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Aaron Turpen: 2023 Kia Telluride Is An OK Snow Hamster
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes: “The 2023 Telluride has a 3.8-liter V6 that outputs about 1,309,500 hamsters (aka 291hp) to an eight-speed automatic transmission. This is a solid combo that feels good in most driving situations. The all-wheel drive models are good goers, but aren’t as sure-footed as some rivals in the snow and ice."
Aaron TurpenApril 18, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Winter Isn’t Loosening Its Grip On Wyoming Big Game Herds
Cat Urbigkit writes: “Winterkill may provide an immediate surplus of carcasses for wild predators but with doubtful benefits since there probably isn’t much nutrition in a prey animal that has starved to death.”
Cat UrbigkitApril 18, 2023
Dave Simpson: Speaking To The Dead? That's One Gadget I'll Never Need.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "This just in: Computer experts can now use Artificial Intelligence to reunite us with our deceased loved ones, compiling data and images to seemingly bring our loved ones back to life."
Dave SimpsonApril 17, 2023
Rod Miller: Wyoming Should NEVER Hide Her Heritage!
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "The two of the most powerful symbols of Wyoming’s heritage, Esther Hobart Morris and Chief Washakie, deserve to be back out in front of the State Capitol. Concealing our rich heritage and hiding these symbols of who we are as a state in some underground passageway is a slap in the face of our common history. It makes us appear ashamed of two of our giants."
Rod MillerApril 16, 2023
Dennis Sun: Rodeo Is Back At The Wyoming State Fair
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The ranch rodeo was always a popular event at the Wyoming State Fair, as the stands were usually full of spectators. It is a fitting event for the state of Wyoming, and it gave winning competitors the opportunity to qualify for regional and national ranch rodeos."
Dennis SunApril 15, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Almost 200,000 Antelope And Deer Dead From Winter Kill. Can We Foresee Such A Headline?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “What a sad time for those of us who love our wildlife. And that includes about 99 percent of the people who live in Wyoming.”
Bill SniffinApril 15, 2023
Dave Walsh: UW Puts 10 Athlete-Scholars On Prestigious Honor Society List
Dave Walsh writes: “These are people who are not only challenged by athletic competition, they’re also challenged by the classroom. And these are folks who take on both challenges – and excel.”
Dave WalshApril 14, 2023
Rod Miller: Strange Dance Partners - Or - Friendship, Politics and Free Speech in the Cowboy State
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "In the midst of this shitstorm, Karlee Provenza found support from a very unexpected quarter. Sen. Anthony Bouchard publicly stated that he honors her First Amendment right to free speech. That took some serious huevos."
Rod MillerApril 12, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Awbi The Guardian Dog vs The Red Foxes
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The snow crust in this deep snow winter hasn’t been strong enough to hold the weight of a large dog, so the foxes have been able to go about their business untroubled by the dogs. But that changed a few weeks ago..."
Cat UrbigkitApril 11, 2023
Dave Simpson: The Property Tax Problem Isn't Just In Jackson
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Turns out you don't have to be part of the wine, cheese and granola set up in Jackson to feel the pinch of higher property values. Folks in nuts and bolts communities like Cheyenne are feeling the pain, too."
Dave SimpsonApril 10, 2023
Dennis Sun: What's Next?
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: I believe in climate change, and that it has been around since the “Seventh Day.” However, what I think most people disagree on is what causes climate change and the things we can do to change it.
Dennis SunApril 08, 2023
Rod Miller: When C.J. Box Killed Me (A Wyoming Tragedy)
It's no secret that Box likes to populate his novels with characters named after folks he knows in real life. That’s how I found myself transformed into Rodney “Mandan” Miller in his first book, Open Season.
Rod MillerApril 08, 2023
Bill Sniffin: All Moms Are Special – Here Is My Story About A Wonderful Mother
Bill Sniffin writes: “My mom saw me as a journalist after I had been editor of my high school newspaper. She literally forced my dad to borrow $300 to pay for my journalism short course at Iowa State University.”
Bill SniffinApril 08, 2023
If You Can't Defeat Your Foes, Confuse Their Children To Death With Rubik's Cubes
Clair McFarland writes: Back in the pre-Youtube days, which I keenly remember, thugs and warlords would give Rubik’s Cubes to children as a psychological attack meant to cripple the nation.
Clair McFarlandApril 06, 2023
Dennis Sun: Ag Needs Stability
Columnist Dennis Sun writes: "Having an administration in Washington, D.C. that doesn’t understand agriculture, especially public lands, endangered species and water issues, creates volatility which can hinder our business climate."
Dennis SunApril 03, 2023
Rod Miller: Stick It Where The Sun Don’t Shine
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "Our elected representatives in Wyoming government still meet in secret to make side deals out of the public eye. They continue to try to pull the wool over our eyes and to hamstring the institution entrusted to keep the public informed – our free press."
Rod MillerMarch 15, 2023
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams: “Wyoming Solutions for Wyoming Problems,” Translated
In a guest column, Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams said most Americans believe that in the marketplace of ideas, the best ideas will win out but that didn't happen in the Legislature because "The Speaker of the House unilaterally withheld bills aimed at bolstering the rights of Wyoming parents."
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsMarch 14, 2023
Rep. John Bear: Property Tax Reform (Or Not) In Wyoming
In a guest column, Rep. John Bear, R-Gillette, argues that the more conservative branch of Republican lawmakers tried to pass long-term tax reform legislation but were continuously blocked by more moderate Republican legislators.
Rep. John BearMarch 14, 2023
Sunday Car Review: 2023 Lexus GX 460 Is Hay Bale Ready
After getting annihilated by readers for suggesting a hybrid mid-sized SUV was 'perfect for Wyoming's families,' automotive writer Aaron Turpen reviews the largest and "oldest-school SUV still being sold as new today" -- the 2023 Lexus GX 460.
Aaron TurpenMarch 12, 2023
Bill Sniffin: ‘Common Sense Republicans’ Are Practical Wyomingites Avoiding Progressive Trends
In response to Rod Miller's column last week, columnist Bill Sniffin writes: 'Common sense Republicans' are folks who are anti-abortion, anti-gender-bending, anti-boys competing against girls, anti-pornographic books in our schools, anti-global warming hysteria, and who are upset about a new emphasis on how bad America is."
Bill SniffinMarch 12, 2023
Aaron Turpen: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV is My Recommend for Wyoming
In my career as an automotive journalist, I have driven a lot of cars, trucks, and SUVs. Never have I met a small family sport utility as perfect for Wyoming as the new Mitsubishi Outlander in its plug-in hybrid format.
Aaron TurpenMarch 06, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Welcome To Siberia – Wyoming’s Winter Body Count Has Been High
Bill Sniffin writes: If you made a movie about this years Wyoming winter, it would have to be a survival story. There have been so many great rescue stories but also some awful accident stories.
Bill SniffinMarch 05, 2023
Shooting the Breeze With Cat And Rod: Final Throes of the Legislature
Columnists Rod Miller and Cat Urbigkit write: "Now about Romeo Bouchard. Hes Wyomings version of Marjorie Taylor Greene, but with an anger management problem..."
Rod MillerMarch 03, 2023
Aaron Turpen: Used Car Market Saw Prices Briefly Cool Off But It’s Not Going To Continue
If youre looking to buy a new or used vehicle, dont expect current price drops to continue for long. And dont hang your hopes on interest rates dropping very soon. Were still in a sellers market.
Aaron TurpenMarch 02, 2023