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It is fair to say that the government’s preeminent responsibility is to provide for the nation’s defense. When necessary, civil liberties protected by the Bill of Rights must yield to the demands of national security. In Minersville v. Gobitis (1940), the Supreme Court, over assertions of religious...
Wyoming has an almost over-abundance of “natural” wonders ranging from Yellowstone National Park to the vast Red Desert — plus, the towering Devils Tower and the even more towering Teton and Wind River Mountain Ranges.
My first coffee table book, published in 2012, was an attempt to document these...
The News Letter Journal would like to congratulate all of those honored and recognized during last week’s 2022 Newcastle High School Homecoming Week, including the Homecoming queen and king, Homecoming court, Newcastle High School Hall of Fame inductees, and the teams that put forth their best...
An old farmer and his son had loaded up their ox cart and were starting the long journey to the city to sell their produce. The son told his father that they should walk faster and travel through the night to beat others to the market to get better prices for their produce.
“Relax son, you’ll live...
Following high school sports, especially in the vast state of Wyoming, can be tough. When my children were in high school, I put on thousands of miles to watch them play.
Sometimes I had to miss their games due to having to work, sometimes I had to risk driving on some pretty sketchy roads, and...
… when talent doesn’t work hard.
There’s nothing more satisfying and awe-inspiring than to watch pure, natural talent playing out in front of you in any sports arena.
At least if you’re a sports fan.
However, natural ability isn’t a guarantee that you will be the best athlete on the floor.
Over...
If you blast through Carbon County on Interstate 80, you begin to think that all there is to see is high desert and the towering Elk Mountain.
But that part of Wyoming offers so much more.
A few years ago, at this time, I fulfilled a bucket list item by driving State Highway 70 over Battle Mountain...
I’ve heard more conspiracies over what happened on Sept. 11, 2001, than I care to ponder. Controversy swirls about disasters in the Middle East since that time. The blame goes around about the many veterans and other American lives lost because of those incidents.
Usually, when I stack one story...
I had a conversation recently about one of the rising problems in American politics. My friend and I were discussing the reflexive distrust that many have toward certain types of people. During this conversation, my friend pointed me to a recent column by David Brooks that addresses part of
the...
When it comes to election integrity, the only thing that really matters is that the will of the voters prevail.
But in Wyoming, some of those who most heartily defend the integrity of our elections can’t help but confuse the issue every few years when they are confronted with the fact that the will...
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