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John Treese receives regular phone calls through the “Call A Senior” program while living alone at his home in Cody. The program was launched by the Cody Senior Center to combat the isolation and seclusion faced by seniors during the coronavirus pandemic. (Lauren Modler/ Cody Enterprise/Wyoming News Exchange)

Week 50: The pandemic in Wyoming from Feb. 20-26

February 26, 2021 By Katie Klingsporn 1 Comment

As lawmakers — many vaccinated — prepare for a redesigned session amid steady infection improvements, Gov. Gordon relaxes some restrictions.

Voter ID bill advances in Legislature

February 25, 2021 By Dustin Bleizeffer 15 Comments

Critics call “Voter fraud-prevention” bill a trojan horse for restricting access to the polls and a solution to a nonexistent problem. Supporters say it will increase confidence in election integrity.

Ramirez’s mother seeks to make grand jury proceeding public

February 24, 2021 By Andrew Graham 4 Comments

Lawsuit alleges Albany County officials presented biased experts to the secret panel that chose not to prosecute deputy Derek Colling for the 2018 killing of Robbie Ramirez during a traffic stop.

2020 grizzly count slips; humans involved in most deaths

February 23, 2021 By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 3 Comments

Scientists estimate the Yellowstone Ecosystem population was 727 grizzly bears in 2020 in the 19,270-square-mile monitoring area in and around Yellowstone National Park, down 10 bears from the year before.

Wyo scientists study interplay of wildfire smoke and climate change

February 23, 2021 By Christine Peterson 3 Comments

New research shows wildfire smoke may not be contributing to climate change as much as previously expected. But as fires worsen, the impact on a warming planet could increase.

Week 49: The pandemic in Wyoming from Feb. 13-19

February 19, 2021 By Katie Klingsporn 5 Comments

Vaccination numbers grow, but the percentage of Wyoming residents who say they’ll receive it remains around 60%.

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The Drake’s Take

Wyoming GOP embraces Trump’s phony voter fraud claims

Wyoming GOP embraces Trump’s phony voter fraud claims

Opinion
February 23, 2021 By Kerry Drake 17 Comments

Despite Wyo’s solid record of safe elections, Republican group recommends misguided reforms, Drake writes. A proposed bill he expects to cruise into law just tackles a nonexistent problem, he opines.

Madden’s Measure

School finance: Lawmakers’ biggest remaining challenge

School finance: Lawmakers’ biggest remaining challenge

Analysis
February 23, 2021 By Michael Madden 2 Comments

Undertaken every five years, the ‘recalibration’ analysis and reconsideration of Wyoming’s complex public-education funding and expenditures model takes on special urgency and import in 2021.

Dodson’s Doctrine

For economy’s sake, it’s time for Wyo to cut some deals

For economy’s sake, it’s time for Wyo to cut some deals

Opinion
February 12, 2021 By Dave Dodson 7 Comments

Latest mine closure announcement should motivate state’s federal delegation to fight for protections of those left behind by coal industry, Dodson writes.

Op-eds

Wyo’s fight against clean energy drives young people away

Wyo’s fight against clean energy drives young people away

Opinion
February 26, 2021 By Kelly Schroeder 4 Comments

Fixing Wyoming’s economy, stopping climate change and embracing new approaches are all more important than the special interests of a privileged few, opines our guest columnist. That’s why she favors the Rail Tie Wind Project.
Wind project doesn’t belong in Laramie Basin

Wind project doesn’t belong in Laramie Basin

Opinion
February 26, 2021 By Jennifer Kirchhoefer 13 Comments

“Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘til it’s gone”
– Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi (1970)

Albany County soon may learn exactly what singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell meant when she penned these words 50 …

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Photo Friday

Wicked winds

Wicked winds

Raging gusts created dangerous driving conditions, wreaked havoc in Wyoming this week.

Arts & Culture

‘Bold Wanderings’ will help you locate your place in the cosmos

‘Bold Wanderings’ will help you locate your place in the cosmos

February 16, 2021 By Sue Sommers 2 Comments

In Pinedale exhibit, artists Susan Durfee and Joseph Cipro use artmaking to unearth meaning, not the other way around.

In Case You Missed It

Lawmakers, execs disclose financial interests, state contracts

Lawmakers, execs disclose financial interests, state contracts

February 10, 2021 By Melissa Cassutt 3 Comments

Annual disclosure forms due in advance of legislative session.
Biden administration stops half-million-acre Wyo oil and gas sale

Biden administration stops half-million-acre Wyo oil and gas sale

February 16, 2021 By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 12 Comments

Leasing pause leads BLM to postpone first-quarter auction of hundreds of parcels across the state.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Stanton heralds Park Service preservation of civil-rights sites

Stanton heralds Park Service preservation of civil-rights sites

August 14, 2020 By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 1 Comment

During a time of reckoning, the first Black National Park Service chief, who started his career in Wyoming, lauds park units that preserve historic American racial struggles.

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