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Till the fat lobo singsSep 9, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Wolf delisting is tantalizingly close, but there's still time for a hiccup | Asian clout never bigger at election timeSep 7, 2012 - By Anh Do, McClatchy-Tribune News Service: Seventeen Asians are running for Congress in the U.S. -- a historic number at a time when these candidates are among the fastest-growing ethnic group in ... [more] |
Fires and power plantsSep 7, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The Alpine Lake Fire must emit more pollution in a day than a power plant does in a year | Compromise? That's some other guy's problem, right?Sep 6, 2012 - The Associated Press: WASHINGTON -- It's a fact of life in Washington that what one party considers a principled stand, the opposition considers pigheadedness. Compromise? That's the ... [more] |
Is writing a column a job?Sep 6, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: I'm starting this column on Labor Day -- a non-working day for most folks. | Trotting out Bill ClintonSep 6, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The former president still has "it," as he proved Wednesday at the convention |
How about a fact-based campaign?Sep 5, 2012 - By The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Here's a suggestion for President Barack Obama as he prepares for his big moment on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: | 'Summer Triangle' still dominatesSep 5, 2012 - By Carl Manning: August skies are behind us, and we had a rare "blue moon" on Friday, Aug. 31. One of the several definitions of a blue moon is when there are two full moons in ... [more] |
Crossing the riverSep 5, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: A second road and bridge out of Riverton might prove too big to tackle | Romney speech leaves out warSep 4, 2012 - By Matt Apuzzo, Associated Press: It's the first time in 60 years that a Republican presidential nominee omitted the topic from his acceptance speech. |
Tuesday notesSep 4, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: No-Labor Day | GOP leaders support the causes 'that benefit people who already have great wealth, powerSep 2, 2012 - Darlene Dahlin, Riverton: Editor: |
The feel of football seasonSep 2, 2012 - By Randy Tucker, Staff Writer: You know it even if you're nowhere near a practice field or a stadium. | Making a living -Sep 2, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: America's labor picture is a huge thing, and we all are part of it |
Hall of FamerAug 31, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: In Ranger newspaper lore, M.J. Schlichenmayer was exactly that | Thanks for being part of my lifeAug 31, 2012 - Marvin Schlichenmayer: Editor's note: Longtime Ranger printing superintendent Marvin J. Schlichenmayer, known to his Ranger cohorts as "Slick" during his 29-year career her ... [more] |
Fact checkers find Ryan's convention speech lackingAug 30, 2012 - The Associated Press: WASHINGTON -- Laying out the first plans for his party's presidential ticket, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan took some factual shortcuts Wednesday when ... [more] | I'm happy to be near the Winds againAug 30, 2012 - By Katie Roenigk: It's not that we didn't like Idaho. It's just that we missed Wyoming so much! |
Cue the nomineeAug 30, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Mitt Romney's big speech comes Thursday, and the bar is high | Romney takes risk in echoing ReaganAug 29, 2012 - By Michael Finnegan, MCT News Service: TAMPA, Fla. --Â Nearly 32 years have passed since a Republican ousted a Democratic president. Now Mitt Romney is trying to pull it off in much the same way ... [more] |
ArmstrongAug 29, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: He's forever the 'First Man' | Bring troops home from AfghanistanAug 28, 2012 - By The Seattle Times: Two thousand is just a number. The number of pounds in a ton. The number of years in two millennia. |
Tuesday notesAug 28, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Hot time | No back-to-school for meAug 26, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: For the first time in 50 years, I won't be in the classroom this fall. |
In 2012 race, a traffic jam on the low roadAug 26, 2012 - By Mark Shields: And when the down-and-dirty campaign is over, there has been no agreement reached between the voters and the leaders about what we must do as a nation. ... [more] | What has been lostAug 26, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Court decisions supposedly meant to improve local elections have worsened them |
My percentage on primary picksAug 24, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The news Thursday that the Republican primary election for Fremont County Commission District 2 had some incorrect ballots might play a role in the official ... [more] | No harm doneAug 24, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Riverton was right to warn citizens of water shortage, even if it didn't pan out |
Leaving the fishing to the bearsAug 23, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: Bearsy Dotes? Who or what is that? | You've got to runAug 23, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Even rich, favored political candidates have to work hard in the election |
Just chalk it up to 'synchronicity'Aug 22, 2012 - By Walter Cook: Margi and I had definitely broken passenger protocol. | On to NovemberAug 22, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Primary has its close shaves |
Let's fix up the Zimmer trailAug 21, 2012 - By Jamie Drendel: On a recent road trip with Rivertonians, I learned that my interest in the pioneers who crossed this country in butt-breaking wagons isn't unique to my status ... [more] | Some picks for the primaryAug 21, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: If it's late August in an even-numbered year, then it must be primary election time -- when I always crawl out on a limb and start sawing as fast as I can in ... [more] |
Tuesday notesAug 21, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Lost horizon | Perception as reality? Don't biteAug 19, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: But visits to a comic book convention, a pro football camp, and a hospital put my theory to a tough test. |
Silence not doing Romney any favorsAug 19, 2012 - By Mark Shields: Under the Supreme Court's Miranda decision, the police are required to inform an arrested suspect that he can consult with an attorney before and during ... [more] | Our testAug 19, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Can Fremont County still produce big voter turnout for a primary? |
The new ADAug 17, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Riverton High School took a bold step with hiring of Jeremy Hill | Another summer of 'gotcha'Aug 16, 2012 - By Doyle McManus: There's no argument about one thing this election year: The biggest issue on Americans' minds is the economy and which presidential candidate could better help ... [more] |
