Tag Archives: Wyoming

Incredible arrogance – Fedgov and more: the Swastika Lake saga continues

Posted on August 8, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Once a quiet alpine lake hidden in Wyoming’s rugged backcountry west of Laramie, “Swastika Lake” is now at the center of a heated national debate. While its recent name change was supposed to address the symbol’s disturbing modern associations, many … Continue reading →

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The capricious and irrational nature of American governments

Posted on May 9, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

The following ad (from Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming on-line daily newspaper) is not a joke. Yes, you are reading that right. State Departments of Transportation and their various State cops (Highway or State Patrols, State Police, etc.) supposedly close … Continue reading →

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The arrogance of government agencies again demonstrated

Posted on April 21, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

A few months ago, an Oregon driver hit a National Park Service (NPS) ranger serving as a flagger in a highway work zone in Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming. Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming online newspaper, recently published an article … Continue reading →

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Is not this how it is supposed to work?

Posted on April 15, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

From Cowboy State Daily – Wyoming’s statewide online newspaper – comes this tidbit: Not Happy With New Law, Gordon Won’t Sign New Rules Without Legislature’s OK Gov. Mark Gordon isn’t pleased about a new law that gives the Legislature more … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: Giving thanks for fossil fuels

Posted on November 28, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

A guest commentary by Paul Mueller Editor’s Note: On Tuesday, the Biden regime’s BLM (Bureau of Land Management) announced that it would stop any leasing of land for coal mining in the State of Wyoming, thereby ending all coal mining … Continue reading →

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Judicial perversion

Posted on November 19, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Time and time again, we see American judges – from the Supremes on down – twist the definitions of words to suit their activist, political, and often Woke agenda. Not that so-called “conservative” judges do not act the same way. … Continue reading →

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Is DC facing a new “Sagebrush Rebellion” in 2024-2025?

Posted on November 1, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The Cowboy State Daily, a Wyoming alternative media outlet that produces much of its own content, reports an effort by Wyoming officials to support a Utah lawsuit that could result in 200 million acres of FedGov land in the West … Continue reading →

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Wyoming bonanza?

Posted on February 14, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

For more than a century, the State of Wyoming has been critical in the history and success of the economy and technology of the States – and possibly, the entire planet. That critical nature may not be just a historical … Continue reading →

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Government funding of weapons training?

Posted on September 28, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Late news: It is reported that the US House of Representatives voted 424 to 1 to overturn the provisions of the law which triggered this commentary. The Cowboy State Daily reports that the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reacting … Continue reading →

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Can we learn any lessons from the past?

Posted on May 26, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Publisher’s note: A rapid trip, 400 miles each way plus “ion-and’around” an area of the West new to us, both delayed postings and triggers these thoughts. The Wind River Basin of Central Wyoming is one of the great beautiful places … Continue reading →

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