Volume 5 Issue 10
Sunday, November 27, 2011
US POSTAL SERVICE TO RAISE RATE OF STAMPS by Amanda Smith Postage rates will soon make another climb in the price of First Class stamps by one penny, which may not seem like a lot, but at the current rate of .44 cents per stamp, one more cent can make a pretty big difference. January 22nd, 2012 at 12:01 a.m. will mark the date and time of the postage rate increase, bringing the new total for one First Class stamp to .45 cents. The last increase went into effect in May of 2009 when the rate was increased to .44 cents. If you've ever heard of the Forever Stamp, you have until January 21st to purchase them. They are the stamps that never go up. "If you go buy the Forever Stamp now, at the current rate of .44 cents per stamp, when January 22nd rolls around those stamps are still good, and will remain good at .44 cents even if another increase happens" stated Sue Dills, Post Master for the Glenrock, Wyoming Post Office. In the rush to save money, the United States Postal Service is looking at more ways to cut spending and increase profits, including the raise in the price of First Class stamps. Proposals to cut losses felt by the USPS in relation to the economy have
included closing thousands of postal offices (most of them rural) and a decrease of mail delivery from six to five days a week. While the increase from .44 cents to .45 cents will affect the price of one ounce of a first class letter, the price for each addtional ounce will remain at the current rate of .20cents.
Front Page and Community News
Other changes include:
US Postal Service to raise rate of stamps -Front page left LINC Oil on CO2 plans in the Rock - Front page middle MEDICARE Deadline looms for Seniors - Front page bottom Wool contest in Converse successful - Page 2 Got Candy? and Library News - Page 3 Pyatts Pieces - Page 3 Bingo Night in Glenrock is Coming! - Page 3
- Postcards will go up 3 cents to 32 cents. - Letters to Canada and Mexico will increase a nickel to 85 cents. - Letters to other foreign countries will go up 7 cents to $1.05.
Converse County and Beyond
- Prices for advertising mail, periodicals and parcels also will rise about 2.1 percent.
Wy Public Media Fall Drive Nets 290k- Page 4 Can Wy put its mouth where the money is? - Page 4
News From The Nest
- There will be a new threemonth option for renting postoffice boxes. - Delivery confirmation will be free on some parcel services, rather than being an extra charge. If you are going to purchase the Forever Stamp, you must do so prior to the January 22nd increase.
Wyoming Recieves Low Rating In MADD Dui Report On State’s Efforts To Curb Drunk Driving
Riders discuss the day at sundown after a day of moving cattle in the great Cowboy State. Winter is on its Way. Photo Amanda Smith
LINC Starts Wyoming CO2 Plans in South Glenrock Upstream Online: Linc plans to start carbon dioxide injection into the South Glenrock B Unit 34, in Wyoming’s Powder River basin, having conducted well preparation work including the installation of a new liner to ensure injection integrity.
The state of Wyoming received a two star rating in the 5th annual drunk driving report to the nation, released by Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD.) The United States overall received an average three star rating.
Company chief executive Peter Bond said the Glenrock assets had produced over 140 million barrels of oil under traditional drilling, with a further 80 million barrels expected under this scheme.
According to the report issued on November 16th, 2011 Wyoming received such a low rating because “Wyoming is limited in what it can do to stop drunk driving, since Sobriety Checkpoints are illegal and ignition interlocks are not required for all convicted drunk drivers.”
“Now it is time to introduce EOR with CO2 injection and secure the remaining barrels in reserves that still exist in these fields,” he said.
According to MADD both of these issues could be addressed through severe legislative action.
CO2 injection was scheduled to begin in the Dakota formation before the end of 2011, the first of nine separate potential stratigraphic zones identified the process.
by Amanda Smith
This is the fifth year that the MADD campaign to eliminate drunk driving has produced a report indicating each state in the Union on their effectiveness in combating drunk driving.
The CO2 will initially be deliv-
ered to the field by trucks until a pipeline is built to provide long term dependable supplies and maintain lower operating costs. Initial injection rates of up to seven million cubic feet per day will increase to over 30 mmcfd as the CO2 injection infrastructure is developed and installed in the oilfield. Colorado-based engineering company Nitec will work on evaluating the well for varying volumes of CO2, while Texasbased Nicolas Consulting Group will finalise the front end engineering and design study for the facilities and Wood Group PSN has been contracted to prepare the Glenrock field for construction. Linc has executed an Engineering Services Agreement with Rocky Mountain Power to evaluate and provide preliminary engineering and construction cost estimates for required power infrastructure improvements.
