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Rod Miller

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<title>Rod Miller: The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Rod Miller writes: "Participation trophies be damned. The rubble of history is full of second place winners. Humanity didn’t survive and advance by celebrating the runner-up. Survival of the fittest is the ultimate meritocracy. We ignore it at our mortal peril."

Rod Miller: The Thrill of Victory, The Agony of Defeat

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<title>Wyoming Only State Not Sending A Pinball Wizard To North American Championships | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A budding pinball scene fizzled out a few years ago in Cheyenne, which means Wyoming will be the only state without someone competing at the North American Championships. But a Cinderella pinball wizard from Montana is going full-tilt to earn a title.

Wyoming Only State Not Sending A Pinball Wizard To North American Championships

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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>VIDEO: Wyoming's Billboard Sheriff: A Day In The Life Of Brian Kozak  | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak has captured national attention with his viral billboard and bold "vacancy" sign on his jail, while also earning a reputation locally for his unconventional approach. Cowboy State Daily spent a day with the sheriff to get a firsthand look at his unique style.

VIDEO: Wyoming's Billboard Sheriff: A Day In The Life Of Brian Kozak 

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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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