Wyoming Vote Tracker

Goodness me. June 1 arrives and so do all the visitors we call tourists. Meanwhile, political season is heating up here in Wyoming and all those fun, local issues are taking place.

• As I sit here and type, it is almost cold enough to snow right here in Cody. In fact, one mountain on Cody’s west side still has snow on it’s peak, which compared to the past several years, is abnormal. Meanwhile, politicians are scared to death that we’re killing off the planet and creating some kind of global warming, which now that the weather is cooling off just prior to the first day of Summer, we’re just gonna call it “climate change.” Of course the cool air might explain this, this, this, and this. Even stranger is that the majority of the state is not in drought status for the first time in several years. Electorally, that’s almost a landslide, not to be confused with an actual sliding of land.
• I haven’t done near as much blogging on this as I wanted (though I have used bits of humor about it from time to time), but I am pleased to announce to the few that haven’t heard, Sylvan Pass, just inside Yellowstone’s East Entrance, will be staying open for winter use. The NPS has been set on closing it down in the winter, but for the past several months, Cody has been fighting it tooth-and-nail. Meeting in Billings have been held to reach a compromise, but it seems the only compromise the Park wanted was for us to give up winter use. Fortunately, our elected folks here in Wyoming have developed a bit of a backbone when it comes to the Federal Government going off on the deep end. The Feds have done plenty to make our ways of life chaotic, and so we refuse to take it anymore. It’s nice to see the Feds give in on something for once. Hopefully, this is the start of a good trend. Thank you to all the elected and appointed leaders that stood up on behalf of the citizens, and to all the citizens that didn’t let go of the issue. Let us never forget, we can be victorious if we faint not.
• At an energy expo, people were not just thinking about energy, they were energized about donations (and the answer still doesn’t make sense). Thank you, Mr. Featherly!
• To the family of the late, great Sen. Thomas: condolences, thoughts, and prayers on your behalf during this difficult time of year. Sen. Thomas was a great man that is still greatly missed.

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