Save LCCC’s nameless letter promotes fear, not change, in college
People often choose to be anonymous, and with justifiable reasons, whether it’s a demotion, being fired, or a negative response from other staff. There are plenty of [...]
Staff editorial
“Save LCCC” calls for accountability
Dear Members of the Board: On October 9th, the day after the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) concluded their accreditation visit, the president of Laramie County Community [...]
Decriminalizing Marijuana
Marijuana is less addictive than alcohol, cigarettes, and prescription drugs and less destructive than a firearm; however, you can legally possess all of them. There’s [...]
Wyoming: The unequal state of equality
It feels as though we’re in a moment of history in which the rhetoric of, “there are very fine people on both sides,” by the highest political position in the United [...]
Cheyenne Frontier Days wants to offer variety in music
Post Malone, the “Number 1 Debut R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of 2016,” is scheduled to perform at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 25 alongside other big names like Lady [...]
Wyoming Women: All work, less pay
Wyoming has taken the title of the “Equality State,” since becoming the first territorial legislature to grant women the right to vote in 1869. While this may seem like a [...]
Wyoming Intersections: The deadliest road hazards?
There’s a nationwide debate over who has the worst drivers, they debate it as though it’s a badge of honor, and everyone claims it’s where they live. Turns out, those [...]
EDITORIAL: Youths need to vote: it’s our future, not theirs
Young people in Wyoming, especially in Laramie County, aren’t voting. Nationally, about 50 percent of eligible voters between the ages of 18 and 29 cast a ballot in [...]
EDITORIAL: Restoring trust requires a fresh start
Tanner was an eight-month-old pitbull at the Cheyenne Animal Shelter who was recently euthanized after biting a shelter employee. The story of Tanner’s final days has [...]
De-stress for the summer
For college students, stress comes with the territory. There is the stress of being on your own for the first time, working toward your degree and keeping up with classmates, [...]