The Torrington City Council convened for its second August meeting on Aug. 15 at the Torrington Council Chambers. Mayor Herb Doby was present with council members Richard Patterson, Dennis Kelly, Wayne Deahl and Shane Viktorin.

Regardless of who serves as President of the Wyoming Senate, it is a position of service, not a kingship.

I would like to begin by saying I know that everyone can find negative things to say about anything and that I know every place has its downsides.

For decades, the executive and legislative branches have recognized that Wyoming’s tax structure is in a permanent state of imbalance. The two branches largely supported the work of the Tax Reform 2000 Committee and have implemented many of the recommendations.

As winter comes closer to an end, many have complained about the ongoing winter storms and weather that continue to plague us. There have been occasions where it has seemed that we have been doing nothing but counting the days between snowstorms. It seems, if it does get warm enough to melt off some of the snow, it isn’t long before the next storm hits us.

I think more people should take up an interest in historical topics. I understand that everyone has their own personal preferences, and for some people, these topics are considered boring, but they don’t have to be. History covers a wide array of subjects.

I recently read a paper from Stanford University titled CEPA Working Paper No. 21-05 that asked questions about four-day school weeks. It listed over 650 school districts having switched to four-day school weeks as of 2019. The challenge is there is very little in terms of measurable data to determine the effects of a four-day school week.

Wyoming legislators are channeling their inner pioneering spirit by passing one committee senate bill and introducing a second one, both of which are aimed at protecting our most vulnerable citizens: our children.

Your newspaper and newspapers across Wyoming are advocating in the state legislature to make government information more accessible to you.

Nearly 80 years ago the world watched in horror after discovering millions of Jews, supporters and other groups standing against the genocide were marched to their deaths; among them was my family. Last week, I spoke before my son’s sixth grade class regarding the Holocaust and how we survived – but also how we face many of the same and similar trials, tribulations roughly 80 years later.