One More For The Road: Monday, January 30, 2023
Some guys are better with their hammer than others…
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After a lively discussion, the Wyoming House of Representatives passed a bill that will have the state resume property tax assessments of wind and solar farms not regulated by the Wyoming Public Service Commission.
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: “A look back at Wyoming newspapers issued 100 years ago this week found that the nation was generally grumbling over prohibition laws and the promise of more “Blue laws” that were designed to preserve the Sabbath.”
Suspects involved in a theft out of Laramie led Wyoming Highway Patrol and the Albany County Sheriff’s department on a 30-mile high speed chase before rolling their car because they couldn’t handle the exit ramp.
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A parasite thought to be present in 27% of Yellowstone wolves makes makes the animal act more boldly and more likely to take a leadership position. In humans, it is thought to boost sex-appeal, although that is difficult to quantify, scientists said.
Rod Miller writes: “Cheyenne Councilman Richard Johnson’s civil rights ordinance takes real political courage as the tenor of politics in our state and nation is increasingly based upon harassment and intimidation.”
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Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “No serious scholar—Christian or otherwise—doubts that Jesus was born two millennia ago. But neither the Bible nor any other historical record names the season, month or day of his birth.”
Publisher Bill Sniffin writes: “This time of year, the sun going down at 4:15pm is a shock to the system. In Lander, we lose 20 extra minutes of daylight because the afternoon sun sets behind the Wind River Mountains to our southwest.”
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Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Anyone unable to see why parents should object to the open display of “Doing It,” “The V-Word,” and “This Book is Gay,” in the children’s section of a library has no business being around our children.
For the third year in a row, Wyoming ranks first in the nation when it comes to the highest motor-fuel consumption per driver and second for the most expensive energy costs, with an average cost of $403 per month
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Columnist Rod Miller writes: “Rep. Duncan took time to research the legislation associated with Rep. Neiman’s pledge and found it to be prohibitively expensive, impractical and likely unconstitutional. None of those facts were revealed in Rep. Neiman’s pledge.”
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While Wyoming was scheduled to open the season against UNLV but wound up concluding it with a visit from UNLV, the Cowboys were supposed to close the regular season Feb. 25 and Feb. 27 against San Jose State, but those games were cancelled.