Casper Star Trib: Dodson: The 2022 election test: jackass or carpenter

Casper Star Trib: Dodson: The 2022 election test: jackass or carpenter

Nearly 75 years ago, Sam Rayburn, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, observed: “Any jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.” Wyoming’s 2022 election will be an opportunity to tell our leaders whether the state wants to be represented by carpenters or jackasses.

Casper Star Tribune: Dodson: Wyoming could use some Byrd droppings

Casper Star Tribune: Dodson: Wyoming could use some Byrd droppings

Today there are about two trillion dollars of infrastructure money up for grabs, what can Wyoming learn from Senator Byrd and with the state is on its ear financially, and infrastructure is in jeopardy, and we need to start taking care of ourselves before we take care of political parties.

Wyofile: Carbon capture and the SCALE Act? Don’t hold your breath.

Wyofile: Carbon capture and the SCALE Act? Don’t hold your breath.

U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney recently joined a handful of other Congress members to advance the “Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions Act.” Gov. Mark Gordon followed quickly with a letter to Congress offering his support for the so-called SCALE act. But will this be enough to help Wyoming families.

Casper Star Tribune: Dodson: Data Centers: Wyoming’s next Powder River Basin

Casper Star Tribune: Dodson: Data Centers: Wyoming’s next Powder River Basin

Will Data Centers be the next Powder river basin? This may be an option if tech companies want something more than a tax break, if they want land, fiber, and a low carbon footprint…there is no better state than Wyoming!

Casper Star-Tribune: Dodson: Time for Wyoming to cut some deals of its own

Casper Star-Tribune: Dodson: Time for Wyoming to cut some deals of its own

As coal mines are failing throughout Wyoming, rather than focusing on blame, we would be better off focusing on the urgency and gravity of our situation. We need a plan, a real plan…….

Forbes: We’ve Been Played By The Political Industrial Complex

Forbes: We’ve Been Played By The Political Industrial Complex

In a prescient farewell address 60 years ago, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted the rise of America’s military-industrial complex. Yet as visionary as he was, Eisenhower missed the rise of another complex – one that is arguably more powerful and destructive….The political-industrial complex.

Casper Star-Tribune: Dodson: It’s time to leave Liz alone

Casper Star-Tribune: Dodson: It’s time to leave Liz alone

Undermining the status and power of Wyoming’s sole representative in Washington, D.C., is bad for business. Which is why, for the good of our state’s economy, we need to leave Liz alone and let her do her job.

Casper Star-Tribune: Dodson: Keep It Simple Stupid: COVID and Wyoming tourism

Casper Star-Tribune: Dodson: Keep It Simple Stupid: COVID and Wyoming tourism

To meet that challenge, Wyoming health experts might consider borrowing a lesson from Kelly Johnson of Lockheed Corporation who developed the KISS concept: Keep it Simple Stupid.