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A straw poll conducted informally over an evening refreshment among friends (you know the kind) recently revealed that many people have grown sick of...

Days after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order pausing new oil and gas leases on federal lands. The decision produced...

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with...

For more than a year, we were stuck inside, away from our friends and families. There was the pandemic to deal with, to protect ourselves from. Then...

Earlier this month, hackers collected $4.4 million in ransom after pulling off a cyber-attack that forced the temporary shutdown of the Colonial...

by Greg Johnson, Gillette News Record What began as a critical benefit for people directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has evolved to become an...

Two weeks ago, the state of Wyoming filed a lawsuit challenging the moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal lands issued by President Joe Biden...

The first bear was spotted out of hibernation in Yellowstone National Park about two weeks ago. That means the bear season has begun and residents...

Although we doubt there is little chance for success because of the current political makeup in Washington, we applaud Wyoming’s congressional deleg...

by Bryan Golden  Fear has an evolutionary foundation. The emotion of fear was intended to keep you safe. Fear triggered the fight or flight...

When the 4-H and FFA programs started in 1902 and 1928, respectively, they were intended to help rural youngsters learn production and record keeping...

It has long been the mantra of parenting gurus for adults to monitor social media posts for the children in their lives and have access to their...

by Steven R. Peck, Publisher  Riverton Ranger, Feb. 18 The cold-weather emergency in Texas is more than a typical case of warm-weather residents...

by Brian Nesvik, director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department For decades, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has stood out for our ability to...

For decades, Wyoming workers and the rest of our country enjoyed a mutually beneficial arrangement. Oil workers and coal miners provided the nation wi...

Most parents recall this prototypical Christmas morning scene, when the youngest offspring clumsily ripped open a large gift box, that was carefully...

WE THE PEOPLE have been abandoned by our elected representatives. It matters not which side of the political aisle your ideals fall; we can all agree...

This editorial ran in the Jan. 17 edition of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, If anyone ever gets bored enough to write a history of the 65th Wyoming Legisl...

by Ryan McConnaughey Petroleum Association of Wyoming  A ban on oil and natural gas development on public lands by the U.S. President-elect would...

by Dan Nordberg, SBA’s National Director for Rural Affairs and Region VIII Administrator Small Business Saturday is a relatively new American...

In an unprecedented year, it’s only natural that we have an unprecedented election. It’s the first in our lifetimes to occur during a global...

Wyoming legislators have been working this fall on further erosion of public notices in newspapers. This time the target is the publication of the...

The late Jack Johnson’s obituary in your Aug. 27 edition gave a fine summary of a life well lived. Jack would have liked that modest treatment....

by Kenneth A. Bartholomew, M.D. Albert Einstein conducted thought experiments to figure out theoretical problems. Let’s do one of our own. Suppose...

by Sam Shumway AARP Wyoming State Director Scammers are on the prowl with Americans’ increased anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic. This is of...