Personality, writer, foodie, music lover, traveler, history buff, baseball fan, and beer-snob from Wyoming.
Rick Roddam
Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Has Wyoming Roots
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch calls Colorado home, but his mother is a Wyoming native.
An International Women’s Day Tribute to Wyoming’s Most Legendary Ladies
Wyoming earned its nickname as the "Equality State" before it even became a state.
In 1869, 21 years before it was officially granted statehood, Wyoming was the first territory in America to give women the right to vote.
Over the years, Wyoming women have continued to make historic progress...
Happy 100th Anniversary to the Wyoming State Flag
100 years ago today, on January 31, 1917, Governer Robert D. Carey signed a bill into law adopting the official Wyoming State Flag.
104 Years Ago Today: Brawl Breaks Out On the Floor of the Wyoming State Legislature
Jan. 20, 1913, state legislators squared off in the funniest fight fight in Wyoming history
Wyoming’s High School Football Coach Of The Year Is Also The Local Police Chief
The football players at Kaycee High School know better than to get in trouble. After all, their own coach could throw them in jail.
USA Today just released the 2016 All-USA Wyoming Football Team. Their choice for Coach of the Year is a man who gives new meaning to the term "Friday Night Lights", Kaycee Police Chief Lee Kemmers...
What Is Wyoming’s Most Conservative Town?
When it comes to politics, Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in America.
In the 2012 Presidential Election, 68.64% of Wyoming voters cast their ballots for Mitt Romney. Only Utah had a higher percentage of Republican voters...
A Ping Pong Ball Decided the Weirdest Election in Wyoming History
In 1994, the race for Wyoming's State House was decided by a ping pong ball.
Are Wyoming Voters Legally Allowed to Take ‘Ballot Selfies’?
Election officials across the country are dealing with a new issue this year. Is it legal for voters to take and publish "ballot selfies" inside polling stations?
In many states, it is illegal to photograph completed ballots. Some states prohibit photography inside polling places altogether...
Stock For Wyoming’s Largest Public Company Jumps 56% in One Month
Rumors of the coal industry's demise have been greatly exagerated, according to investors on Wall Street.
Cloud Peak Energy is the largest public company in Wyoming, with a market cap of nearly $130 million.
In spite of forcasted losses, stock prices for the Gillette-based coal company have risen 167% so far this year, with a whopping 56% increase in the past month...
The Closest Election in Wyoming History
In yesterday's primary election, House District 41 Republican candidate Bill Henderson defeated his opponent Patrick Fitzgerald by one vote, 583 to 582. Another race was decided by four votes.
Interestingly, Henderson's victory was not the closest election in Wyoming history...