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Wyoming Department of Education prepares for second defense of budget

Casper Star-Tribune Online - Jan 22, 2012
Without approval from the Legislature, Wyoming Department of Education officials have diverted funds intended for specific groups of students and programs to a new teacher professional development program. Top department officials will defend their ...

University of Wyoming to seek 2-year tuition hike

WJAC Johnstown - Jan 22, 2012
AP University of Wyoming officials plan to ask trustees in March to approve tuition rates for a two-year period. The Laramie Boomerang reports (http://bit.ly/AfLnQE ) that at a meeting Friday, Vice President of Administration Doug Vinzant told trustees ...

Rocky Mountain Power tabs Meyer as new Wyoming VP

Casper Star-Tribune Online - Jan 22, 2012
CHEYENNE — Former state auditor and gubernatorial candidate Rita Meyer has a new job as Rocky Mountain Power's new vice president for Wyoming. Meyer is the latest former Wyoming statewide official to find prominent private-sector employment after ...

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Heart of Gold

by: Lacy Williams
Wyoming, 1902--Ranch foreman Charlie Welch suspects his boss's daughter has returned home with purely selfish motives--she wants money.
After being estranged from her father for years, Opal Bright hopes her homecoming will result in both reconciliation and a solution to help the orphanage she sponsors back home in Omaha.
When Charlie and Opal find themselves mixed up with a ragtag group of bandits and trapped in an abandoned gold mine, they must risk everything to survive... including their hearts.
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Winds of Wyoming

by: Rebecca Carey Lyles
Fresh out of a Pennsylvania penitentiary armed with a marketing degree, Kate Neilson heads to Wyoming anticipating an anonymous new beginning as a guest-ranch employee. A typical twenty-five-year-old woman might be looking to lasso a cowboy, but her only desire is to get on with life on the outside—despite her growing interest in the ranch owner. When she discovers a violent ex-lover followed her west, she fears the past she hoped to hide will imprison her once again.

“Winds of Wyoming is an uplifting story and charming romance with the authentic flavor of life on a Wyoming guest ranch and an unforgettable heroine whom you love cheering for, showing beautifully that God does give us second chances.
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STANLEY'S "THIS IS THE LIFE!"-Nutrition Children's Book

by: Alyssa Chase Rebein
MAKING THE CASE FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION

If you are tired of bullying, teasing, youth violence, gangs, vandalism, drug abuse, sexual misconduct…

If you are tired of the crisis with our older youth…

If you want to help make a difference one tiny step at a time…

Then this is the eBook for your children ages 5-8.

Read WITH your children, discuss the concept and message…

and know that you are part of the movement sweeping America to bring back our important values by restoring character education in our homes and schools.
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The Double D Ranch: Book 1 A Weekend of Fun. Chapter Book

by: Christina Weimer
Come along with Kristen Scott, a sixth-grader from Cheyenne, Wyoming, as she embarks on a new adventure in life. Kristen`s Dad signed the family up to be members of a ranch. Instead of their usual weekend camping trip, Kristen`s family will spend their weekends at the Double D Ranch. Join Kristen, her sister Ann, her brother Tim, and all their new friends as they explore the many aspects of the "Double D Ranch." Share in the excitement as they learn to ride horses, fish, search for arrowheads, ride motorcycles, and explore the 100 square mile ranch.
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Southwest Wyoming

Find the hidden gems of southwest Wyoming as you take this great road trip. Find details for this, and other road trips, at www.wyomingtourism.org.

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Wyoming Facts (cc)

Wyoming Facts: Wyoming does not levy an individual or corporate income tax. In addition, Wyoming does not assess any tax on retirement income earned and received from another state. Wyoming has a state sales tax of 4%. Counties have the option of collecting an additional 1% tax for general revenue and a 1% tax for specific purposes, if approved by voters. The key tourist attractions in Wyoming include Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Devils Tower National Monument, Independence Rock (Wyoming) and Fossil Butte National Monument. Each year Yellowstone National Park, the world's first national park, receives three million visitors. Coal: Wyoming produced 395.5 million short tons (358.8 million metric tons) of coal in 2004. The state is the number one producer of coal in the US Crude oil: Wyoming produced 53400000 barrels (8490000 m3) of crude oil in 2007. The state ranked 5th nationwide in oil production in 2007. en.wikipedia.org music by Offenbach Project 03 - Kahoona and 01 - Brand

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