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<title>Proposed 'Greenie Tax' Would Make Coloradans Pay For Using Wyoming Trails | Cowboy State Daily</title>

More than 60% of mountain bikers at Wyoming's Curt Gowdy State Park are out-of-state, mostly Colorado. New legislation supported by Rep. Karlee Provenza would make them pay for it. "I'm all for figuring out how can we have Colorado pay for their usage of our land," she said.

Proposed 'Greenie Tax' Would Make Coloradans Pay For Using Wyoming Trails

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>Big Horn County Is Selling 16 Vintage Aircraft In Online Auction, And Bids Start At $25 | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Big Horn County is selling 16 vintage aircraft in an online auction. They're no longer airworthy, but the winning bidders could put a cockpit in their home office or living room. "There’s a lot of nostalgia in these cool old planes," the airport manager said.

Big Horn County Is Selling 16 Vintage Aircraft In Online Auction, And Bids Start At $25

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Jackie Dorothy

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<title>Wyoming Coffee Klatch: Scotty Ratliff’s Kitchen Is Where World Problems Are Solved | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Officially, Riverton is run by its elected city council. But the town's problems, and all the world's problems, are really solved by this group of old guys in Scotty Ratliff's coffee klatch.

Wyoming Coffee Klatch: Scotty Ratliff’s Kitchen Is Where World Problems Are Solved

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<title>Missing Wyoming WWII Vet’s B-17 Bomber Discovered In New Guinea Jungle | Cowboy State Daily</title>

After vanishing over the Pacific in 1942, Sgt. Thomas Cotner of Casper was presumed lost forever. Now eight decades later, wreckage of the B-17 Flying Fortress where Tom served as a radio operator and gunner was discovered.

Missing Wyoming WWII Vet’s B-17 Bomber Discovered In New Guinea Jungle

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<title>Some Chugwater Locals Say Wind, Solar Project Threatens Independent Way Of Life | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Some residents in and around Chugwater say a proposed 47,000-acre wind and solar farm threatens their independent way of life. Their views clash with landowners involved in the project who say it’s their property.

Some Chugwater Locals Say Wind, Solar Project Threatens Independent Way Of Life

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Clair McFarland

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<title>Attorney Says $250,000 Brain Damage Settlement Shows Government Payouts Are Too Limited | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The attorney of a Wheatland man who suffered brain damage in the Platte County jail said man's $250,000 settlement is a sign that Wyoming’s limit on government liability payouts is too low.  The Wyoming Senate chose not to raise that limit this winter.

Attorney Says $250,000 Brain Damage Settlement Shows Government Payouts Are Too Limited

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