The 800-pound gorilla

Government is supposed to be accountable to those who it represents. That’s why it’s supposed to be public. Laws at all levels of government are in place to ensure that agencies acting on our behalf do so in the public eye, and thus can answer to us.

An apology wasn’t enough. Louise Carter-King was right to resign as mayor.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

What’s your fair share of the money bonfire?

Life was supposed to get back to normal in 2021, and in many ways it did. Businesses weren’t closed, schools were in session, mask mandates disappeared and public gatherings resumed.

After two difficult years, there's still reason for optimism

To live in this world today takes resiliency. We must confront an unhappy economy, unfriendly politics, a challenge to our way of life. And we live in a world in which crazy people with guns kill children.

Start banning controversial library books and soon you will be left with none

The seven-member board that governs Cam-plex has its work cut out for it in the next few months as it sits down to map out Cam-plex’s future.

Incivility in our politics leads to a government that's less effective

It might have been a joke, but we aren’t laughing.

Before the snow (eventually) flies, take time to enjoy the new Lakeway Road, a $7.2 million project by the city of Gillette.

County will benefit from nuclear plant project

Greater access will cost more

The leadership in the state Republican Party is showing once again that it has abandoned any notion of appealing to a variety of voters, and instead is clinging to far-right leanings.

Federal infrastructure funding presents real opportunity for state

What an excuse for people to find religion.

Revenue forecast represents an opportunity for the state. Will we take it?

Perhaps polite politics is an oxymoron, but certainly behavior from Wyoming politicians hit a new low over the past few weeks.

It's either government overreach, or it's not

Hear ye! Hear ye! Step right up and get a good seat, folks! You’re not going to want to miss a single thrilling moment as the three-ring circus known as the Wyoming State Legislature makes an early, unscheduled return to Cheyenne this week.

Forest needs protecting for all to enjoy

Campbell County commissioners were wrong to stop public comment at their meeting Tuesday. It is their job to listen.

The upcoming special session is about performance, not about results

Hospital trustees spoke boldly Thursday night when they fired CEO Colleen Heeter, saying that they needed to head in a new direction

Missing persons website a good first step

Well, that was a little abrupt.

Bray's obscene email is unacceptable. Why is that hard for some to say?

The debate over Campbell County Public Library has gone from overblown nonsensical to scary in just a few days.

Wyoming must change to address long-term revenue challenges

The 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on 2001 sparked headlines and remembrances around the nation, including in Wyoming, just as it should have.

A grand experiment

Local school officials took a remarkable step toward transparency this week when they issued their first ever COVID-19 report about cases and quarantines among students.

A solemn anniversary

The arrival of the replica Vietnam Veterans Memorial to Campbell County this week turns out to be symbolic of more than just the 58,000 servicemen and servicewomen who died in the conflict that stretches back six decades.

Workers will suffer if we don't get a handle on the COVID pandemic

Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and, for many, a return to the traditional work schedule. The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of the American labor movement and the history of Labor Day.

America would like nothing better than to call an end to the pandemic.

Politicians who push voter fraud conspiracies are hurting our state

Get prepared, Campbell County.

Census figures show concerning trends for small town Wyoming

CAMPBELL COUNTY VOTERS spoke overwhelmingly in favor of creating its own community college district on Tuesday — a decision many would say was 29 years late in coming.

We need more public discussion on how to spend $1.2 billion in stimulus funding

County commissioners and library board members met this week for a relatively unheated discussion about books — a conversation made possible because they silenced those who have been so outspoken about book choices at the library.

As cases rise again, we need leadership on COVID-19 issue

Gillette is not the same community that it was 29 years ago when voters rejected the opportunity to make the then Gillette Campus its own community college district.

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