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A new college conference is born
In the topsy-turvy, ever-changing world of college athletics, members of the Mountain West Conference and Conference USA announced a bold move this week to merge the two conferences into a new mega-conference in an effort to survive and stop the …
Lovell wrestlers back on top; let’s honor them tonight
Lovell has always been known as a basketball town, and for good reason, given the high school’s success on the hardwood over the years. But during the late 1990s,
Making a difference: We value our relationship with our readers
Your newspaper staff spent the weekend in Laramie for the annual – the 113th annual!—winter convention of the Wyoming Press Association. During these gatherings, we share stories, compare notes,
Soaring castles and spirits in Salzburg
The massive fortress in Salzburg towers over the city, much like the nearby Alps that dominate the landscape outside the city. [caption id="attachment_1634" align="alignright" width="179" caption="David Peck"]
Our Christmas in Berlin was one to remember
Christmas in Germany. Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? For us, visiting our daughter in Berlin, it was a dream come true, but it was also nearly an
Brett Smith is Wyoming’s Tim Tebow
A few thoughts on a frosty Tuesday night… More about football this week. Sorry about that. But with the Wyoming Cowboys off to the New Mexico Bowl this Saturday
The Tebow phenomenon
Tim Tebow. The very mention of his name usually brings an instant reaction. People either love him or hate him, but few will merely shrug their shoulders when
Into the depths of black Friday shopping
What is it worth to you? Would you line up in the cold for hours to get a good price on that special item that you’ve been wanting
Missing Dani at Thanksgiving
Three months ago this week, we put our only daughter on an airplane and sent her off for nine months of studying and living in Berlin. We’ve missed Danielle
A remarkable season in so many ways
Some say that the calendar date 11-11-11 was lucky, but luck had nothing to do with it Friday as the Lovell Bulldogs simply played good, solid football to





