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No jokeJan 3, 2013 - By Steven R. Peck: There's no room anymore for wisecracks about violence at school | Quoted in the newsJan 2, 2013 - From staff reports: Our community ... has to pull together and work together to reduce this mortality rate. |
The perils of punditryJan 2, 2013 - By Doyle McManus: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. | Wednesday notesJan 2, 2013 - By Steven R. Peck: First of the year |
A very bad idea from CheyenneDec 31, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: Some education "experts" in the Legislature want to remove elected control of the department of education from the people. | Picking a president will never be the sameDec 31, 2012 - By Mark Shields: Who needs the Iowa caucuses if you've got a billionaire in your pocket? |
AP top 10Dec 31, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: We agreed with most of their choices, with some exceptions | New Year's is crystal-ball timeDec 28, 2012 - By Patrick May, McClatchy Newspapers: Here's a prediction for 2013 you can take to the bank: |
To 2013Dec 28, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Next week's calendar transition is more than just Monday to Tuesday | Where's the 'cliff' urgency?Dec 27, 2012 - By The Dallas Morning News: If your paycheck is a little thinner in January, don't fault your boss. Blame rests squarely at the ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. |
A Christmas season stainedDec 27, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: Wasn't Christmas Day 2012 a glorious one in Wyoming? Fresh snow lit up the countryside just as we dreamed it might, just as the songs portray. | Winter arrivesDec 27, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: It doesn't seem to have its old strength, but don't be caught unprepared |
Wednesday notesDec 26, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Headline oddity | Bork's legacy: Bitter partisan fights over court appointmentsDec 26, 2012 - The Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Since then, most high-court nominees have talked a lot but revealed as little as possible, as opponents cast any views discernible from a nominee's work not ... [more] |
We can help Newtown's people from long distanceDec 26, 2012 - Maureen Olin, Riverton: Editor: | A Christmas WishDec 23, 2012 - By Tatum LaBoucane: Editor's note: Students at Riverton Middle School have formed a club called the RMS Guild. Members selected three pieces for consideration in our annual ... [more] |
Christmas MiraclesDec 23, 2012 - By Kaitlyn Ward: Editor's note: Students at Riverton Middle School have formed a club called the RMS Guild. Members selected three pieces for consideration in our annual ... [more] | It is Christmas soon, and I have never seen it so clearDec 23, 2012 - By Anonymous: Editor's note: Students at Riverton Middle School have formed a club called the RMS Guild. Members selected three pieces for consideration in our annual ... [more] |
Beyond the latest, greatest gadgetDec 23, 2012 - By Randy Tucker: A quick fix rarely works -- at Christmas or any other time. | Love and beliefDec 23, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: A long-ago Santa letter still sings |
Santa letters a sweet, enjoyable dutyDec 21, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Over the past week, members of The Ranger news staff have collaborated on the job of typing more than 700 letters to Santa Claus from local children. | Here comes the sunDec 21, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: On solstice day the upward climb begins |
Benghazi report pulls no punches on findingsDec 20, 2012 - By The San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News: Independent investigators pulled no punches in their report on the security breach in Benghazi that left Libyan Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other ... [more] | CalculationsDec 20, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: The Benghazi investigation will put the president's skills on display again |
Moms, men and footballDec 20, 2012 - By Clair McFarland: When I entered the work force of domesticity in high spirits, I was harboring the archaic belief that my peers -- the fellow moms -- would share my lack of ... [more] | Finding the wordsDec 19, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: President Obama's Newtown speech |
First they need to grieveDec 19, 2012 - By Gerald McKinstry, MCT: NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Standing next to friends holding a sign that read "Peace for All, Pray for Newtown," Dan Fisher extended his two fingers in that universal ... [more] | Blue Christmas in NewtownDec 18, 2012 - McClatchy Newspapers: NEWTOWN, Conn.-- This shattered town on Monday began burying the dead from one of the country's worst mass shootings as the nation fought to overcome days of ... [more] |
Tuesday notesDec 18, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Happy holidays | Listen for the voices of natureDec 16, 2012 - Randy Tucker, Staff Writer: Get away from the cacophony of the |
Merrier - Evidence from the empirical to the anecdotal points to an improved economyDec 16, 2012 - Steve Peck, Publisher: Are things looking up, just in time for Christmas? At least three signs point to that conclusion. | Spending cuts are hard -- for 150 million reasonsDec 14, 2012 - By Lesley Clark, McClatchy Newspapers: WASHINGTON -- Don't mess with Big Bird. And don't even think about touching Medicare. |
The 'zombie fence'Dec 14, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Riverton's young skateboarders might be the catalyst to improve City Park | We will remember MaeDec 13, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case: You don't expect a summertime story in the middle of December, but that's how my sister-in-law Mae comes to mind -- with thoughts of a warm, positive, and ... [more] |
Obamacare is here to stay; now, let's make it betterDec 13, 2012 - By John C. Goodman, For the MCT News Service: After the recent election, virtually all commentators quickly concluded that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is safe; Republicans can't stop it. | A dismal showDec 13, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Another high-stakes budget stalemate makes Congress appear ridiculous |
12/12/12Dec 12, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: We are leaving the period of calendar oddities behind | It's a good time to see PleiadesDec 12, 2012 - By Carl Manning: Nights have been getting longer, but that will change this month with the winter solstice, when the trend switches until June. December is usually a very cold ... [more] |
Disdain spreads at edge of 'cliff'Dec 11, 2012 - By Steve People, The Associated Press: HOOKSETT, N.H. -- Fear and frustration course through the lunch crowd at Robie's Country Store and Deli, a popular outpost 500 miles from where Washington is ... [more] | Tuesday notesDec 11, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck: Long hours |