Barrasso/Hatch work to repeal O’s Health InsTax -Page 5 Supreme Court “will” overturn Healthcare - Page 5 Band on the Run - Page 5
Bird Odd’s and Ends Cowboy Poetry - Page 6 I’m Just Sayin - Bunkhouse Recipes - Page 6 Straight Talk With Sassy - The Parrot and so much more in this issue of The Glenrock Bird!
Bird Business Directory Area Businesses - Page 7 Bird Classifieds - Page 7 COMING IN THE DEC 11 ISSUE: ALL G-ROCK BUSINESS GUIDE!
Medicare Dec 7 Deadline Looming Only Days Left For Wyoming Seniors To Change Medicare Drug Plans Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is reminding Wyoming seniors that the deadline to change their Medicare Part D (prescription drug) plan is only days away. After Dec. 7, seniors will not be able to switch plans. This is the first year the deadline is Dec.7 – every other year it has been Dec. 31 and seniors could look over their plans with their families over the holidays. “Circumstances change, so it is important for seniors who already have plans to make sure their plan still meets their needs,” said Enzi, Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. There are 33 prescription drug plans available for seniors in Wyoming, and the lowest premi-
um in 2012 is $15.10 a month.
“Medicare Part D seems to be working for a lot of Wyoming seniors. I like that the program is structured in a way that forces private plans to compete with each other to see how they can offer the best benefits at the lowest price. It is one of the only federal programs that keeps coming in under budget,” Enzi said. “If the other parts of Medicare were run more like Part D, I believe the whole program would be in better financial shape and seniors would benefit from it more.”
Enzi said seniors can get help by talking with the staff at their local senior centers, visiting www. Medicare.gov, or contacting the Wyoming State Health Insurance Information Program at 1-800-856-4398.
Community Message Board
Wool Contest Very Successful Eighteen contestants, from Niobrara and Converse Counties competed for top honors at the annual District 10 Make It with Wool (MIWW) Contest held on Sunday, November 13th at the Niobrara County Fairgrounds in Lusk. The contest was coordinated by Denise Smith, District 10 MIWW Director.
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Meetings in Glenrock Where: The Senior Center East Door (thrift store entrance.) When: Monday nights from 7pm - 8pm
Contestants were judged by a panel of three judges on the presentation and construction of their wool creations. This year’s judges were Ann Wasserburger Bonsell and Cheryll Christianson of Lusk and Della Watson of Lingle. Contestants were judged in five different divisions including Pre Teen (ages 12 and under), Junior (ages 13-16), Adults, Knitted and Crocheted Apparel and Quilts. Winners in the Junior, Adult, Knitted/Crocheted Apparel and Quilt divisions will now proceed to the State MIWW Contest to be held in
Casper, December 11th and 12th in conjunction with the Wyoming Stock Growers and Wool Growers Conventions. These winners include: -Junior- Kylee Gaukel, Niobrara County -Adult-Karen Wisseman, Niobrara County -Knitted/Crocheted ApparelLinda Kane, Niobrara County -Quilt- Brenda Greer, Niobrara County The winner of the Pre Teen division was Kodi Christensen of Converse County. Mattie Pfister of Niobrara County won the award for the “Favorite Outfit”. This award is voted on by all of the contestants. Echo Sonesen from Converse County was also a contestant. For competing in the contest, each of the contestants received a 2 ½ yard length of Pendleton
wool, compliments of the Converse County Wool Growers Auxiliary. Winners of the Adult division received a gift certificate from Hometown Country and the winners in the other four divisions received gift certificates from the Lickety Stitch Quilt Shop. Each of the eighteen contestants received small gifts compliments of the many other wonderful contest donors. During the afternoon the contestants participated in the lamb magnet craft workshop and decorated the lamb cupcakes that were served at the style show that evening for family and community members. A big thank you goes to Donna Hanson, Toni Gaukel, Jennifer Kottwitz, Marlene Dockery, Julie and Kevin Gaukel. Next year’s District 10 Contest will be held in the fall in Converse County.
Bird Special Announcements! Date Correction: Yes folks, only I could mess up my own engagement annoucnement. :) The dates are corrected below.
