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On Friday evening we gaveled a close to the 67th Budget Session in the Wyoming Senate and House. It was a tumultuous budget year. Yet, despite political differences and policy disagreements, the …
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By Albert Sommers and Ogden Driskill
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3/14/24
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So, you’re hanging out Saturday night and then you remember that you need to get to bed because the government in all their wisdom was stealing an hour of your life. You wake up the next day …
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By Miles McNair
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3/14/24
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American universities, as engines of innovation and economic growth across the nation, are the envy of the world, and nowhere is this more important than in Wyoming. As the state’s land-grant …
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By Ed Seidel
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3/12/24
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There’s a saying, “Find someone to love and drag them to the end with you.” Poor Gar, he really should have taken a longer minute to reevaluate his spouse selection. I know …
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By Trena Eiden
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3/7/24
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Kick off spring with Park County Libraries as we host our first ever Spring Forward Expo on March 9 starting at 10 a.m. at all three libraries. This free event highlights the Park County Seed …
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By Karen Horner
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3/7/24
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With week three of the 67th Budget Session of the Wyoming Legislature now complete and starting the fourth and final week, there is a lot of work ahead and not much time to complete it. Our main …
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By Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
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3/7/24
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On May 31, 1790, copyright laws went into effect in the United States. The purpose was to protect the fruit of one’s labors in writing, musical composition, drama, graphics, architecture and …
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By Brian Onstead
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3/7/24
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Last weekend, I had the privilege of helping with the Kicking Cancer for Pazlee Rose Sheeley fundraiser. There was a lot of planning, some late nights organizing and lots of anticipation leading up …
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By Lauren Lejeune
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3/5/24
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The 2024 legislative session has revealed a lot about the state of Wyoming politics. As with most legislative sessions, we have seen both calculated grandstanding and remarkable instances of …
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By Khale Lenhart
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3/5/24
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Once again I found myself on the hood of a 1967 AMC Rebel flying down a washboard gravel road in the middle of nowhere, Nebraska.
Out of respect for the adults they eventually became, I …
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By Mark Davis
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2/29/24
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The saying goes, “Wyoming is a small town with long streets.” This is inherent in the Cowboy State’s identity. Our state’s small towns make up its collective spirit and are …
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By Albert Sommers and Ogden Driskill
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2/29/24
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When they heard this, they all left, one by one, the older ones first. Jesus was left alone, with the woman still standing there,” John 8:9 (GNT)
This verse used to puzzle me. It …
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By Steve Nelson
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2/29/24
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Yes, it’s February again and Cupid’s arrows and hearts are flying off store shelves! Valentine’s Day is a special day when love springs eternal and men wait until noon, Feb. 14, to …
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By Jona Harris
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2/27/24
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Gar decided he needed a colonoscopy. It had been 10 years since his last one and apparently, he enjoyed it and wanted a redo. In the past, if you wanted one and who wouldn’t, you called your …
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By Trena Eiden
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2/22/24
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An important bill in the budget session of the Wyoming Legislature is our own Powell Sen. Dan Laursen’s Senate File 106 that amends existing statutes concerning the Wyoming State Guard. On …
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By Bill Tallen
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2/22/24
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I was having a hard time coming up with a title for my homegrown wine, but after much deliberation, I think I’ve settled on “Bedroom Wine.”
Now shame on everyone who’s …
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By Lauren Lejeune
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2/20/24
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What did you just say, Steve? Hunting in Yellowstone? How dumb can a tragically misplaced Nebraska flatlander be?
Not so dumb, really. Permit me to explain.
Turns out what you …
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By Steve Moseley
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2/15/24
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It is amazing how sometimes when we read the Bible, we can come across a verse that we have read 100 times, but something happens when we read the same verse another time.
Sometimes God’s …
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By Mike Walsh
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2/15/24
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If you live on the north side of town, there is a high probability you’ve seen a domesticated dingo taking himself on a walkabout around the neighborhood. Well, not a real dingo, just …
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By Lauren Lejeune
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2/13/24
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A new phenomenon is taking root here in Wyoming, where our rural nature and an independent spirit have long defined our political identity. The unmistakable influence of Washington D.C.-style …
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By Albert Sommers and Ogden Driskill
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2/13/24
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