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  • Former Wyoming prisoner releases critical thinking book

    Ellen Gerst, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Sep 8, 2022

    CASPER —Two years ago, Jon Guy was in prison, serving 17 years for a 2004 stabbing in Laramie. On Friday, he was headed to a signing for his first book, released this week. The book, “Think Straight,” is a self-proclaimed “owner’s manual for the mind,” Guy says. Part science, part philosophy, it’s crammed with detailed debunkings of common misconceptions and guidelines for combating them. Writing the book became “a type of solace” for Guy while in Wyoming prisons — a way to expand and exercise his mind. “It was stimulating,” he said...

  • Lawsuit over COVID mandates dismissed

    Ellen Gerst, Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange|Mar 3, 2022

    CASPER — A federal judge has once again dismissed the wide-ranging vaccine mandate lawsuit originally led by Grace Smith, the Laramie high schooler arrested for trespassing in October after returning to school while suspended for refusing to wear a mask on campus. The plaintiffs in the case failed to meet a deadline to respond to seven motions to dismiss filed by defendants in the case on Feb. 10. Those include filings from five school districts, the Wyoming Department of Health and an intervenor representing Albany County families in favor o...