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Moab, Utah, gets just eight inches of rain per year, yet rainwater flooded John Weisheit’s basement last summer. Extremes are common in a dese…
Half a century later, Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) remains the Supreme Court’s authoritative ruling on sy…
Back during COVID-19 days, a group of community leaders got together regularly to make sure everything to support our community was getting do…
As we approach the midpoint of President Joe Biden’s first term, there is little doubt that he deserves a solid “A.” He has turned the economy…
The Biden administration has reached its halfway point, and a review of its foreign policy decisions suggests an administration touting the re…
While student readiness is one of the themes of our district’s five-year strategic plan, Elevate LCSD1, it is also the entire reason Laramie C…
2023 has finally arrived, and I find that I’m not looking back on 2022 with much fondness. In fact, I’ve talked to several folks who don’t hav…
Another Martin Luther King Day disrespected by the Wyoming Legislature.
Ah, yes — January. The year’s young. Twelve uncharted months of possibility lie ahead!
Do you believe you have value? I don’t mean a monetary price tag. I mean a value of importance and worth to family, friends, co-workers, emplo…
Last fall, Wyoming officials approved the formation of two new charter schools — Wyoming Classical Academy in Mills and Cheyenne Classical Aca…
House Bill 152, titled “Life is a Human Right Act,” is an unusually powerful piece of legislation. For starters, it boasts almost half the Sen…
Editor’s note: The following is testimony Deacon Leman provided to the House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee last week.
In a tragic, landmark ruling of historic dimensions, the Supreme Court, in 1927, in an opinion written by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, uphel…
Last week, we had the great honor of calling to order the start of the 67th General Session of the Wyoming State Legislature. Now begins the h…
Interest in ranked choice voting has been spreading fast in communities across the country, with Seattle; Evanston, Illinois; and Fort Collins…
Don’t worry, America.
Through a phenomenon called “linked fate,” small or marginalized groups tend to vote more as a unit, rather than as individuals, assuming that…
As another Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday approaches, our nation has much to celebrate as we strive toward MLK’s dream of a colorblind society.
It’s been a rough start of the year for Cheyenne residents waiting for their mail. As previously reported by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle and oth…
When he hit the ball over the fence, all the coaches seated two rows in front of me stood up and asked, “Where did he come from?” It was the t…
I love to brag on our city staff. This week, we got good news from our auditor, MHP, on our city audit. In a work session, MHP Partner Stephan…
Childhood hunger is an issue legislators would rather ignore, because it you admit it exists, you have to do something, and that costs money.
The 93 legislators at the Capitol are actors in a classic play Wyoming has watched for years. When they leave in March, most of the cast will …
This week, scores of county and state officials have taken the oath of office. Each swore: “I will support, obey and defend the constitution o…
This week, my local hospital in Laramie made masks optional, rather than required, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy made many concessions in his bid to become speaker of the House. But his offer to allow the hard-line House Freedom Caucus…