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Josh Allen Thanks Neighbor Named “Squirrel” For Digging Out His Driveway
Ever humble, former Wyoming QB and Buffalo Bills superstar Josh Allen thanked his neighbors for digging him out of his driveway. "When you get back home, pay those fans some respect and get them something nice!" he told his teammates.
Jimmy OrrNovember 21, 2022
Clair McFarland: Exploding Saliva In The Call Of Duty
Clair McFarland writes: It all started when The Husband decided, with husbandly abandon, that our Firstborn is old enough to battle him in Call of Duty. Thats a military-inspired video game full of virtual combat and scary booms.
Clair McFarlandNovember 18, 2022
The Great Wyoming Debate: Wipers Up or Down in the Storm?
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen says in Wyoming it's a bad idea to put your wipers up when snow hits.
Aaron TurpenNovember 08, 2022
Paul Ulrich: Growing Up (Quickly) In A Wyoming Elk Camp
Guest columnist Paul Ulrich writes: "Lousy weather just feels right for elk camp. A beach needs sun, Vegas needs strippers, and elk camp needs mud -- and snow blowing horizontally."
Paul UlrichNovember 05, 2022
Clair McFarland: Lobotomized Pumpkin Pirates And Undead Albinos Leave No Room For Ghosts
Clair McFarland writes: "I hoped no one would notice Halloween, and that my four sons and I could go for a hike, stay home in comfort and avoid diabetes..."
Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2022
Sergio Maldonado: The Equality State and the Moral Imperative
Guest columnist Sergio Maldonado writes: "Is it not the moral imperative within the Equality State to vote for the best qualified candidate? Is there congruence between the Equality State and the Moral Imperative?"
Sergio MaldonadoNovember 03, 2022
George Wienbarg: I Went Undercover For The Cheyenne Police Dept When I Was 17
Guest columnist George Wienbarg writes: "It was around the time of free loveand free hemp in 1968 that I was hired by the Cheyenne Police Department to be a freelance undercover narcotics agent."
George WienbargOctober 27, 2022
Clair McFarland: I Am A Swamp Hag At The Brink Of Madness
Clair McFarland writes: "Reporting on brutal crimes and cultural controversies is just my pastime; plunging toilets while people wreck my kitchen is my day job."
Clair McFarlandOctober 21, 2022
George Wienbarg: Why I Moved Back To Wyoming And Then Moved Back To New York Again
Guest columnist George Wienbarg moved back to Wyoming after living for four decades in New York. He lasted about two months before moving back to New York.
George WienbargOctober 11, 2022
Clair McFarland: Choosing Between My Husband And A Python
Clair McFarland writes: "The python fixed his stormy eyes on me and raised his head, revealing an adorable spear-shaped overbite, fine ruby pits on his upper jaw, a pale soft underside pining for human contact. He slithered up my arm, over my shoulder. He burrowed in my hair. The salesman laughed. 'Now that is a happy snake,' he said."
Clair McFarlandOctober 07, 2022
Ray Hunkins: As For Lawyers’ Complaints About Hageman, There Is No Place For Politics in Bar Association
Columnist Ray Hunkins writes: Lawyers who use the integrated bar to score political points do a great disservice to the profession and assure that collegiality will no longer be a welcomed feature of the practice of law in Wyoming.
Ray HunkinsOctober 06, 2022
Paul Ulrich: 98 Years Old and Fly Fishing-A Tale of Wyoming’s Strength & Spirit
Columnist Paul Ulrich writes: My grandmother is 98, her baby brother, Harry, is only 92 and we all went camping. Yes, four Wyoming generations getting together for campfires, hikes, and a lot of fishing.
Paul UlrichSeptember 05, 2022
Clair McFarland: Stupid Wood And The Zombie Apocalypse
Clair McFarland writes: "The house was eerily quiet. When you have four sons, quiet usually means someones been stuffed in a suitcase and mailed to Grandmas house. Not that weve ever gotten away with that."
Clair McFarlandAugust 12, 2022
Shooting the Breeze With Rod Miller And Cat Urbigkit: Pre-Election Pondering
Cowboy State Daily columnists Rod Miller and Cat Urbigkit make their predictions for the upcoming Wyoming primary election.
Rod MillerAugust 11, 2022
Aaron Turpen: New Car Dealerships Are Going to Die Kicking and Screaming
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes: "Price gouging is a more common practice than most manufacturers will admit to and recent surveys have shown that consumers are not pleased at all. We will see the traditional dealership model crumble. And quickly."
Aaron TurpenAugust 10, 2022
Ray Hunkins: In Biden Administration, Ideology Trumps Common Sense
Ray Hunkins writes: Nowhere is this more evident than in the open border and climate change policies that have proven so counter-productive and so unpopular with the American people.
Ray HunkinsAugust 10, 2022
Tom Lubnau: No One Wants To Starve Children, Eat Humans, Or Steal Your Firearms
Former Speaker of the House Tom Lubnau writes: "Soon, well see bills to have the State of Wyoming issue a Colt 1910 to every newborn. If a candidate opposes that bill, theyll be called gun grabbers."
Tom LubnauAugust 08, 2022
Aaron Turpen: Traditional Car Dealership Is Dead; Consumers Now Have Advantage
Cowboy State Daily automotive writer Aaron Turpen explains why the traditional car dealership is dead and why consumers now have the advantage.
Aaron TurpenJuly 30, 2022
Clair McFarland: Shrimp Tacos And The Blood Of Our Enemies
Clair McFarland writes: "The Husband got our two oldest sons to play one of those card-and-token table games with four-hour, ghoul-infested medieval plot lines."
Clair McFarlandJuly 29, 2022
Instagram, Facebook Take Down Yellowstone Star Cole Hauser’s Unauthorized Use Of Casper Photographer’s Photo
Facebook and Instagram intervened Monday on behalf of a Casper photographer to take down photographs that Yellowstone star Cole Hauser posted without the photographers permission.
July 19, 2022
What It Looks Like To Have A Grizzly Charge You
Wyoming photographer Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven writes: "If you ever wonder what it looks like when a grizzly comes sprinting directly towards you ... here is the answer in pictures."
Jorn VangoidtsenhovenJuly 18, 2022
Clair McFarland: Home Air Conditioning And The Stages Of Hypothermia
Clair McFarland writes: "Then came Monday. The Husband turned the air conditioning on. The thermostat, whose unholy blue glow splashed drunkenly across the floor, was linked to his smartphone."
Clair McFarlandJuly 14, 2022
Aaron Turpen: No, Buying an Electric Car Does Not Make You a Democrat
Cowboy State Daily automotive columnist Aaron Turpen writes: "While you may or may not be ready for an electric vehicle right now, you will likely see them as commonplace in your lifetime. And considering one wont change your political affiliation. I promise."
Aaron TurpenJuly 05, 2022
Clair McFarland: Of Summer And Sunsets And Battles With Millers
Clair McFarland writes: "The Husband has had enough. He wakes the Shop Vac and darts through the house, sucking the millers into their roaring tomb one by one. 'DIE, YOU SAVAGES.'
Clair McFarlandJuly 01, 2022