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On March 10, hundreds of commuters were delayed for more than six hours when a tractor-trailer became stuck in the westbound lane of Teton Pas…
Last week came the devastating, but perhaps not unexpected, news that Wyoming Cowboys basketball star Graham Ike had entered the NCAA Transfer…
Let’s say sometime next summer you look at the candidates running for office in your hometown. You review the slate of hopefuls and decide tha…
Northwest College is quite the local asset.
The latest session of the Wyoming Legislature may have just ended, but it’s already time to start thinking about next year. That’s because muc…
The Wyoming Legislature took some meaningful steps toward long-term reform of the state’s property tax system during its recently completed ge…
March 16, is celebrated annually as Freedom of Information Day, a day set aside to remember the rights we Americans have to know what our gove…
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UW sorority lawsuit ‘in the center of the culture wars’
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Speed of light: Bluepeak’s fiber internet went live in Laramie
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Groups sound alarm over hidden threat to sage grouse in Wyoming
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Wildlife managers look to slash Grand Teton elk hunt by more than 90%
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Out with the old: Nedlog property south of Laramie is under remediation
Living in Wyoming requires an acceptance that simple tasks like driving to the store can be difficult or even dangerous during the winter mont…
The most recent spat of below-zero temps, snow and wind, led to some horrific road conditions around the state and led to a pair of tragedies …
Ask most any Wyoming legislator how they think they did during this year’s 37-day general session, and they’ll probably say, “Not bad” or “Pre…
It should come as no surprise that a legislative session defined by its focus on out-of-state issues would climax in a confrontation driven, i…
We understand how it happened, but it could have been handled so much better.
Last week the Wyoming Legislature took a great step towards protecting the future of the state by placing $1.4 billion in savings and fully fu…
At over $880 per month, Wyoming’s average health care premiums are the highest in the nation, according to Value Penguin, a subsidiary of Lend…
Imagine your job required you to drive into the biggest, nastiest blizzards, the kind that most people will do whatever they can to avoid. Ima…
Bill requires promotion of apprenticeships, job training
If the groups now fighting attempt to re-delist Yellowstone area grizzly bears need proof that their concerns state management will lead to a …
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take, and by that metric Sen. Tim French, R-Powell, has missed many shots.
When trying to explain his views on obscenity, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said, “I shall not today attempt further to defin…
For several months last year, Wyoming’s conservative political discourse focused on the sexualization of children. Specifically, voices on the…
As the Legislature continues to wade through this session’s work, credit goes to Rep. Barry Crago and Sen. Dave Kinskey for their votes in sup…
Once again federal wildlife officials are considering surrendering management of grizzly bears to the states.
When the mercury dips toward 30 below zero in the depths of a western Wyoming winter, people hunker down. Except for the stalwart public serva…
It’s not difficult to find fault with actions in the Wyoming Legislature so far this session. As this board has discussed recently, we’ve obse…
Fans at all levels can get ugly, rude, unsportsmanlike and just plain mean. For the most part, most athletes are able to ignore and play on.
Obscenity promotion bills hit the round file
The months-long discussion on a proposed cellphone tower in Wapiti has been a model for what public discussion should be, and what it shouldn’t.
It could be worse, but it could be a whole lot better.
