News 2008-06-01 Andanh.com

Blue is color of the day for 390 seniors Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:31 -0600
CHEYENNE - The grass field at Okie Blanchard Stadium turned into photo central Saturday at the close of the graduation ceremony for Cheyenne's East High.

Prepare for severe weather since warnings may be short Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:00 -0600
CHEYENNE -- The clouds darken, there's driving rain, the winds quicken and air raid sirens sound.

Reality of Wyoming tornadoes sinks in Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:01:04 -0600
Surprising weather doesn't necessarily indicate a bad year.

Foxes too sly for the Grizzlies Sat, 31 May 2008 23:50:51 -0600
Cheyenne took early lead, but Fort Collins came back for win

Rockies drop 6th straight Sat, 31 May 2008 23:50:51 -0600
The Cubs have won six in a row and are looking to get out the brooms for a second sweep this week.

Summer concert schedule is loaded with big names Fri, 30 May 2008 09:05:29 -0600
This summer live musicians will compete for people's money and time amid soaring gas prices and growing use of the Internet.

Denver to host family-friendly concert bash Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:05 -0600
If you've ever wanted to see all of your favorite bands in one place, you might get your wish this summer.

Flogging Molly: iPod-loving, kid-attracting festival pros Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:05 -0600
Celtic rockers Flogging Molly could be dubbed "festival pros" after touring with the Vans Warped Tour last year.

Reggae-flavored band mixes pop and war on new record Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:06 -0600
Guitarist Richard On says the band O.A.R. (of a Revolution) has a new record coming out on July 15 - just in time for the Mile High Music Festival.

Massachusetts rock band puts sightseeing on tour agenda Fri, 30 May 2008 09:01:07 -0600
After performing almost 300 shows a year for the past four years, Stephen Kellogg says his band is taking time out to actually see the sights along the way.

5 tips for feminine fly fishers Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:45 -0600
"Nice, nice. You have a pretty forward cast." Susan Rhodes watched as Margaret James false casted on a green lawn at Laramie County Community College. James watched as the loops formed in the air.

Birding naked Thu, 29 May 2008 08:56:00 -0600
Birding naked is all the rage in southeastern Arizona. That's what Gloria Lawrence of Casper told me May 17 while she and five other Casper birders helped local Audubon members with the Cheyenne Big Day Bird Count.

Our View: Need for quality local candidates Wed, 21 May 2008 15:05:23 -0600
Published Wednesday, May 21, 2008 in the WTE November will see another pivotal election for the city of Cheyenne.

Our View: State government has growing pains Wed, 21 May 2008 15:05:24 -0600
Published Tuesday, May 20, 2008 in the WTE A study looking at office space for Wyoming statehouse workers says that by 2025, an additional 42,448 square feet of space will be needed to house them.

Our View: So why did rec center fail? Mon, 19 May 2008 08:35:14 -0600
Published Monday, May 19, 2008 in the WTE Reasons for why the proposed Cheyenne Community Recreation Center failed have been speculated about over and over for the past two weeks.

Our View: Use population to divide funds Mon, 19 May 2008 08:35:15 -0600
Published Sunday, May 18, 2008 in the WTE The Legislature has given the five entities in Laramie County $26.8 million to divide up to help with needed projects.

Our Thumbs: Governors' Mansion makes the right move Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:38 -0600
Published Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the WTE Thumbs UpTo Milward Simpson, director of Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources, for announcing more reasonable summer hours for the Historic Governors' Mansion in Cheyenne.

Our View: I-80 toll road? Idea has merit Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:39 -0600
Published Friday, May 16, 2008 in the WTE "If we took all the money we spend on every road in the state for the next 30 years - and we don't spend it anywhere but I-80 - we still could not maintain I-80."

Our View: Can Cheyenne buck the trend? Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:39 -0600
Published Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in the WTE Inflation and record-high gas prices have eroded consumer confidence so much this year that the number of Americans planning to take vacations is at a 30-year low.

