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Dems' new tax tactic -- hardballJul 25, 2012 - By Lisa Mascaro, MCT Washington Bureau:  Just two years ago, they never would have tried this. | Real vs. imaginedJul 25, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  The Colorado killings revive our human longing to understand the unfathomable |
CBT was 'steady as she goes'Jul 24, 2012 - By Dave Bonner:  It seems out of place to relate in nautical terms a remembrance of Carolyn Tyler, native Nebraskan who adopted Wyoming's high, dry prairies. | Tuesday notesJul 24, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Skunked |
Don't assume print's demiseJul 22, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  The nation's primary purchasers and voters aren't buying the idea | VP or no, Rubio looks beyond 2012Jul 22, 2012 - By Carl Leubsdorf:  Ambitious American politicians from Lyndon Johnson to George Bush to Joe Biden had to be tapped for vice president to achieve their goal of national political ... [more] |
Enter the fair paradeJul 22, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  There are lots of ways -- and reasons | Shooting at movie house shakes up the campaignJul 20, 2012 - By Ken Thomas, The Associated Press:  FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The deadly shooting spree in Colorado consumed the presidential campaign Friday, sidetracking a bitter political contest with a tragedy ... [more] |
With Anderson aloftJul 20, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  My first balloon flight was also my roughest | Our skyscrapersJul 20, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  For the 32nd summer, hot-air balloons grace the local skies |
We're in the attack-dog days of summerJul 19, 2012 - By Doyle McManus:  Enough with the negatives -- can we stipulate that neither one of these guys is Abraham Lincoln, and move on? | Politics aside, what's needed is long-term tax reformJul 18, 2012 - By The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:  There's not a snowball's chance on a hot July day that Congress is going anywhere near President Barack Obama's proposal to allow the Bush era tax cuts to ... [more] |
Thankful for Themi the GreekJul 18, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  But the novelty sheriff's badge will be a problem | Job well doneJul 18, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  An efficient replacement process filled a vacancy on the Riverton school board |
Hillary's punishing scheduleJul 17, 2012 - By Bradley Klapper, The Associated Press:  Globe-trotting Secretary of State sets travel record | Tuesday notesJul 17, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  There's hot, and then there's hot |
Proud to have called her a friendJul 15, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  I became aware of Carolyn B. Tyler as a kid, then worked with her as a colleague. | When money talks, truth is silencedJul 15, 2012 - By Mark Shields:  Mark Hanna, the Cleveland industrialist who managed the winning presidential campaign of his fellow Ohio Republican William McKinley, offered this timeless ... [more] |
Not so badJul 15, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Biggest fears for county budget planners didn't pan out this year | A hazy season of fires and recollectionsJul 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  There's smoke everywhere on travel routes from Wyoming to Colorado and back. The fires started too soon this year, and they are filling our skies, and ... [more] |
What a flubJul 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  How is it that the USA's Olympic outfits are being made in China? | Go play chicken with someone else's economyJul 12, 2012 - By The Dallas Morning News Services:  Whenever talk in Washington turns to the Bush tax cuts, few seem willing to separate election year bombast from the harsh economic reality that gridlock soon ... [more] |
Still reaching for his handJul 12, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case:  My mate and I mark 70 years of marriage | The Balloon BlockJul 12, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  The $500 treasure hunt object is a throwback to old-style printing |
Filling CBT's space -- for a dayJul 11, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  This spot is supposed to be Carolyn Tyler's. She wrote a Wednesday column in The Ranger for 51 years. | Riding with the RangersJul 11, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  The death of Carolyn B. Tyler ends the long career of a pioneering newspaperwoman |
In L.A., temptation is the enemyJul 10, 2012 - By Walter Cook:  I live in Los Angeles's Westside district. Right outside my front door is a college bar where actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is a regular and who, incidentally, my ... [more] | Tuesday notesJul 10, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Cooler stuff |
Undimmed by human tearsJul 8, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  Independence Day's origins are obscured by a cloud of hamburger smoke. | There's importance in luckJul 8, 2012 - By Mark Shields:  Whenever an overly generous soul praises me for my alleged "success," I thank them and gently remind her (and myself) of the unearned luck of my life. ... [more] |
Seek out citizens who understand what you're doingJul 8, 2012 - George Parks, Director Wyoming Association of Municipalities:  Editor: | Keep buildingJul 8, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Fremont County's offer on the 17 Mile Road rebuild can keep the job on track |
Climate of contentmentJul 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Andy Griffith created it on TV, and it endures | Time for public funding of the conventions to be endedJul 6, 2012 - By The Los Angeles Times:  As delegates arrive at the national party convention, supporters of two rival candidates scheme to secure enough votes for the presidential nomination, but at ... [more] |
The heat is onJul 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  No one likes a heat wave, but science says we'll tolerate the second one better than the first | Romney confronted by arithmetic problemJul 5, 2012 - By Doyle McManus:  Could the budget be balanced and taxes lowered while also increasing military spending by 50 percent? |
A chance to work ... or failJul 5, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Court ruling raises possibility that 'Obamacare' might be given an actual test in marketplace | Highway fund running on fumesJul 3, 2012 - By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Newspapers:  WASHINGTON -- Last week, lawmakers in Congress approved a bill that keeps highway and transit spending at current levels for the next two years, but there was ... [more] |
Tuesday notesJul 3, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  No paper Wednesday | Downside of using aged equipmentJun 30, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  Mowing a field of hay brings its share of hiccups, and this season is no exception. |

