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Wyoming's advantageOct 19, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  No matter what direction the nation's energy path turns, we look pretty good | Specter prized his independence and never lost itOct 18, 2012 - By The Philadelphia Inquirer:  Arlen Specter was a fighter. He fought crime as a prosecutor. He fought political opponents as a U.S. senator. He fought cancer on more than one occasion. But ... [more] |
From brooder to broilerOct 18, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case:  We have town and country experience with chickens | A better pathOct 18, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Let's move ahead with determination on improving the Darcie Zimmer pathway |
Debate was high on tension and body languageOct 17, 2012 - By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press:  NEW YORK -- Maybe it's a cliché to say the gloves came off in Tuesday's presidential debate. But then again, maybe not, since the candidates sometimes looked ... [more] | MismatchedOct 17, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  'The Odd Couple' at CWC is about more than simply its ample laugh count |
Investing in streets, sidewalks, is economic developmentOct 16, 2012 - John C. Darrington, Richland, Wash.:  Editor: | Star sightings and gas pricesOct 16, 2012 - By Walter Cook:  A few people in this world have been selected -- for better or worse -- to serve as the representatives of our collective humanity. |
Tuesday notesOct 16, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Obama vs. Romney | Just what is common sense?Oct 13, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  And if it's so common, then why does it seem to be in such short supply? |
Romney debate win not unexpectedOct 13, 2012 - By Carl Leubsdorf:  Challengers battle-tested from a long primary campaign often look good in the first debate against the incumbent. | Our factoryOct 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  The community newspaper is a triumph of American manufacturing |
She's got the power, weather-wiseOct 12, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  There's something about my wife, Yale and the elements | National Newspaper WeekOct 12, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Readers come to feel a sense of ownership with 'their' newspaper |
Time to embargo IranOct 11, 2012 - By The Chicago Tribune:  Iran's currency took such a breathtaking nose dive against the dollar last week that even the country's denier-in-chief, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, had to ... [more] | Losing Joe MeyerOct 11, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  It casts a sad shadow over the necessary process of finding a capable replacement |
Voter I.D. laws won't be big factor after allOct 10, 2012 - By David G. Savage, MCT Washington Bureau:  WASHINGTON -- Earlier this year, voting rights advocates foresaw a cloud over this year's election because new voting laws in Republican-led states tightened ... [more] | Everybody's jobOct 10, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  In a significant way, we are all volunteer firefighters |
Stewart, O'Reilly jab in 'debate'Oct 9, 2012 - By Josh Lederman, The Associated Press:  WASHINGTON -- There were all the trappings of a high-octane presidential debate: the over-the-top declarations, the pre-practiced zingers and the schmaltzy ... [more] | Tuesday notesOct 9, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Summer's surrender |
Where's TR when we need him?Oct 7, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  America is ready for a different kind of political candidate. | The 'those-who-know-him-best' factorOct 7, 2012 - By Mark Shields:  In 1976, with voters still fuming over the Watergate scandals and Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon, President Ford faced a tough uphill fight against a ... [more] |
Only perfect will doOct 7, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  After pretending to be average Joes, candidates must appear extraordinary at debate time | Romney did an about-face in the debateOct 5, 2012 - By The San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News:  The Mitt Romney who shone in Wednesday night's debate was the moderate Massachusetts governor, not the condescending presidential candidate who spent the past ... [more] |
Welcoming younger peopleOct 5, 2012 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer:  The key might be cultivating an inner focus | Drop in a coatOct 5, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  The Coats for Kids and Coats for Folks boxes around town need filling |
Lawmakers divided on counterterror initiativeOct 4, 2012 - By Eileen Sullivan and Matt Apuzzo, The Associated Press:  WASHINGTON -- Stinging criticism from Congress about a counterterrorism effort that improperly collected information about innocent Americans is turning up the ... [more] | I think trees are part humanOct 4, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case:  And science says I just might be right |
Wolverine FieldOct 4, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  There can be no doubt now that the new facility has fully 'arrived' | As debates begin, plenty of questions need answersOct 3, 2012 - By The Miami Herald:  Watch enough campaign rallies and listen to enough of those my-opponent-stinks commercials and you could come away convinced that the country is hopelessly ... [more] |
See the Orionid meteors this monthOct 3, 2012 - By Carl Manning:  Yes, it is October, the month of those beautiful autumn leaves and cool, crisp mornings. Time for getting ready for winter. | Parks closed at sundownOct 3, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  It's a big step in response to a big problem, and it deserves a chance |
Is Mitt Romney a superstar?Oct 2, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Wednesday night brings the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. There will be two others later this ... [more] | Tuesday notesOct 2, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Two flips to go |
When grappling is called forSep 30, 2012 - By Randy Tucker:  I would pick the 50-foot extension cord over the Bat-o-Rang every time. | Questions I'll never get to askSep 30, 2012 - By Mark Shields:  For 25 years, Jim Lehrer has been my friend and colleague on "PBS Newshour." He has been an exceptional journalist for more than twice that long. On Oct. 3 in ... [more] |
Maxfield's suitSep 30, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  A new challenge to term limits in Wyoming resharpens attention on an unnecessary rule | Butt crack problem in Riverton? Try this new ordinance on for sizeSep 28, 2012 - Gloria J. Zak, Seattle:  Editor: |
Inaction by Congress has wind energy in state of limboSep 28, 2012 - By The Kansas City Star:  Suddenly, much of the wind has gone out of the sails of a once-growing industry in this country. | AML money vanishesSep 28, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  When federal spending cuts hit home, the hard reality of budget cutting does as well |

