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Room for excellenceNov 15, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Joe Meyer's reassuring words | Life on 'Planet Wyoming'Nov 15, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: The holiday is past, but I'm remembering a small boy about age 5 who rang our doorbell on Halloween. He sent my thinking into an orbit of its own. |
Testy Obama blasts critics of ambassador Susan RiceNov 15, 2012 - By Ben Feller, The Associated Press: WASHINGTON -- Setting an unflinching tone for his second term, President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused two top Republicans senators of lobbing outrageous ... [more] | Obama, GOP can find reasons to work togetherNov 14, 2012 - By The Dallas Morning News Services: So for all that cash (billions) spent to fund all that campaigning (relentless) and all those ads (millions), what do we get? The same president, the same ... [more] |
Leonid meteors visible SaturdayNov 14, 2012 - By Carl Manning: Daylight Saving Time has ended, so we get a little more morning light, but evening is upon me before I get off work. It is just a little bit shocking that ... [more] | Pronghorn pathwaysNov 14, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Highway overpasses and underpasses for critters may well be needed in Fremont County |
Here's the post-election prediction scoreboardNov 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: I doubt Karl Rove is doing this, nor the football prognosticators who picked Alabama and USC to go undefeated in college football and play for the national ... [more] | Tuesday notesNov 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Warm vs. cold |
The temptations of a fall dayNov 11, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: It's difficult to work up a good worry when it's almost 70 degrees in November. | You did it, Mr. President -- now get busyNov 11, 2012 - By The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Congratulations, Mr. President. You've overcome one of the nastiest political campaigns in the nation's history. And, at $2.6 billion, one of the most ... [more] |
Time to get voting rightNov 11, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Too many states proved again Tuesday that they don't know how to run an election | Peering over the cliffNov 9, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: With Obama re-elected, Republicans must find a new focus for the next four years |
Latino clout obvious in election outcomeNov 9, 2012 - MCT: WASHINGTON -- The outsized role that Latino voters played in securing victories for President Barack Obama and Democratic Senate candidates has energized the ... [more] | Obama's second act could be a minefieldNov 8, 2012 - By Doyle McManus: He might escape the pattern of history, but only if he finds a way to turn his own weakness into an asset. |
Election notesNov 8, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Hubbub | Election dayNov 7, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The quirks of the ballot gave the 2012 vote its own flavor and distinction |
TV searched for drama that never materializedNov 7, 2012 - By Chris Jones, MCT news service: There was insufficient evidence of a Romney upset to get the talking heads excited by the possibility of a real surprise. | Generally speaking, some election day guessesNov 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: At last, election day is here, and with it my biennial list of ballot predictions. What follows does not necessarily match my own voting. Unless otherwise ... [more] |
Tuesday notesNov 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Election night at The Ranger | Get in the game, vote for the kidsNov 4, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: When choosing a school board member, avoid those who seem to have an ax to grind. |
Campaign deficits: humility, humorNov 4, 2012 - By Mark Shields: After watching the 2012 presidential debates, I only wish that President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney could have personally observed ... [more] | By a nose, and liking itNov 4, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Today's presidential election strategists deliberately shoot for a close election |
Not too hot, not too coldNov 2, 2012 - By Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON -- Nearing Election Day, the economy offers mixed signals to voters. | Pass the taxNov 2, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: If we don't help ourselves, nobody else will do it |
The R-word is hurtful, objectionableNov 1, 2012 - By The Chicago Tribune: John Franklin Stephens is a Special Olympics athlete who has written a letter that we hope all Americans will read, regardless of their political philosophy or ... [more] | Create the change you wish to seeNov 1, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: Leave home? Surely you don't really want to do that? |
NovemberNov 1, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Hold out hope that it doesn't answer the door when winter comes knocking | Shelley is a 'tremendous' candidate for LegislatureOct 31, 2012 - Helen Potts, Riverton: Editor: |
Main and HillOct 31, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: A traffic light there seems a good idea, along with a lower speed limit | Young voters feeling less engagedOct 31, 2012 - By Tony Pugh, McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON -- The love affair between young voters and President Barack Obama that ignited his candidacy in 2008 and powered him to the White House seems like a ... [more] |
When you're a winner, it makes you want to singOct 30, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Let's get this straight from the start. As a Colorado Rockies season ticket holder, I am not permitted to be a San Francisco Giants fan. I get it. There is no ... [more] | Tuesday notesOct 30, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Just fine, thanks |
Mysteries of human memoryOct 28, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: I can remember an obscure computer protocol from 30 years ago but sometimes can't recall the name of a friend standing right in front of me. | Jerry Ford's relevance in 2012Oct 28, 2012 - By Mark Shields: Because most U.S. presidents only reach that highest office after years, often a lifetime, of scheming, dreaming and toiling to get there, Gerald R. Ford may ... [more] |
A crime against natureOct 28, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The killers of Hudson's moose are crooks who deserve harsh punishment | Volleyball sanctionsOct 26, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Central Wyoming College is on the right track in responding to an embarrassment |
Tight Senate race has Wall Street focusOct 26, 2012 - By Jim Puzzanghera. MCT News Service: Incumbent Republican Scott Brown is challenged by Democrat Elizabeth Warren in Massacusetts for the seat long held by Ted Kennedy. | Mitt Romney's 180-degree turnOct 25, 2012 - By Doyle McManus: It's safe to say that President Obama misses the old Mitt Romney -- the one who described himself as "severely conservative." |
Postseason prideOct 25, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Fremont County uniforms and faces are scattered statewide this weekend | Obama, Romney differ on social issuesOct 24, 2012 - By Anita Kumar, McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON -- The economy still may dominate the nation's priority list, but a nation divided in its values continues to passionately debate social issues: ... [more] |
