By Rep. Mark Semlek The General Session of 62nd Wyoming State Legislature will begin at noon on January 8. I have had several people contact me recently about proposed bills that the legislature will be considering during the 40 day session. I would like to mention a few points regarding the proposed 10 cents ...
By Sarah Pridgeon Christmas may be over, but it’s surely never too late to share the tale of one’s first encounter with lumberjacking. If there’s ever an experience unlikely to be offered in London town, it is the chopping down of a tree. This is not just because there are far too few inside...
I recently learned about a Wyoming statewide gas tax hike that is set to be voted on by our state legislature this coming January. This new gas tax hike will raise the price of every single gallon of fuel purchased in the state of Wyoming by $.10 a gallon. How many gallons of gas...
By Sarah Pridgeon As you are enjoying firework displays and sipping cocktails on New Year’s Eve, my family will be hovering on the front doorstep in our overcoats, waiting on midnight to (in the absence of a tall, dark stranger) shove my father across his own threshold. As he lands on the welcome mat,...
Dear Editor, In the December 13th edition of your paper I was interested by the editorial by Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Eitel making the case for an increase in two taxes. The sales tax on fuel and the vehicle registration fees (smooth way of not calling it a tax), and how beneficial it will...
By Sarah Pridgeon This week’s column is brought to you at the behest of your police chief, whose requests I seldom feel inclined to ignore. I must remain in his good books for the inevitable day on which I skid across the ice into a tree and it decides to have me arrested for...
We broke ground on our new transfer station and immediately hit rock. The site had been drilled to check for rock but the rock resided between the drill holes. It is going to drive the price up but it is all we can do. The Land Use Planning Commission has introduced a new a...
By Sarah Pridgeon This week, I should like to tell you the story of The Day I Was Nearly Murdered (and then definitely wasn’t). I’m not generally prone to panic. On the other hand, I am English and should not be placed in the vicinity of firearms without a very good reason. Because, this:...
By Sen. John Barrasso, M.D. With the election over, Congress is now in the middle of a busy lame-duck session. With only a few weeks left until the end of the year, we still need to address many important challenges. Some of the biggest issues that will affect Wyoming include the “fiscal cliff”, ensuring...
By Travis Deti Election Day has come and gone, and America has made its choice about who will lead the nation for the next four years. As a result, the anti-coal policies of the last four years we’ve seen out of Washington will continue. In other words, the “War on Coal” led by the...
