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Community Opinion: COVID Frustration
Dear Governor,
I hope all is well as it can be in these trying times. Undoubtedly, you are busy and it seems that your frustration with the public is growing in response to the COVID-19...
Opinion: In Defense of Liz Cheney
This is in rebuttal to Shelly Horn’s piece regarding a recall on Liz Cheney. I totally disagree with her and find it shameful and disgusting. Liz Cheney followed the law and the proper thing...
My Wyoming: ‘Code of the West’ Author Shows How to Age Gracefully
Jim Owen is one of the best-known, least-known people in Wyoming.
The author of both Cowboy Ethics and The Code of the West, Owen had a huge influence on the state in the last decade...
My Wyoming: The Red Desert: Loneliest Place In Loneliest State
Red Desert driving tour map (courtesy www.reddesert.org)
Jim Smail’s Scottish grandfather came to America and homesteaded in Farson back in 1915.
That old desert rat started taking Jim’s father to the Red Desert back then and that...
Wyoming Can Do More Than Survive, We Can Thrive
Resilience is a trait of success.
The pandemic may have temporarily knocked down Wyoming, but we have an opportunity to take the lessons learned and come back stronger, more resilient. We can thrive, not just...
In COVID-19 Era, What On Earth Do You Advise To 2020 Graduates?
Wow, what on earth would you say to a graduate this year about his or her future?
Here in the age of COVID-19, there is more uncertainty now than any time during my lifetime.
With 33,000,000...
Jimmy Orr: How ‘Barney Cam’ Made George W. Bush’s Dog a Web Star
By Jimmy Orr, Executive Editor, Cowboy State Daily
(this story originally appeared on Cowboy State Daily)
This time of year, I always think back to my days at the White House.
I served as a White House...
Opinion: Presidential Suspension on Mineral Development Bad For Wyoming’s Wildlife
By Brian Nesvik, director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department
For decades, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has stood out for our ability to successfully manage wildlife on the same shared landscape that...
Community Opinion: We Don’t Need Matt Gaetz’s Advice
By Matt Micheli
Florida camera gnat Matt Gaetz parachuting into Wyoming to tell Wyoming what we should think about Representative Liz Cheney is the perfect illustration of politics in 2021.
Never mind that Liz voted with...
My Wyoming: Where does Wyoming Fit in a President Joe Biden world?
As residents of the most Republican Donald Trump-loving state in the country, many Wyoming folks are reeling in the face of the apparent election of their arch-nemesis Democrat Joe Biden.
As I write this on...