Nichols ouster continues pattern of secrecy for UW trustees
A closed-door meeting followed by a veiled vote and a jaw-dropping announcement of Nichols’ demotion fits the university governing body’s practice
Really, does the world need more cowboys?
Opinion
by 10 Comments Grading the University of Wyoming’s controversial new slogan depends on its fidelity to the iconic image’s roots — Owen Wister’s classic “The Virginian.”
Enzi economic development hire draws criticism, defenders
The selection of the senator’s son to oversee public contracts and funding — despite his connection to a federal fraud case — has some concerned.
Tribes confront incarceration problem
“The numbers that you’re seeing in jail now are ... true numbers for this reservation,” a tribal judge said last month. Can tribal traditions help?
Two Elk fraudster Michael J. Ruffatto locked up
The Powder River Basin power plant promoter reported to a minimum security federal prison in California this week to begin serving an 18-month sentence.
