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<title>‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Against Big Ski Resorts Could Price Mom-And-Pop Areas Out Of Business | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A widow suing the world-famous Sun Valley Resort in Idaho over the death of her husband could end with a “nuclear verdict” that could spike insurance rates across the industry. That could price mom-and-pop areas like those in Wyoming out of business.

‘Nuclear Verdicts’ Against Big Ski Resorts Could Price Mom-And-Pop Areas Out Of Business

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Jen Kocher

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<title>Wyoming Veterans Hopeful Hegseth Will Make U.S. Military Great Again | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Wyoming veterans told Cowboy State Daily that years of social programs and diversity initiatives have weakened the military and they hope that’s over. They want to see the return of high standards, greater access to mental healthcare and more help transitioning veterans post-service.

Wyoming Veterans Hopeful Hegseth Will Make U.S. Military Great Again

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Dale Killingbeck

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<title>Wyoming History: The Wyoming Man Who Designed B-52 Jet Engine That Transformed Aviation | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Leonard Hobbs was born in small Carbon, Wyoming, in 1895 and grew up to help transform aviation, designing one of the most important jet engines in history. It was the workhorse of America's B-52 jet bombers.

Wyoming History: The Wyoming Man Who Designed B-52 Jet Engine That Transformed Aviation

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<title>Environmentalists Known As “Tree-Hugging Hunters” Want More Yellowstone Bison Hunted | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A group of environmentalists who describe themselves as “tree-huggers who hunt," are uniting around a message that might surprise some: They say it’s time to hunt and kill more bison outside Yellowstone National Park. 

Environmentalists Known As “Tree-Hugging Hunters” Want More Yellowstone Bison Hunted

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Little Dipper Allowed Scientists To Float On Scalding Grand Prismatic Spring | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Between 1992 and 1996, the Little Dipper was the first and only watercraft in Yellowstone National Park that could safely study Grand Prismatic Spring from the surface of its scalding water. The boat disappeared sometime after 1997, and its fate remains uncertain.

Little Dipper Allowed Scientists To Float On Scalding Grand Prismatic Spring

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<title>Colorado Passes Sweeping Ban On Several Semiautomatic Weapons | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Colorado lawmakers passed a sweeping gun ban this week on semiautomatic shotguns and pistols. Wyoming gun rights advocates say it's one of the most restrictive gun bans in the nation and "it’s a good reminder of what happens when the Democrats get control."

Colorado Passes Sweeping Ban On Several Semiautomatic Weapons

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