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The budget session of the 60th Wyoming Legislature convenes today.nbsp; Governor Freudenthal will be delivering the State of the State at 10:00 AM and you can listen in here:nbsp; http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2010/audio/AudioMenu1.htm.nbsp; These blogs will be regularly posted throughout the budget session on topics important to Wyoming's Democrats, working families and informed citizens.nbsp; If ...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Mon 8:43 a.m. - 3 clicks 
In today's New West , Michael Pearlman wrote about the Wheatland "No Place for Hate" controversy: Wyoming School’s Anti-Hate Program Reveals Intolerance ...
Hummingbird Minds - Sun 8:36 p.m. - 2 clicks
Wonder if this has anything to do with the Democrats' health care reform efforts: S.J. 0001 to be considered when the Wyoming Legislature convenes tomorrow: Sponsored By: Representative(s) Hallinan and Lubnau and Senator(s) Anderson, J. and Bebout and Case and Hines A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution by creating a new section specifying that the federal government s...
Hummingbird Minds - Sun 10:25 a.m. - 2 clicks
Listened to Elton John's "Tumbleweed Connection" as I drove through snow showers last night. Returning from a meeting in Casper and I was thinking I might see a tumbleweed roll out of the night and into the grill of my Ford. But the wind was strangely absent. Tumbleweeds were idling in the fields; the only thing rolling along was the country-rock on the CD player. I wondered why Elton John and Be...
Hummingbird Minds - Sun 9:42 a.m. - 2 clicks
Several Sundays ago, local right-winger Richard Wall surprised me with some common sense in a Wyoming Tribune-Eagle guest column. He urged increased efforts to recruit more physicians in sub-specialties to move to Wyoming. He was especially insistent that we don't have enough pediatricians who address the medical and mental health needs of children and teens. That's a bandwagon I've been rid...
Hummingbird Minds - Sun 9:03 a.m. - 8 clicks
Benjamin Cossel from Pine Bluffs served in the U.S. Army in Iraq in 2004-2005. Now he's in a VoteVets ad blasting the short-sighted policies of Wyo. Sen. John Barrasso, global warming naysayer and friend of multinational corporations who do business with Middle East shiekdoms. Barrasso's spokeswoman said this about the ads in a story by Bill McCarthy on wyomingnews.com: "The liberal,...
Hummingbird Minds - Thu 9:45 p.m. - 15 clicks
Wheaterville sums up the current state of calm in Wheatland: Quotes and commentary from the School Board Four are sadly lacking, as are statements from the three who voted to keep the banners up. Why is that? If you haven’t had a chance to ask any of the seven personally why they voted as they did, why not? Ask. Sunlight Disinfects. Plan on attending the school board meeting on Monday, Feb. 1...
Hummingbird Minds - Thu 9:28 p.m. - 8 clicks
Ghosts of Wyoming By Alyson Hagy Graywolf Press, 192 pages, $15 Some places feel more haunted than others. As Alyson Hagy explores in her new collection of short stories, Ghosts of Wyoming, Wyoming is one of those places where the past seems to overlap with the present, where the rough frontier that she writes of in "The Sin Eaters," set in 1889, seems to have plenty in common...
New West Jackson Hole - Feb 1 - 4 clicks
Wheatland residents are tired as hell and they're not going to take it any more. Michael Van Cassell writes in today's Casper Star-Tribune : In doughnut shops, breakfast joints and at the local high school, everyone knows about "the banner." It's the talk of the town, and they're ready for it to end. Readers of Wyoming newspapers and blogs (and listeners on KOCA-FM in Laramie) know all ab...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 31 - 9 clicks
Jeremy Pelzer wrote about the ongoing wolf delisting controversy in today's Casper Star-Tribune : Lawyers for the state told a federal judge today that Wyoming should be given control over wolves in the state, calling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's rejection of Wyoming's wolf management plan "arbitrary and capricious." Federal attorneys responded that Wyoming's plan would put the state...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 29 - 7 clicks
From Meg Lanker of Laramie: My name is Meg Lanker and I've met some of you before. I am currently hosting a radio show called Cognitive Dissonance from 10 p.m. to midnight every Friday night on 93.5 KOCA FM in Laramie. This Friday, Jan. 29, I am opening my show to public comment on the Platte County School District #1 tearing down the "No Hate" banners from the Anti-Defamation League due to the ...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 28 - 6 clicks
I attended the Philip Gourevitch talk this evening at the Laramie County Public Library in Cheyenne. He writes about what happens when human nature is tested under harsh conditions such as war and genocidal rampages. Humans don't always come down on the side of the angels. No news for those of us who see the world in shades of color and shadows instead of black-and-white. But do enlightened lib...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 28 - 11 clicks
Batches of thoughtful people in the West are tackling the issue of climate change (see previous post). In Wyoming, the UW Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) just issued a 28-page report, "Assessing the Future of Wyoming's Water Resources: Adding Climate Change to the Equation." First of all, the title says "Climate Change." That's pretty good for our very con...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 27 - 4 clicks
Sen./Dr./media star John Barrasso, Republican from Casper, is telling Pres. Obama that it's not too late to sit down and talk -- really talk -- about health care reform. When you stop laughing, we can proceed. Andrew Schenkel, Cowboy State Free Press Washington Correspondent, reported this on Tuesday: “We need health care reform and to get costs down. I am willing to work with President Oba...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 27 - 7 clicks
Democrats will gather in Cheyenne on Saturday, Feb. 27, for the 2010 Nellie Tayloe Ross Banquet. Hear from Democratic Party leaders, the annual NTR Award winner, and special guest speakers to be named soon. Come rally with other Democrats as we celebrate diversity in politics during the Legislature's budget session. Click here to register or to see more details. Festivities begin at 5:45 p.m...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 23 - 3 clicks
The Casper Star-Tribune featured an article by Joan Barron this week about a little-known issue that will undoubtedly bubble to the surface during the legislative session. It's all about something called "cottage foods." Those are foods prepared in a cottage (or even a house) and sold at the local farmer's market or community bazaar. These could be potentially hazardous dishes, such as Uncle ...
