rates every six months."
Dennis SunOctober 15, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: I Live In The Rock Springs District Of The BLM, Here's What I See
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "These sheep will journey 125 miles from north to south under their own hoof power, before turning north again next spring – an annual cycle practiced here for more than 100 years."
Cat UrbigkitOctober 13, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Here We Go Again -- Nominating Steve Scalise Puts Republicans Back at Square One
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "By abandoning Jim Jordan, Republicans lose their chance to take a major stand against Democrats and offer new leadership and a sharply different opposing agenda."
Charlie SpieringOctober 12, 2023