Our View: Is there a bias against the city? Tue, 13 May 2008 09:01:47 -0600
Published Tuesday, May 13, 2008 in the WTE Cheyenne's elected officials are worried that there is a bias against city projects from residents of the three small communities in eastern Laramie County as well as from unincorporated areas here.

Our View: Move forward on Missile Drive Mon, 12 May 2008 08:46:20 -0600
Published Sunday, May 11, 2008 in the WTE There's some disagreement within the Cheyenne City Council over how the city should proceed with the repair of Missile Drive.

Our Thumbs: Cheyenne Little Theatre performance shines Mon, 12 May 2008 08:35:07 -0600
Published Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the WTE Thumbs Up To Cheyenne Little Theatre's production of "High School Musical."

Our View: True menu-style ballot is in order Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:13 -0600
Published Friday, May 9, 2008 in the WTE One of the issues voters expressed concern about in Tuesday's Specific Purpose Sales and Use Tax Election was the lack of a true menu-style ballot.

Our View: Board needs to side with CCA Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:14 -0600
Published Thursday, May 8, 2008 in the WTE The Wyoming State Board of Education is being asked if the Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees acted in the best interests of students, the district and the community when they turned down an application from Cheyenne Classical Academy organizers to start a charter school here.

Our View: Voters reject recreation center Fri, 9 May 2008 11:19:14 -0600
Published Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in the WTE Laramie County voters sent a resounding message to the city of Cheyenne on Tuesday when they soundly defeated a proposed $55 million recreation center.

Our View: Make sure to vote today Tue, 6 May 2008 14:31:10 -0600
Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in the WTE Today is the day It is the day when Laramie County voters go to the polls to cast their votes for the Specific Purpose Tax ballot.

Our View: Vote 'yes' for sixth penny Mon, 5 May 2008 13:57:42 -0600
Published Monday, May 5, 2008 in the WTE Laramie County voters go to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for projects on the Specific Purpose Tax ballot.

Our View: Rec center's time is now Sun, 4 May 2008 18:55:09 -0600
Published Sunday, May 4, 2008 in the WTE There has been a lot of wrangling lately about for the need for a proposed $58 million recreation center for Laramie County.

Our View: Archer Complex is important Sat, 3 May 2008 07:53:00 -0600
Published Saturday, May 3, 2008 in the WTE Not much has been said about the plans for the Archer Complex on the upcoming Specific Purpose Tax Election, scheduled for Tuesday in Laramie County.

Our View: Sixth penny is valuable Fri, 2 May 2008 17:55:48 -0600
Published Friday, May 2, 2008 in the WTE When Laramie County residents go to the polls on Tuesday to vote on Specific Purpose Sales Tax projects, they should remind themselves what a valuable tool the sixth penny has been here for more than 20 years.

Our View: Airport terminal speaks of future Thu, 1 May 2008 15:45:03 -0600
Published Thursday, May 1, 2008 in the WTE Many of the items on next week's sixth-penny sales tax ballot are about preparing this community for the future.

Our View: Rec center is about choice Thu, 1 May 2008 15:45:03 -0600
Published Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in the WTE The proposed Cheyenne Community Recreation Center is all about choice.

Our View: Small towns need sixth penny Thu, 1 May 2008 15:45:04 -0600
Published Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in the WTE Pine Bluffs Mayor Leonard Anderson put it bluntly during a recent meeting with the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle Editorial Board: Without the sixth-penny sales tax, many of the projects that his town needs and hopes for never would be completed.

Our View: Archer is the county's future Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:52 -0600
Published Monday, April 28, 2008 in the WTE First things first. Those who wish to make something great out of the county's Archer complex east of Cheyenne - a new fairgrounds, business park, office building - surely must know that they can do none of that without first putting infrastructure in place.

Our View: Schools can't replace rec center Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:49 -0600
Published Sunday, April 27, 2008 in the WTE Opponents of the proposed recreation center claim it is not needed. Their argument is that there are schools all across the city that could serve as mini rec centers.