Hummingbird Minds - Jan 22 - 5 clicks
The following perspective by Brianna Jones was printed in the Casper Star Tribune, 12/20/2009,nbsp;http://bit.ly/5jF80yOur nation's health care debate has gone from civil, to raucous, to downright ridiculous, but the truth is that there are millions of people across the nation -- more than 72,000 in Wyoming -- who cannot go to the doctor because they cannot afford or do not have adequate insurance...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Dec 21 - 2 clicks
This is a heads up that Senator Enzi's staff will be holding sessions in the followingnbsp;communitiesnbsp;over the next few weeks and starting tomorrow.nbsp; Please share this information! nbsp; Buffalo - Thursday, Dec. 10 - Town Hall - 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Cowley - Tuesday, Nov. 24 - Town Hall - 10:30-11:30 a.m. Kaycee - Thursday, Dec. 10 - Town Hall - 9-10 a.m. Torrington - Thursday, Nov. 19 - Platt...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Nov 18 - 2 clicks
Sweetwater Station, Wyo.--If you blink once or your attention drifts for an instant on the two-lane highway between Muddy Gap and the Lander, Wyoming, you may miss one of the world's great road signs, a weathered, wooden square flanked by an American flag: "Old Books Fresh Eggs For Sale." And if you don't stop and go inside the two-story, structurally-reinforced, climate-controll...
New West Jackson Hole - Nov 17 - 3 clicks
Below is a letter we are circulating in support of a public option.nbsp; You can copy and paste the text below into a one-page word document and then circulate it to your friends and family.nbsp; Once you have the ten signatures please return the letter to the nbsp; Wyoming Democratic Party PO Box 1963 Casper, WYnbsp; 82602 nbsp; ____________________________________________________________...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Oct 30
A public health insurance plan should be an option for everyone, alongside private health insurance plans. However, U.S. Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, along with U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis, are siding with Big Insurance and HMOs over the citizens of Wyoming and the American people. They have teamed up with private health insurers and are fighting to make sure no public health insurance plan cut...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Oct 21 - 3 clicks
By: Mike Bell, Vice Chairman of Wyoming Democratic Partyhttp://www.trib.com/news/editorial/forum/article_7303a0 A series of new reports from the Treasury Department, the Census Bureau and independent organizations underscore something we've known in Wyoming for a long time - we can't wait another year for health insurance reform.Recent Census data reveals that 46...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Sep 29 - 3 clicks
Away.com, a leading website for travel planning, has listed a Montana and a Wyoming destination on its latest list of top resorts. The "Best Resorts & Lodges Guide," as described by the Away.com press release, offers "in-depth profiles of 200 of the world's best destination resorts across ten popular travel categories," chosen by a team of travel experts. And the experts li...
New West Jackson Hole - Sep 10 - 4 clicks
Representatives from the Wyoming Democrats and the Young Democrats of Wyoming attended the first Project New West Summit in Denver, August 12-14.nbsp; The summit was designed to bring together leaders from around the West to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and important issues facing the West as we enter a new decade. Project New West (PNW), founded in 2007, is an organization dedicated to ...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Aug 19
Statements from the state party were featured in a few different media outlets today.nbsp; We were pleased that attention was drawn to the fact that both Wyoming Senators Enzi and Barrasso voted against Justice Sonia Sotomayor.nbsp; You can check those out below. Sotomayor gets her votes - KGWN Channel 5 Wyoming Senators vote no on Sotomayornbsp;- Wyoming Public Radio If there are any others that ...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Aug 11 - 3 clicks
The Wyoming Democratic Party is excited that President Obama will be visiting our great state this coming weekend when he and the First Family come to Yellowstone as part of a greater tour of the West.nbsp; This trip falls on the free weekend meant to promote the country's National Parks and will also include stops in Bozeman, MT; Grand Junction, CO; and Phoenix, AZ.nbsp; It is great to have the P...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Aug 11 - 4 clicks
The Wyoming Democratic Party is very pleased to welcome Senator Saundra Meyer and Senator James Elliot to the Wyoming Senate.nbsp; The following is taken from a press release by the LSO: Following the administration of the oaths of office, legislators, legislative staff, family and friends welcomed Senators Meyer and Elliott to the Wyoming Legislature.nbsp; Senator Elliott addressed the well-wish...
Wyoming Democratic Party - Aug 11 - 5 clicks
