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<title>The Coffee Comes With Redemption At Pete’s Sake In Evanston | Cowboy State Daily</title>

"For Pete's Sake" coffee shop in Evanston serves more than just coffee. For owner Pete Bass, it's a mission. That mission is to tell his story of redemption to anyone who feels like they need a second chance. Prison, he says, was God’s way of offering him another chance -- every time.

The Coffee Comes With Redemption At Pete’s Sake In Evanston

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Mark Heinz

Outdoors

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<title>Meet Tiny, A 2,000-Pound Texas Longhorn And Officially Registered Emotional Support Animal | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Fed up with the “emotional support animal crock of crap,” a Texan decided it would be funny to try registering his massive longhorn steer as an emotional support animal. It worked.

Meet Tiny, A 2,000-Pound Texas Longhorn And Officially Registered Emotional Support Animal

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Wyoming Committee Kills 'Sweeping And Almost Vindictive' Anti-Obscenity Law | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A Wyoming Legislative committee killed a broad anti-obscenity bill on Friday. Republican Rep. Tom Kelly said lawmakers shouldn't lose sight of the real problem of sexually-graphic books in kids' library sections, but the solution isn't to advance a “sweeping and almost vindictive law." 

 

Wyoming Committee Kills 'Sweeping And Almost Vindictive' Anti-Obscenity Law

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Wendy Corr

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The Roundup Bebout

<title>The Roundup: A Conversation With Eli Bebout | Cowboy State Daily</title>

This week, host Wendy Corr visits with longtime Wyoming legislator Eli Bebout. From his childhood in Shoshoni to his leadership in both the Wyoming House and Senate, Eli has lived a unique and meaningful Wyoming life!

The Roundup: A Conversation With Eli Bebout

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<title>Death Penalty On The Table In Bow And Arrow Death; Prosecutor Says Man Was 'Impaled' | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Sublette County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich said he hasn’t ruled out seeking the death penalty for two Big Piney men charged Friday with first-degree murder, in the death of a man investigators say was killed by a bow and arrow. The victim was "impaled" by a man who later bragged about the act to friends, Melinkovich alleged in court. 

 

Death Penalty On The Table In Bow And Arrow Death; Prosecutor Says Man Was 'Impaled'

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Mark E. Miller

The American West

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<title>The American West: Tip Vincent And The 1878 Elk Mountain Murders | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Henry H. “Tip” Vincent, a detective and tracker for the Union Pacific Railroad, carried a Sharps rifle loaned to him by Otto Franc as he pursued George Parott and a group of train robbers to the west side of Elk Mountain, where he was gunned down and the Sharps was stolen.

The American West: Tip Vincent And The 1878 Elk Mountain Murders

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