JACKSON, Wyo.—A lightning strike at an outdoors educator course in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming killed one student and injured another, officials said Thursday. The group with the National Outdoor Leadership School was just days into their trip and had set up camp near Enos Lake, south of Yellowstone National Park, when a thunderstorm…
Lightning Kills One Student at Remote Wyoming Outdoors Educator Event
Liz Cheney Trailing Behind Trump-Backed Harriet Hageman in US House Race: Poll
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is trailing significantly behind Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman in the race for Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat in August, according to a recent poll in the Casper Star-Tribune. Former Republican National Committee member Hageman is leading the way with 52 percent of the public support according to the poll, while three-term incumbent Cheney’s support is at 30…
Conservatives in Nine States Calling for Closed Primaries by 2024
Conservative leaders in Georgia and Ohio are spearheading calls for Republicans to close their state primaries and allow only voters registered with their parties to participate in inter-party preliminary elections. Atlanta Tea Party president Debbie Dooley and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci both told The Epoch Times last week that Democrats are “weaponizing” cross-over…
Rep. Liz Cheney Soliciting Votes From Democrats
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is starting to ask Democrats to switch parties and vote for her, as she faces a tough primary battle with a candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Cheney’s campaign website recently added a section that asks and answers questions about voting. It notes that voters must be registered as a…
Preserving Western Heritage Through Art
The American West and its heritage are solidified through the expression of artists and their works. The call of the West is strong, and these artists preserve the ideals and visions through paintings, furniture, jewelry, and other crafts. Western furniture designs, in particular, are influenced by the Wild West imagery of ranches, cowboys, and horses,…
Wyoming University Students Object to Senator Acknowledging Only 2 Sexes
A U.S. Senator was booed at during a university commencement ceremony after acknowledging the existence of only male and female sexes as a “fundamental scientific truth.” Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican representing Wyoming, delivered her commencement address to the new graduates at the University of Wyoming (UW) on May 14. Toward the end of her…
A Historian of the Wild West
Flying into Cody, Wyoming, a glance out the window of the airplane reveals nothing but mountains as far as the eye can see. It’s rough yet majestic, desolate yet delightful. This least populous state may look uncharted from above, but once on land, the history and heritage of the West stand proud. In this part…
McCarthy Endorses Cheney Challenger In Wyoming House Race
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has endorsed Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) GOP challenger in Wyoming, striking a tough blow against the already-endangered incumbent. Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has had a relatively unchallenged political career up to this point, but her participation on the Democrat-dominated Jan. 6 Committee and her…
Liz Cheney Faces Long Odds in Primary Battle After Trump, Jan. 6 Comments
News Analysis Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is looking at a tough primary battle later this year after her comments about President Donald Trump and her activities on the Democrat-dominated Jan. 6 committee. Since the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally, Cheney has increasingly distanced herself from the former president. But this is a dangerous move…
In Tiny Wyoming Town, Bill Gates Bets Big on Nuclear Power
KEMMERER, Wyoming—In this sleepy Wyoming town that has relied on coal for over a century, a company founded by Bill Gates is launching an ambitious project to counter climate change: A nationwide reboot of nuclear energy technology. Until recently, Kemmerer was little-known for anything except J.C. Penney’s first store and some 55-million-year-old fish fossils in…
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