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WyoFile’s gallery features reader-submitted photos of Wyoming canines splashing, swimming or cooling off.
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Week 27: The pandemic in Wyoming from Sept. 12-18
State extends health orders as a new daily case count shatters previous record. UW eases into in-person learning after pausing its plan due to infections.
A cautious governor confronts an ‘unprecedented time’
A deeper look at the man who finds himself at Wyoming’s helm during its most turbulent moment in decades.
‘Decade of the elk’ for hunters as herds top goals by 32%
Game and Fish Department counts, estimates find 112,900 wapiti. “Elk hunting should be really good for people this year,” said one manager.
Photography: Pandemic portraits
During the time of COVID-19 a Laramie photographer set out to capture Wyomingites on their porches, stoops and doorways in a quest to find out how the pandemic has shaped their lives.
Week 26: The pandemic in Wyoming from Sept. 5-11
UW extends its reopening pause and officials carefully watch numbers in the wake of Labor Day.
The Drake’s Take
Wyo tilts at windmills to save coal. Let’s embrace them instead
Opinion
By 5 CommentsCarbon capture technology study, other coal initiatives fail to recognize that the industry’s days of driving state’s economy are numbered.
Dodson’s Doctrine
The root of Wyo’s budget crisis and how to pull it
Opinion
By 7 CommentsDespite a narrative that COVID-19 and energy downturn are the cause of state budget cuts, columnist Dodson writes, that’s not the entire story. A dysfunctional political system is even more to blame.
Op-eds
Senator’s comments expose problem of female underrepresentation
Opinion
By 12 CommentsIn the Equality State, guest columnists Craven and Simon write, dismissive comments cannot be tolerated. Everyone can do more to support women.
COVID-19 and recreation: Too much poop, too many people
Opinion
By 3 CommentsThe pandemic has accelerated a trend of outdoor use, writes Todd Wilkinson, but crowds on public lands bring their share of negative impacts.
Photo Friday
Diving dogs
WyoFile’s gallery features reader-submitted photos of Wyoming canines splashing, swimming or cooling off.
Arts & Culture
Photography: Pandemic portraits
During the time of COVID-19 a Laramie photographer set out to capture Wyomingites on their porches, stoops and doorways in a quest to find out how the pandemic has shaped their lives.
In Case You Missed It
Week 25: The pandemic in Wyoming from Aug. 29-Sept. 4
The pandemic scrambles plans at UW and the state reports four deaths.
Winter’s abrupt arrival
Wyoming’s weather swung from summer heat to wind and snow in a matter of days this Labor Day week.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
History tells us we will get through this
Opinion
By 6 CommentsIn the context of historical trials like the ones his family faced as immigrants in Wyoming 100 years ago, Paul Krza writes, the pandemic looks more like a crisis we can overcome.