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Clair McFarland

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<title>Corner-Crossing War Is Over: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Landowner's Appeal | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Being able to corner-cross private property to access landlocked public lands is now the rule across the American West, after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Wyoming landowner’s challenge of the practice.

Corner-Crossing War Is Over: Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Landowner's Appeal

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Gail Symons

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<title>Gail Symons: Teachers' Salaries In Wyoming And The Creative Math Behind Them | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Here's the reality. Actual average teacher salaries in Wyoming exceed the model's averages because districts have been covering pay by hiring fewer teachers. The paycheck looks healthier because the staff is thinner."

Gail Symons: Teachers' Salaries In Wyoming And The Creative Math Behind Them

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Renée Jean

Business & Tourism

Agriculture

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<title>Unique Whiskey Made From Ancient Grain Grown In Wyoming Called Emmer Debuts | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A new whiskey debuted on Saturday made from emmer wheat grown in Powell, Wyoming. Nels Wroe, who grew up in Douglas and is the owner of Dry Land Distillers, said they're the only company making a true 100% emmer whiskey. "It's the only one like it in the world," he said.

Unique Whiskey Made From Ancient Grain Grown In Wyoming Called Emmer Debuts

David Madison

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<title>How A Couple Of Naturalists Cracked The Code Of Animal Language In Yellowstone | Cowboy State Daily</title>

Naturalist George Bumann decodes animal communication in Yellowstone, revealing how listening to wildlife transforms our understanding of the natural world. He says animal sounds carry meaning humans can learn to interpret.

How A Couple Of Naturalists Cracked The Code Of Animal Language In Yellowstone

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<title>Drinking Wyoming: The Drinks At Lander Bar Come With A Taste Of Western History | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The historic Lander Bar was a saloon when it first opened in 1907, and has also been a brothel and hotel before operating as a popular hangout for years. In the 1990s, a ski patrolman stopped in for a beer, and with two buddies decided to buy and restore the place.

Drinking Wyoming: The Drinks At Lander Bar Come With A Taste Of Western History

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<title>North Of Crazy: How A Publishing Heiress Fueled A Wyoming Art Renaissance | Cowboy State Daily</title>

An heiress to the Doubleday publishing family escaped her privileged - but abusive - high-society life for the wilderness of Wyoming. That’s where she fueled an art renaissance that’s still growing even after her 2021 death and published her memoir "North of Crazy."

North Of Crazy: How A Publishing Heiress Fueled A Wyoming Art Renaissance

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