“If you see someone falling behind, walk beside them. If you see someone being ignored, find a way to include them. Always remind people of th…
The legislative committee that last week made the decision to recommend doing away with local government public notice requirements has made a…
Wyoming’s current economic situation reminds me of the famous business book Who Moved My Cheese?
Reason for Voter ID a lie
The Wyoming Republican Party’s insistence that the state pass new laws to prevent rampant voter fraud is patently absurd.
One of the hardest funerals I have ever performed was the result of an instant moment of death. A tired father was driving on a long Wyoming r…
“I have four children. Two are adopted. I forget which two.” – Bob Constantine
At one point or another, all elected officials will have to address the question of constituents or conscience as they serve in their office. …
The following is the second in a series of columns about the Constitution provided courtesy The Casper Star-Tribune:
In just over a week, Wyoming lawmakers will gather at the Capitol for one of the most consequential legislative sessions in recent memory. Muc…
A dozen gray-haired guys in Lander meet every morning for coffee and political discourse. Here is what three of them had to say about the rece…
Congress is likely to pass some form of the COVID-19 relief package by mid-March, when the Wyoming Legislature is still in session. If the rel…
Thank you, Laramie, for your support
I am writing today in support of the Rail Tie Wind Project because I am hoping that a vocal minority of opposition is not going to block this …
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“Don’t it always seem to go/That you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone” — Joni Mitchell/Big yellow Taxi (1970)
Donald Trump's second impeachment trial ended on Feb. 13 with acquittal. A Senate majority, 57 to 43, voted to convict, but that requires 2/3.…
Open letter to U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.):
“Tis funny about th’ constitution,” said Mr. Dooley, the legendary, philosophical Irish bartender created by Finley Peter Dunne. “It reads pla…
More bad news for Wyoming coal: The Coal Creek coal mine in the Powder River Basin just announced it is shuttering. The blow follows closely o…
Using both tight budgets and a COVID-19 pandemic as excuses, the dumb idea of limiting printed public notices in Wyoming newspapers has reared…
The Wyoming Legislature has been working virtually this past month, discussing bills critical to our state’s future. As we develop strategies …
One of the few things a lot of Americans seem to have in common at the moment is the notion that the Republican Party has become the “Party of…
On insurrection trial of Trump
Albany County continues to offer COVID-19 vaccinations to our community members with the help of our partners at Albany County Public Health a…
I first met Elena (not her real name) September 1985. We were cast in a dinner theater production in New Jersey, and we hit it off instantaneo…
It is true that political power is in the voting booth, but it is shared with the local political parties. How well both function depends on p…
Wyoming has a program that helps keep at-risk youths with their families so they don’t wind up in foster care, jail or psychiatric treatment centers.
“I know that money, power, prestige and fame do not bring happiness. If history teaches us anything, it teaches us that.” – Stephen Fry
