Daily news roundup, Dec. 28, 2007
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Dec 28, 2007 Posted by Bill Luckett
Top story today (or tonight, as the case may be) comes from the Riverton Ranger, whose interview with Fremont County Chair Linda Barton provided the meat for this story (and might I add that Linda did a wonderful job with the interview!):
State Democrats prepare for 2008 presidential caucuses
The Casper Star-Tribune has a follow-up story on Wyoming’s 2007 population boom (we grew by 2 percent, or about 10,000 people):
Meanwhile, CNN.com looks at the state’s population issue this way:
The Casper paper also has a story on the Dec. 31 deadline for changing Medicare plan options. Apparently, most people enrolled in Wyoming can save money by making changes:
Medicare enrollment deadline nears
The Laramie Boomerang reminds us of a new law that will take effect Jan. 1. Fun Bill Luckett trivia fact: When I was 12, I broke both of my arms in a four-wheeler crash at Park Reservoir in the Big Horn Mountains. So if you don’t like the way I drive, stay out of the ditch next to the lake:
Multipurpose vehicles allowed on roads
The Gillette News-Record has a couple more stories that serve as evidence of the growth in that community:
City to hire assistant administrator
The Powell Tribune has a feature story on one of the state’s first recipients of a Hathaway Scholarship (she graduated from NWC in three semesters!):
Hathaway Scholarship propels NWC graduate
Officials from Montana and Wyoming are revisiting the terms of a proposed agreement between the two states in a lawsuit over water discharged by the coal-bed methane industry:
Wyoming, Montana resume CBM water talks
The Jackson newspaper has another water-related story, previewing the Jan. 8 meeting of the Wyoming Water Development Commission:
Board mulls hearing on Upper Green River dam
Finally, no link here, but I’m flipping between both Casper TV newscasts as I type this, and the verdict is in: It’s COLD out there today! Have a great weekend!