From the monthly archives:

January 2010

January 27, 2010

What do we do with all these unbuilt subdivision lots?

January 2010 – The recession and collapse of Western housing markets provides a unique opportunity for rethinking and reshaping how future development in the West plays out.

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January 22, 2010

Will He, Won’t He? Question Looms Over 2010 Gov Race

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The 2010 Wyoming governor’s race is difficult to handicap. The main uncertainty is whether two-term Gov. Dave Freudenthal will challenge the state law for term limits which prevents him from running for a third term.

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January 18, 2010

WyoFile’s Wyoming: Lander – Climbing Capital of the Rockies

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When you’re driving down the hill onto Main Street off Highway 287, Lander looks like any other small Wyoming mountain town: one main drag, a few restaurants, and little in the way of “culture.” But today’s rock climbers see something different when they roll in.

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January 14, 2010

WyoFile Gets $122,000 Knight Grant – Will Expand State News Coverage

LANDER, Wyoming—The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) that it has awarded the Lander Community Foundation a $122,000 grant for the Wyoming news and public policy website www.WyoFile.com to expand  coverage of critical state issues.
The award from the Knight Foundation Community Information Challenge program adds to the $135,000 pledged to [...]

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January 7, 2010

State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs

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by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica – December 30, 2009 12:38 pm EST

Larry Parrish knew something was wrong as soon as he wheeled his state-owned pickup off the West Virginia highway and onto the rocky field where the natural gas well was supposed to be. Oak trees 18 inches in diameter looked dead as boards, and [...]

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