During the 2023 fall semester, I interned with U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, not because I agreed with her political stances, but because I wanted to gain experience with federal policy. As a college …
I’ve been convinced plastic is taking over the world ever since a plastic grocery bag got tangled high in my cottonwood tree many years ago. I saw it out of my dining room window every time I …
A recent news report highlighted trouble in Hot Springs County. The Hot Springs County Commission was forced to make spending cuts, including withdrawing funds from the county 4-H program and laying …
Editor: Hopefully everyone had a great time celebrating the Fourth of July. It was the 249th birthday of our country. Now we get to kick-off all the activities and get ready to celebrate …
There are four holidays that occur in quick succession and symbolize our love of country: Memorial Day, D-Day, Flag Day and July Fourth. The first and the last are the most important, because …
On June 3 in Gillette, the Joint Revenue Committee passed a motion, 11-3, to draft a bill to eliminate property taxes from the Wyoming Constitution. The motion was made by Natrona County Republican …
Each of us Americans conducts our daily life in bubbles, all shockingly siloed from each other. These days, we don’t share much common ground between our circumscribed worlds based on culture, …
The hit sitcom “Hacks,” starring Jean Smart as a talkshow host who breaks the glass ceiling for women, just wrapped its fourth season on Max. As delightful as the series has proved to be, …
I just heard an alarming news story about the increasing dangers of space garbage. What? I went straight to that source of all knowledge, the internet, to find out who’s been leaving their …
I get angry when I think about legislators determined to subvert Wyoming public libraries’ most crucial role — promoting the freedom to read — under the guise of stopping them from …
You probably don’t see wildland firefighters on the job because they usually work in remote areas. But with wildfires moving from the backcountry to backyards, the public is becoming more aware …
Flag Day, celebrated every June 14, is one of America’s lesser-known holidays, but my father never forgot it. June 14 marks the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress officially adopted …
During World War I, four of baseball’s most accomplished, most celebrated Hall of Famers volunteered in The Great War, specifically in the Chemical Warfare’s “Gas and Flame” …
There is much to love about spring in Wyoming, and I would like to suggest one more way to appreciate the natural beauty of our state. On May 9 some 440,000 birds migrated across Carbon County. …
Editor: The Wyoming state statute requires all official county business be conducted in the county seat. For Uinta County the county seat is Evanston. Even when a county commissioner is …
Editor: I’m heartbroken hearing the news of 1063 and her cubs — as are so many others! I was in the Tetons the Saturday before the cubs were found dead. I was able to watch the …
It has become a predictable annual event, like the first tourist getting tossed ass over teacup by a Yellowstone buffalo. It is the “free space” on the Cowboy State’s political …
As Wyoming faith leaders, we are deeply concerned by potential cuts to federal funding for Medicaid. The program provides health care coverage to tens of thousands of our low-income Wyoming neighbors …
Editor: The Silver Horse Rally and Rodeo on Sunday, May 25, in Evanston, promises an opening ceremony that is not often seen. It will start by calling all veterans and first responders from the …
The power to choose judges is one of the most important powers in government. Judges help decide what the law means, what our rights really cover, and can make rulings that change lives and laws for …