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Rogers: America Is Not The Big Bad Wolf On Pollution
Guest columnist Rusty Rogers writes: "The climate is changing. In fact it has been changing for a little over 4 billion years and will continue to do so. It is the height of arrogance to think we can affect that in any significant way."
Rusty RogersJanuary 14, 2021
How A Biden Presidency Could Impact Wyoming Energy
Biden has promised executive action that will ban oil and gas leasing on federal lands in addition to implementing aggressive methane pollution limits for existing oil and gas operations
County 17January 13, 2021
Gillette: Drunk Juvenile Flees in Pickup, Passenger Bails
A 17-year-old male was arrested Saturday night after reportedly fleeing in a pickup from officers while drunk, Gillette Police Lt. Brent Wasson said Monday.
County 17January 12, 2021
Harlan Edmonds: Is The Republic Lost?
Guest columnist Harlan Edmonds writes: "Contrast this with the complete flip-flop of Mr. Biden and his supporters. After many months of inciting and enabling lawlessness and violence, they finally found a riot they could deplore."
Harlan EdmondsJanuary 12, 2021
Cynthia Lummis: Here’s Why I Objected To Pennsylvania’s Electors
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis writes: "Let me be clear: my objecting to the certification of the votes in Pennsylvania could not have changed the outcome of the election."
Sen. Cynthia LummisJanuary 09, 2021
Bill Schilling: Wyoming Leaders Should Call For Trump’s Removal
Guest columnist Bill Schilling writes: "Imagine a united message from Wyomings Governor, two US Senators, and US Representative calling for President Trumps removal. The message could gain footage, but at a minimum it would say Wyoming leaders do honor the Code of the West."
Bill SchillingJanuary 08, 2021
Gillette Man To Face 31 Felony Counts Of Aggravated Child Abuse
A Gillette man has been charged with 31 counts of felony aggravated child abuse for allegedly injuring a 3-month-old infant to the point that he was hospitalized with broken bones.
County 17January 06, 2021
Dan Brophy: Lummis Came Through But Where Are Barrasso And Cheney?
Guest columnist Dan Brophy writes: "From my own research, I knew within ten days that stunning fraud had been committed in Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia."
Dan BrophyJanuary 04, 2021
Dan Brophy: Privilege – Our Wyoming Federal Delegation And The Rest Of Us
Guest columnist Dan Brophy writes: "If you wish to ask Rep Cheney or Senators Barrasso or Enzi to explain why they ignore the evidence of fraud, try calling their offices, only to get no answer or no honest reply from a staffer."
Dan BrophyDecember 31, 2020
Gillette: Teen Arrested For Strangulation, Assault Of Pregnant Woman
A 19-year-old man is charged with aggravated assault of a pregnant woman after allegedly choking and pressing a knife to his girlfriends neck.
County 17December 31, 2020
Alcohol Fuels Fights, Chaos, And Mayhem In Gillette
Alcohol-related incidents kept local police busy on Monday night with officers intervening to stop an alleged drunk driver and many fights.
County 17December 30, 2020
Rebecca Bextel: Pennies For Wyoming – Where Are Our Representatives?
Imagine needing a bank loan for $1,000, but in order to get approved, you would also need to guarantee a $6,000 loan for the people of Togo. Would this seem bizarre and unfair to you?
Rebecca BextelDecember 28, 2020
Paul Montoya: The Differences Between Wind Power and Solar Power
You could generate 504 megawatts of power on 3733 acres with solar rather than using over almost 27,000 acres for a wind plant to generate the same amount of power.
Paul MontoyaDecember 21, 2020
Fred Dowd: American Dollar Entering Very Difficult Era Thanks To Recent National Debt Which Has No End In Sight
Today U.S. debt is 27 trillion with no end in sight. To pay back that debt, every U.S. citizen would have to contribute $70,380.
Fred DowdDecember 17, 2020
Harlan Edmonds: Can Republicans Learn To Cheat Like Democrats?
Guest columnist Harlan Edmonds writes: "A golden age of election fraud, not the election of any particular president, is what will most effectively hasten the loss of our democracy and the dissolution of our nation, all courtesy of the Supreme Court of the United States."
Harlan EdmondsDecember 13, 2020
Rusty Rogers: When It Comes To Elections, Tell Me It’s Not So
Guest columnist Rusty Rogers writes: "When dishonest people are allowed to steal an election, it is all over. Like using voting machines that are well known to be vulnerable to hacking and are corrupted by a vote altering logarithm."
Rusty RogersDecember 05, 2020
Wyoming Cowboys Football Depth Chart Update: True Freshman Assumes Back QB Role
A week ago, the Cowboys listed true freshman Gavin Beerup and sophomore Ryan Marquez as the backups to quarterback Levi Williams.
Tracy RingolsbyNovember 29, 2020
Phil Van Horn: “Can You See What’s Happening?”
The responses to this most recent global pandemic, at all levels and throughout all cultures, is a template for future fast-track declared crises; a case study model for greater imposition of future rule by decrees rather than laws.
Phil Van HornNovember 25, 2020
Thanksgiving: How To Talk Nice
47% of Americans avoid discussing politics at all costs during the holidays.
Mark JenkinsNovember 24, 2020
The Second Amendment In A World Of President Biden, VP Harris, And Justice Barrett
Former US Attorney and guest columnist Kip Crofts writes: "It is futile to try to manage human behavior (violence) by trying to control inanimate objects (guns). It just doesnt work."
C.A. “Kip” CroftsNovember 11, 2020
Amy Surdam: At Wyoming’s Ground Zero Covid Cases Are Surging; There Is No End In Sight
Wyoming cases have surged, and there is no end in sight. We have seen a record number of patients day after day for months, and the community hospitals are filling up.
Amy SurdamNovember 04, 2020
John Davis: Worland Goes From Summer To ‘Instant Winter
On October 25, the weather program on our Ipad declared that it was 16 below, and a usually reliable source told me that the official low that morning was 18 below.
John DavisNovember 02, 2020
Longest (And Worst) Stretch Of Interstate In U.S. Turns 50
The stretch of highway between Rawlins and Laramie is so notorious it took on the title Snow Chi Minh Trail. It turns 50 years old this month.
John WaggenerOctober 23, 2020
Retired Forester Frustrated With Lack Of Fire-Fighting Common Sense
Environmental activism through the 'Environmental Industrial Complex' short circuits the system and takes management away from resource professionals and shifts it into the hands of the Environmental Elites.
Karl BrauneisOctober 09, 2020