Our View: Shooting range makes sense Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:08:46 -0600
Published Saturday, April 26, 2008 in the WTE A public shooting range and facility for Laramie County is long overdue, and it is a perfect fit with the plans that the Laramie County Commission has for the property it owns east of Cheyenne.

Our View: Greenway and Gardens are needs Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:26:58 -0600
Published Friday, April 25, 2008 in the WTE One of the important uses of the sixth-penny sales tax here in Laramie County has been improving the local quality of life. That's why we favor Proposition 1 on the May 6 ballot.

Our View: Now's the time for rec center Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:26:58 -0600
Published Thursday, April 24, 2008 in the WTE We've heard all the excuses why taxpayers should reject a plan for a community and recreation center for Laramie County.

Our View: Archer Complex is a necessity Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:26:59 -0600
Published Wednesday, April 23, 2008 in the WTE The Archer property east of Cheyenne was purchased by the Laramie County Commission in 2004 from the University of Wyoming with plans to develop it for multiple uses.

Our View: Proposition 2 is about health Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:39:50 -0600
Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008 in the WTE Proposition 2 on the May 6 Specific Purpose Tax Ballot is filled with much-needed health, safety and transportation improvement projects in Albin, Burns, Cheyenne, Laramie County and Pine Bluffs.

Our View: Proposition 1 improves life Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:21:22 -0600
Published Monday, April 21, 2008 in the WTE The theme of the projects on Proposition 1 of the upcoming Specific Purpose Tax ballot is quality of life. These are projects that will make southeastern Wyoming an even better place to live and work.

Our View: Sixth penny is an opportunity Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:21:18 -0600
Published Sunday, April 20, 2008 in the WTE Laramie County voters will go to the polls in 17 days to cast their votes on a Specific Purpose Tax Ballot that includes $105.4 million in worthy projects throughout Laramie County.

Our View: Governor should release report Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:41:35 -0600
Published Friday, April 18, 2008 in the WTE Gov. Dave Freudenthal's office is refusing to release a 2006 report on the investigation into the state's Department of Fire Protection and Electrical Safety.

Our View: City makes right call on dogs Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:41:34 -0600
Published Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in the WTE The Cheyenne City Council Monday decided against passing an ordinance that would have banned Fido from athletic fields within the city.

Reed Eckhardt Column: There is no way LCSD1 will approve a charter school Sun, 18 May 2008 19:10:10 -0600
Published Saturday, May 17, 2008 in the WTE Anyone who thinks that the Laramie County School District 1 trustees are ever going to approve a charter school in Cheyenne is fooling himself.

Reed Eckhardt Column: Recreation Center defeat is not the end of progress Mon, 12 May 2008 09:56:23 -0600
Published Saturday, May 10, 2008 in the WTE Some are declaring Tuesday's defeat of a recreation center for Cheyenne as the beginning of the end for progressive government in the Capital City.

Reed Eckhardt Column: Proposed recreation center is part of the progressive vision Sat, 3 May 2008 07:53:25 -0600
Published Saturday, May 3, 2008 in the WTE Wants vs. need. That's how many opponents of the projects on next week's sixth-penny sales tax ballot have framed their argument.

Reed Eckhardt Column: Use of smear tactics aimed at slowing down progress Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:32:32 -0600
Pubished Saturday, April 26, 2008 in the WTE Opponents of the sixth-penny sales tax projects on the May 6 ballot here are trying to paint supporters as "tax-and-spend liberals."

Reed Eckhardt column: If the city builds the recreation center, they will surely come Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:20:46 -0600
Published Saturday, April 19, 2008 in the WTE In the end, it's all about capacity. Some people love to ridicule the "if you build it, they will come" philosophy of that great baseball movie, "Field of Dreams."

Reed Eckhardt column: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:28:21 -0600
Take a look at these poll numbers: Cheyenne has a progressive mindset Published Saturday, April 12, 2008 in the WTE Anyone who thinks Cheyenne has yet to turn its back on its anti-growth past needs to spend time with a survey done for the supporters of the proposed recreation center.

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