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Dave Walsh: Remembering Former UW Men's Hoops Coach Jim Brandenburg As A Tough, Hands-On Leader Who Won — A Lot
Dave Walsh writes: “It was my privilege to call the last three seasons coach Brandenburg was at Wyoming. In those final three seasons under Brandenburg, the Cowboys would win 59 games, win a conference championship and make NIT and NCAA tournament appearances.”
Dave WalshJune 19, 2023
Rod Miller: Stay Square, Wyoming!
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If Wyoming annexed a neighboring county, we’d just look weird. Viewed from above, it would look like we had suddenly grown a disturbing new appendage, or a tumor. Or a massive new zit."
Rod MillerJune 18, 2023
Dennis Sun: Making A Difference
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "One of Wyoming’s best traits has always been giving – to other people or specific causes. It just seems to come natural to the people of the state and the region. And, in today’s society, there are always plenty of good causes to give to."
Dennis SunJune 17, 2023
Dave Walsh: There’s Nothing Like The U.S. Open, Where Anyone Can Qualify And Play
Dave Walsh writes: There’s an added extra to this year’s U.S. Open. This will be the first major tournament played in the new PGA-LIV era. Less than two weeks ago, the PGA Tour merged with Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Golf and created a new golf league.
Dave WalshJune 15, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Bountiful Butte, Ageless Joni Mitchell, Glacier Park, Etc.
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “We put in a whole lot of windshield time this past week covering four states and seeing some of the most beautiful places in America."
Bill SniffinJune 15, 2023
Clair McFarland: When You Realize You Failed To Hillbilly Your Sons
Clair McFarland writes: “I’m the hillbilly caricature whose lithe pale sons hope someday to place in a crisp nursing home with a Roomba and a Mozart album — for her own good, or something.”
Clair McFarlandJune 15, 2023
Cormac McCarthy: An Evening Redness In The West
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I used to wait like a kid at Christmas for McCarthy to come out with a new book ever couple years or so. No more waiting for me. His work is done."
Rod MillerJune 14, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Firefighters Wanted In Wyoming
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Of 55 Wyoming fire departments responding to the recent survey, most reported experiencing challenges with recruiting new firefighters. All told, the responding fire departments reported the need for nearly 500 additional firefighters statewide to fill their rosters."
Cat UrbigkitJune 13, 2023
Dave Simpson: Dipping A Toe Into Social Activism
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "If your scolding woke agenda is more important to you than your product, count me out. I've got options."
Dave SimpsonJune 12, 2023
Rod Miller: Get Off Rod Miller’s Lawn!
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Don’t let a wet spell or two fool you into complacency; the high creeks and rivers you see in Wyoming today are nothing more than fossil water being recirculated. The need to conserve this essential but finite resource is as critical as ever."
Rod MillerJune 11, 2023
Dennis Sun: It's Grilling Season
Columnist Dennis Sun writes a new study, "...found lab-grown or 'cultivated' imitation meat’s environmental impact is likely to be “orders of magnitude” higher than retail beef, based on current and near-term production methods."
Dennis SunJune 11, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Even Out Here In Wyoming, Is This Robot The Scariest Thing We Have Ever Seen?
Bill Sniffin writes: “I have written thousands of articles about the Cowboy State. I asked ChatGPT a question about Wyoming’s future. Here is what it wrote.”
Bill SniffinJune 10, 2023
Remembering Jim Watt: Wyoming Native Who Was Secretary Of Interior For Reagan
Jim Watt was a Lusk, Wyoming native who spent three eventful years as Secretary of the Interior under President Ronald Reagan. He resigned after a public push to oust him. He died at his Arizona a home recently at age 85.
Bill SniffinJune 09, 2023
Dave Walsh: It's 12 Weeks Before Wyoming Cowboys Football Begins
Columnist Dave Walsh writes, "What an opening game match-up that is for the Cowboys and their fans. A big-time opponent, from a big-time conference. And Cowboy fans have a great opportunity to take it all in, up close and personal. Wyoming versus Texas Tech, in War Memorial Stadium."
Dave WalshJune 09, 2023
Bill Sniffin's Report From Yellowstone: Heavy Rain Dampened Idiot Activity
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "We were on full-time Idiot Patrol Wednesday as we passed through Yellowstone National Park on our way to a family event in Washington state."
Bill SniffinJune 08, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: Animal Damage Control Isn't A “War On Wildlife”
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "When Erik Molvar of the Western Watersheds Project tells the public that the livestock industry “still dreams of driving large carnivores extinct once and for all” and is working to “further their goals of accelerating predator extinctions,” how is anyone to know that he is telling a lie?"
Cat UrbigkitJune 06, 2023
Dave Simpson: Note To Donald -- Shut Up About Ron
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Many here still prefer Reagan's 11th Commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican."
Dave SimpsonJune 06, 2023
Rod Miller: Cowboys and Teslas, a Cautionary Tale
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I have a healthy skepticism about newfangled electric vehicles replacing those gas-guzzling trucks on the ranch. I have an uneasy mental image of a one-ton crew cab 4WD pickup with a six-horse fifth wheel trailer powered by an electric motor struggling to make it out of the barnyard."
Rod MillerJune 04, 2023
Dennis Sun: Information Is Dollars
For those involved in agriculture, the last couple of weeks have been a “win some, lose some” kind of time, as there have been important legal cases and new regulations making headlines.
Dennis SunJune 04, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Try to Imagine A Wyoming With A Population of 8 Million? Well, Take A Look Around
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Europeans love our small towns. They love to hang out in places with romantic historic names like Cheyenne, Laramie, Rawlins, Cody, and Medicine Bow.”
Bill SniffinJune 04, 2023
Dave Simpson: Lander Valley High School Endorses This Book For Children? Seriously?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "We're not talking about taking 'Catcher in the Rye,' 'Huckleberry Finn,' or 'To Kill a Mockingbird' off library shelves. This is about not making the most raw, obscene material available to young people at Lander's high school."
Dave SimpsonJune 03, 2023
Rod Miller: Books! - Or – Johannes Gutenberg For The Humanity Hall Of Fame
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If you think books will corrupt your kids’ minds, be a better parent. If you think that reading Mein Kampf will turn Junior into a Nazi, or Das Kapital will turn Sis commie, then do a better job of teaching them to be Americans."
Rod MillerJune 02, 2023
Dave Walsh: Between The NBA And NHL, There’s Something So Final In The Air
Dave Walsh writes: “Finals will draw all kinds of different audiences. There are, of course, those who are regular fans and followers, which make up the biggest group. … In fact, there will be some who haven’t watched a minute of NBA all season who will take a peek of the finals.
Dave WalshJune 02, 2023
Clair McFarland: Real Girls Are Made Of Go-Carts And Antelope Skulls
Clair McFarland writes: "This little girl is even tougher than my boys. She climbs onto the trampoline with them, drops to all fours, snatches their ankles and topples them like dominoes. They dogpile her, roughing her hair into a unicorn horn above her ponytail."
Clair McFarlandJune 01, 2023