Daily news roundup, March 24, 2008
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Mar 24, 2008 Posted by Bill Luckett
Back in the saddle again! And big news while I was gone: Chris Rothfuss, who has a doctorate in chemical engineering, announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Mike Enzi:
UW instructor launches Senate campaign against Enzi
NOTE: Chris is an “instructor,” but not a “professor,” at UW. This distinction probably doesn’t mean much to most of us, but it’s important to those in the academic world. This will all be moot in eight months, when the appropriate term will become “Senator-elect.”
America's chief health educator will make his first appearance in Wyoming this week, in Riverton, said first lady Nancy Freudenthal:
Acting Surgeon General Steven Galson plans Wyoming visit
Wyoming's justice system is gradually becoming more accessible online. In February, the Wyoming Supreme Court began offering its case schedule to the public on its Web site, said Judy Pacheco, clerk of the court:
Courts become more accessible online
The Gillette News-Record reports that Gillette and the surrounding region has the ability to be one of the country’s foremost areas for energy-related research and development, technical training — and much more, according to Gillette College Dean Paul Young:
Also from the Gillette paper, state regulators have approved the final permit for construction to begin on the 100-megawatt, $225 million coal-fired WyGen III plant, but not until after two-plus days of cross-examination of plant owner Black Hills Corp.:
On a wind-swept air base in Montana near the Missouri River, the Air Force has launched an ambitious plan to wean itself from foreign oil by turning to a new and unlikely source: coal:
The abundance of jobs in Wyoming is driving up the state population, including some rural areas not normally associated with growth. Weston, Crook and Niobrara counties in eastern Wyoming all added residents between 2006 and 2007, reversing periods of flat growth or population declines, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday:
Energy jobs fuel Wyoming’s population growth
Wyoming Public Radio reports that new Census numbers show that Wyoming is seeing its largest population gains in years, especially when it comes to young families:
Young families move into Wyoming
Public Radio also has this bit of news on the meth front:
Testing firm: Meth use among workers dropping
The capture and slaughter of Yellowstone National Park's wild bison pressed forward Friday, with 14 more bulls shipped to processing facilities and 120 animals herded into park holding pens for disease testing:
The Gillette News-Record has this Associated Press piece on the climate. Scientists say seasonal timing changes are evident in nearly every state as flowers bloom and wildlife emerge earlier than in decades past. In Wyoming, melting snowpack is an indicator of the relatively early onset of spring:
Wyoming Public Radio also tells us that an economic survey says some farmers are hurting in Wyoming. One local expert says that's largely due to the prolonged drought:
Survey says ag industry suffering
Also from the Gillette paper, more evidence that Razor City is just booming away:
New 96-unit extended stay hotel coming to Gillette
The Census Bureau has even stronger evidence:
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Re: Daily news roundup, March 24, 2008
May 10, 2008 | Kimberly Holloway | hollowaywyo@peoplepc.comHow come you don't post the comments to the blog entry? Don't we want to read responses (if you get any)? Kim Holloway