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Candy Moulton: Miriam Baggott -- An Englishwoman Paves The Way For Homesteaders

Columnist Candy Moulton writes: “Miriam Baggott and her young daughter often fled their home and hid in the willows when they had reports of Indians roaming in the area. Other times Miriam hung quilts over the cabin windows so their lantern light would not be seen from a distance.”

Candy MoultonAugust 27, 2024

Dave Simpson: Nobody Told Us We're Too Old

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Can two guys with a combined age of 146 years build a house high in the mountains of Wyoming? All by themselves? Without heavy equipment? Jury's still out on that."

Dave SimpsonAugust 26, 2024

Rod Miller: Sam Western’s “The Spirit of 1889” – Essential Reading in The Big Empty

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Wyoming's constitution is so progressive that it collectivized resources like water and wildlife, and preserved them in public hands. Today’s Republicans would hoot and holler at 1889’s GOP and call them socialist at best and Chinese Communists at worst."

Rod MillerAugust 25, 2024

Aaron Turpen: Common Car Myths vs Reality

Aaron Turpen writes, "A while back, I wrote about gas saving tips, debunking some of the common misconceptions and validating a few others. Now let’s look at some other automotive myths and see if they have any footing in reality."

Aaron TurpenAugust 25, 2024

Joan Barron: The Two Party Solution

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The Wyoming Republican Party’s party’s center — the moderates, the traditionalists — is in danger of becoming irrelevant. Their power is being siphoned away by the party’s hard right wing."

Joan BarronAugust 24, 2024

Bill Sniffin: So Many Big Little Stories Came Out Of 2024 Primary

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Our 2024 Republican primary campaign was a barn-burner and full of meanness and hate. Yes, folks, politics in Wyoming, once again, is not political, it is personal.”

Bill SniffinAugust 24, 2024

Jonathan Lange: Thankfully, Two-Party Politics Has Returned To Wyoming

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "The increasingly lopsided ratio of Democrats to Republicans has effectively turned Wyoming into an unhealthy one-party state. The emergence of two clear caucuses within the dominant party helps the voter make an informed choice."

Jonathan LangeAugust 23, 2024

Dennis Sun: Slow And Even Slower

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Kamala Harris wants to have new price controls on food and is focusing on meat, especially beef. Her talk set off alarms in the cattle and beef business – futures dropped suddenly and live cattle prices dropped as well."

Dennis SunAugust 23, 2024

Sally Ann Shurmur: Fanning The Flames, And Not Just Fire

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Turns out, you can get redder than red. And the moderates look left, and the right looks middle. But guess what? It’s what the people who voted want, pundits and the media be damned."

Sally Ann ShurmurAugust 22, 2024

Tom Lubnau: Identifying The Techniques Politicians Use To Dodge Tough Questions

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Since the primary election is over, we should evaluate the political deflection techniques used by candidates in the heat of the election. A deflection technique is a way to redirect attention away from the real topic."

Tom LubnauAugust 21, 2024

Rod Miller: The Wyoming Freedom Caucus Wins Some Big Pots

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When the voters dealt the river card in Tuesday’s primary election, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus hit some inside straights and walked off with a lot of chips. All the bluffs and tells of the game were over."

Rod MillerAugust 21, 2024

Candy Moulton: Menor’s Ferry – This Time Of Year Huckleberries Were The Toll To Cross The Snake River

Candy Moulton writes: “During the wild berry season in late summer, Bill Menor charged ‘huckleberry rates’ to local people wanting to cross the Snake River in Jackson Hole on his ferry. A bucket of berries was good for a one-way ride over the river.”

Candy MoultonAugust 20, 2024

Dave Simpson: Friends Don't Let Friends Vote Democrat

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I can't figure out how anyone could vote for these Republican Lite, Rockefeller Republican, milquetoast, go-along-to get-along Republicans. These it-can't-happen-here, ersatz Republicans who vote with Democrats, and some even used to BE Democrats."

Dave SimpsonAugust 19, 2024

Rod Miller: A Brief Refresher Course On Wolf Reintroduction In The Big Empty

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Over beverages at the Buckhorn, my old amigo Walt Gasson and I reminisced about the 'return' of wolves to Yellowstone. We agreed that it is a sordid tale of western love and betrayal. All it lacks is a high noon shootout on a dusty street."

Rod MillerAugust 18, 2024

Joan Barron: No More Ballots In Shoeboxes, Please

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "It appears Wyoming voters will not be confronted with hand-counted ballots this year. That fate was a possibility for a spell there when Republicans of the hard right variety questioned the validity of pre-election balloting tests..."

Joan BarronAugust 17, 2024

Bill Sniffin: Two Years Ago, Wyoming Was Center Of The Political Universe

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Two years ago, because of the feud between Liz Cheney and former President Donald Trump, the whole world descended on the Cowboy State to see how her reelection race would turn out.”

Bill SniffinAugust 17, 2024

Jonathan Lange: How To Know Where Candidates Got Their Money And Who's Funding Their Campaigns

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "For weeks, candidates have been making claims and counterclaims of “dark money” and out-of-state-interest groups backing their opponents. Now, voters have the means available to judge for themselves."

Jonathan LangeAugust 16, 2024

Dennis Sun: Some Good News

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "A new study challenges outdated information and management principles related to livestock grazing in the sagebrush steppe and how it was previously thought to negatively impact these ecosystems. Instead, the study saw desirable outcomes..."

Dennis SunAugust 16, 2024

Sally Ann Shurmur: Oh Summer, We Hardly Knew Ya

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "There is no more optimistic place on the face of the earth than a Friday night in Laramie before game day. So long summer. My gold wardrobe is clean and ready."

Sally Ann ShurmurAugust 15, 2024

Tom Lubnau: The Season Of The Absurd Campaign Advertisement Is Upon Us

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Perhaps the most extreme example of the outrageous campaigning is calling House Speaker Albert Sommers a Chinese Communist."

Tom LubnauAugust 14, 2024

Candy Moulton: Famed John Brown Family Camped Here

Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "When Janelle Malony takes to the stage to talk about her historical research, visitors are in for a true history lesson. Her pioneer family survived the Platte River Raid of 1864 with the families of Wyatt Earp and pre-Civil War abolitionist John Brown."

Candy MoultonAugust 13, 2024

Dave Simpson: They 'Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks'

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Plenty of opinions are flying around, as tends to happen in elections. But it strikes me as desperation to pin all this anger on the Freedom Caucus."

Dave SimpsonAugust 12, 2024

Clair McFarland: My Teen Says Crocs Are 'Stylish'

Clair McFarland writes, "We live in the sage country. No kid should ramble around these hills with holes in his shoes. Just put out an entry mat for the ticks, I guess.”

Clair McFarlandAugust 11, 2024

Rod Miller: Lines Drawn in Wyoming Soil Should Not Be Crossed

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Two examples of folks crossing a line in Wyoming and suffering for it popped up lately. I view this as very heartening. Its important to know that lines still mean something in a society where it seems that anything goes."

Rod MillerAugust 11, 2024

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