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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
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
Rod Miller: The TikTok Generation Inherits The Big Empty
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "We need to pass along to the TikTok Generation a profound respect for nature. They need to have a sure and certain knowledge that this place will kill you if you are careless. And that survival often means relying on your neighbors."
Rod MillerMay 28, 2023
Rod Miller: Josh Hawley Preaches “Manhood" In New Book And Wyoming Men Laugh
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Josh Hawley is the last person qualified to preach to Wyoming men about what it means to have a pair. The first glaring difference between Hawley and a real Wyoming man is that we don’t run away from a fight, regardless who started it, as he comically did."
Rod MillerMay 21, 2023
Rod Miller: Identity Theft in the Big Empty – A Solution
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I’m not selling myself cheap! If you wanna be Rod Miller, you’ll need to open your wallet. If you are serious about acquiring my identity, then put your money where your mouth is."
Rod MillerMay 14, 2023
Rod Miller: Advice to Politicians -- Think First, Then Speak
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Lord knows what prompted Casper Mayor Bruce Knell and Laramie Rep. Karly Provenza to hit the 'send' button before considering the possible consequences of their post. Perhaps they thought they could score easy political points with their base."
Rod MillerMay 07, 2023
Rod Miller: Frankly Speaking About the Wyoming GOP
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Republican Party will choose a new chairman here in a few days. Both candidates are named Frank, and both hail from the same county and wear cowboy hats. That’s where the similarities end."
Rod MillerApril 30, 2023
Rod Miller: Woke Fascists in Wyoming Or Political Speech 101
Columnist Rod Miller writes: Words like 'fascist' and 'woke' are used as pejorative shorthand for anyone who doesn’t adhere to one political view or another. Words like that don’t do anything to elevate our political conversation. Rather, they are used to emphasize and reinforce an 'Us vs. Them' mentality."
Rod MillerApril 23, 2023
Rod Miller: Partisanship Is The Disease, Not The Cure
Rod Miller writes: “State Rep. Chris Knapp, a Republican from Gillette, says that Wyoming needs more partisanship in our public life, not less. That’s like your doctor telling you that you need more herpes in your body."
Rod MillerApril 20, 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
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
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