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Bureau of Land Management Yesterday and Today: Energy Independence
Former BLM Director Perry Pendley writes: "In July 2019, America, for the first time since 1957, achieved energy independence. Sadly, it did not last long. President Biden began on his first day in office by killing the Keystone XL Pipeline, cancelling all federal oil and gas lease sales..."
William Perry PendleyApril 05, 2022
Dave Walsh: A Radio Guy Takes A Dive Into The Written Word
Columnist Dave Walsh writes: "Ive been fortunate enough to call Cowboy games for almost four decades now, thats more than 1,500 game broadcasts. And now, it is my great privilege and honor to write this column and tell my stories."
Dave WalshApril 01, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Ending Federal Wolf Oversight, or Permanent Protection?
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Regardless of the naysayers seeking permanent wolf protections, Wyoming should celebrate its success on the 5-year anniversary of the removal of its gray wolves from the list of species federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. Weve earned it."
Cat UrbigkitMarch 30, 2022
Dave Simpson: Please, Spare Us The Swashbuckling
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Years ago, I asked some off-duty airmen if they could turn the keys required to launch nuclear missiles, and one said, 'By the time I get that order, I figure my girlfriend is already dead and my stereo is toast. So yes, I could.'
Dave SimpsonMarch 29, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Biden Steps Away From Protectionists’ 30 x 30 Plan
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Perhaps Bidens Democratic colleagues in Congress will eventually leave the protectionist camp and join the social conservationists in the realization that conserving biodiversity should be paired with sustaining human livelihoods and communities."
Cat UrbigkitMarch 23, 2022
Dave Simpson: He Has More Important Work At Home
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I was a couple days early in my visit to the Senate gallery, and missed the action-packed afternoon when they tied my senator to the mast and flogged him with the cat of nine tails, removing him from his committees for being an unrepentant scoundrel."
Dave SimpsonMarch 22, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Tom James & Wyoming’s Boondock Saints
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "In a bizarre St. Patricks Day salute, Senator Tom James of Green River likened himself and five other state senators to the violent religious extremists featured in the cult classic film The Boondock Saints."
Cat UrbigkitMarch 19, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Government in Sunshine — Your Right to Know
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "This is Sunshine Week, a week in which news organizations across the country highlight the importance of government transparency and celebrate the publics right to know the workings of its government a critical principle in democracy."
Cat UrbigkitMarch 15, 2022
Dave Simpson: Biteman’s Right – It’s ‘Pretty Childish’
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "The guy who represents me, and other constituents from eastern Laramie County clear up to Torrington, is held in serious contempt by the powers that be, and that's why our senator no longer serves on any committees. You might say he got 'Pelosied.'"
Dave SimpsonMarch 15, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Energy Industry Exits Russia, While ExxonMobil Relaunches Wyoming Project
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes "ExxonMobil estimates that the expansion project will involve an average of 162 construction jobs over 29 months, with a peak workforce of 388, and creation of 11 new permanent positions added to its existing 200-person workforce in the area."
Cat UrbigkitMarch 09, 2022
Dave Simpson: Bumpgate — A Case of Weak Sauce
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Surveillance video of that bumping incident in February between two Wyoming state senators, both Republicans, is downright underwhelming. It's clearly no Zapruder film."
Dave SimpsonMarch 08, 2022
Cody Builds Six 150mph Wind-Proof Geodesic Domes
Six clear geodesic domes, designed to withstand 150mph wind gusts, have been constructed in Cody to provide people a way to gather outside but remain sheltered from the elements.
Wendy CorrMarch 04, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: What the WYGOP Stands For
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "The Wyoming GOP's pursuit of "Riding for the Brand has turned authoritarian, requiring strict obedience to its authority at the expense of personal freedoms."
Cat UrbigkitMarch 01, 2022
Dave Simpson: The Mind Just Keeps On Boggling
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Last week young persons from Laramie were over here at the Legislature, threatening to leave Wyoming if the state passes a law that biological males (we called them 'guys') can't compete against biological females (we called them 'girls') in athletics."
Dave SimpsonMarch 01, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: Wyoming Wildlife Advocates Deceives to Support Wolf Relisting
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: The Wyoming Wildlife Advocates' assertion that here in Sublette County we are killing wolves ahead of any conflicts is pure fallacy, as is the assertion that lethal control wouldnt be needed "if livestock producers were using preventative, non-lethal methods to avoid losses."
Cat UrbigkitFebruary 23, 2022
Dave Simpson: You Take Your Lumps And Move On
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "moved on to a spirited debate about some issue. A reporter for another paper got the names mixed up, and her story had the deceased lawmaker participating enthusiastically in the debate."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 21, 2022
Karen Budd-Falen: It’s An EPA “Miracle”—Turning Your “Dry Land” into a “Wetland?”
Columnist Karen Budd-Falen writes: "I will be supporting the private landowners in this case because while I believe that Jesus did and can perform miracles, under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government should not have that same power."
Jimmy OrrFebruary 17, 2022
Cat Urbigkit: ESA Decisions Ping-Pong Between Republican & Democratic Administrations – But Not In The Way You May Expect
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes: "Last weeks federal court decision placing gray wolves in most of the United States back under federal protection is often reported as a rollback of the Trump administrations decision to delist wolves, yet few reports note that the Biden administration had supported and defended the decision made during Trumps time in office."
Cat UrbigkitFebruary 16, 2022
Dave Simpson: Warm Thoughts For A Cold Season
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It's colder than a well-digger's boots outside, and the wind is howling. Time for some of my favorite Wyoming memories to warm up by the fire."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 15, 2022
Dave Simpson: Do We Remember the Better Times?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I know Liz Cheney thinks Trump plotted an insurrection, but as coups go, what happened on January 6th was a slapdash, screwball, knuckle-headed, out-of-control embarrassment."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 09, 2022
Dave Simpson: Guns, A Coonskin Cap, And Yodeling
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "You can't help notice that here in Wyoming, where we're probably the least likely to see trouble break out, we're among the best prepared to defend ourselves if trouble DOES break out."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 02, 2022
Dave Simpson: The Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em State GOP
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "How I feel about Liz Cheney isn't influenced by how many county Republican party groups censure her, fail to recognize her walking down the street, or take back her secret GOP decoder ring. What they do has nothing to do with how this former supporter feels about Liz (it's not good)..."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 18, 2022
Dave Simpson: Clowns To The Left, Jokers To The Right
Columnis Dave Simpson writes: "Let's tie up some loose ends as last year disappears over the horizon, and the new year lumbers ominously into place"
Dave SimpsonJanuary 12, 2022
Dave Simpson: Not A ‘Fit Night Out For Man Or Beast’
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Has there ever been a better time to stay home than this time of year in Wyoming? To put your favorite chair in front of the fireplace, open a good book, and put a pot of chili on the stove for dinner?"
Dave SimpsonJanuary 05, 2022