Tag Archives: Wyoming

Can we learn any lessons from the past?

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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What is wrong in Wyoming? And why?

The cracks in American society grow wider and deeper daily, it seems. [A clarification (thanks, Tom!) is added in the main body of this article. Please read below.] Some States have it worse than others: consider Virginia or New Jersey, … Continue reading

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Fighting against liberty – the 2020s foremost activity

Call it what you will – it is clear that much of public discourse in 2021 consists of direct attacks on people’s liberty. That is, your liberty and my liberty. The news is daily filled with yet another example of … Continue reading

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South Dakota – punishment for Trump and more?

Author’s note: As I sit writing this, our home outside Rapid City in the Black Hills sits under 15-18 inches of fresh, wet, spring snow, courtesy of the vast Storm Xylia that engulfed much of the Rockies and Great Plains. … Continue reading

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Wyoming’s rest area crisis (Part III) – concepts of liberty

Having explained the problems with rest areas and their closure in Wyoming, what can we learn from that, and what can we do to provide an essential service AND expand liberty?

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Wyoming’s rest area crisis (Part II)

Last week, the State of Wyoming suddenly closed a quarter of its rest areas on Interstates and other highways. Traveling through Wyoming on Friday the 19th, we saw some immediate results as my family passed three of the closed rest … Continue reading

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Wyoming’s rest area crisis (Part I)

A few weeks ago, the State of Wyoming announced that a significant number of rest areas across the State were being closed permanently. The reason given was to save money; fuel excise tax revenues and sales tax revenues had dropped … Continue reading

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Wyoming – fighting the good fight

Wyoming, as I’ve pointed out earlier, is one of the Axis of Evil. Governor Gordon has resisted calls to lockdown the State by putting as many people as possible into house arrest, and going all Chinese. Still, the governor (apparently … Continue reading

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Right decision – wrong reason

Note: This was delayed due to our fixation on COVID-19, but is still timely. Especially since today is apparently “bash Wyoming” day, as the news reports how the State is being attacked for not taking sufficient action to destroy their … Continue reading

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Wyoming and Colorado Fun and Games

The Denver Post tells us that Wyoming State Government, those evil monsters, are looking at buying a million acres of land and 4 million acres of mineral rights. Including – gasp – some located in Colorado.

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