I said “one day I want to know what true love is” and you said “its right here, its right now”
William Jared Smith and Amanda Lee Smith proudly announce their engagement on the date of September 26th, 2011. The two will wed on July 20th, 2012 in Bora Bora with a reception ceremony on August 20th, 2012 in Wyoming. Amanda’s parents are Trish and Bob Schiesser of Portsmouth, Virginia and Jared’s parents are Sarah Keelin Smith of Kechi, Kansas and Jim Smith (deceased.)
Wild and wooly contestants stand proud for a photo after the Converse County and Niobrara 2011 wool contest.
Glenrock Schools Music Concert Schedule ** 6th Grade Band and Music Concert Nov. 17 at 7:00pm in the GMS Auditorium ** 7th-12th Grade Band Concert Dec. 7 at 7:00pm in the GMS Auditorium ** 7-12th gr. Choir Concert Dec. 14 at 7:00pm in the GMS Auditorium
Glenrock Library News
Hotel Higgins To Host 5th Annual Christmas Art Show and Sale! The tree is up and the paintings are hung! Don't miss the 5th Annual Christmas Art Show and Sale now through January 7th at the Paisley Porch Gallery located in The Hotel Higgins. Original paintings by artists Ginny Butcher, Sharon Davies, Cheryl
Feeback and Lynn Williams are featured in the show. As always, etchings by nationally collected artist Jim Blair are also included in the show. New paintings will be added weekly until Christmas. All the paintings are small and make great gifts!
Salaam!! Hello in Farsi from the library! Visit our Mango Foreign Language database on line. Find out how to get connected. There are over 80 languages to choose from. Learn from the comfort of your own home. This database comes to us courtesy of the state library. The American Library Association has hosted National Gaming Day since its beginning, four years ago. It encourages libraries across the country and also internationally, to participate for this fun filled day. It is sponsored by the FamilyandPartyGames.com. They are expecting more than 20,000 people in 12,000 libraries to participate this year. Our library is one of those 12,000 libraries.
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Hope you take in the day with us. If you want to know more about National Gaming Day go to their website. The fun starts today, November 12 at 11:00 to 1:00 T.A.B. (teen advisory board) met on October 26. The first program they will host will be held December 2. An open house is planned to invite the community for a bit of Christmas cheer. More information will follow. Both libraries in Glenrock and Douglas will be closed November 24-27 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume our regular schedule on Monday, November 28. Hope all of you have a great turkey day!! Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation. -- Broadcaster Walter Cronkite For Read Me A Story: November 12–November 19:The Scarecrow’s Hat by Ken Brown. November 19-November 26: 10 Fat Turkeys by Tony Johnston.Pick up the phone and dial 436-2353 to listen to a good story. We’re on the web at http:wyldweb.state.wy.us/glen or at www.conversecountylibrary.org. Our phone number is 436-2573. Fax number is 436-8525. Be sure to “friend” us on facebook!! Just look up Glenrock Library.
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Got Christmas Candy? Miss Jeanne Park of Glenrock, Wyoming has been making assorted Christmas candies for 20+ years... and well, I’m here to tell you myself folks, its G-O-O-D!
It’s The Economy, Stupid!
Park started making candies 20 years ago and is by all means, a self made confectioner of such beauties as candy coated pretzels, including homemade toffee coated pretzels (shown above,) hard candies, and peanut brittle to name a few. Park sells the candies beginning the week of Thanksgiving every year and in doing so, spreads a little bit of that Sweet Christmas cheer that only a well made candy, and confectioner at heart can do. Propietor and cook at her Glenrock business the Glenrock Breakfast House, located at 400 W.Aspen, she not only can whip up some of the best candies this Editor has ever tasted, but her down home style of Cowboy State style breakfasts will leave even the pickiest breakfast eater satisfied. If you are into homemade sweets (and we all know that you are, yes, I’m speaking to you!) then go
Jeanne Park, shown above, sports a few of her freshly made candy covered pretzel sticks. Photo Amanda Smith
on down and vist Jeanne at the Breakfast House and place your order for some of the season’s best candies around. And while you’re
at it, grab some biscuits and gravy, I did, and they were awesome.
That’s what Bill Clinton’s Democratic strategist James Carville uttered during Arkansas Governor Clinton’s successful Presidential campaign in a verbal assault targeted at the elder President Bush in 1992. “It’s the economy, stupid” found its place forever in the fabric of American politics, and the import of this slogan has grown “new legs” today among both the populace and with the cadre of this year’s Republican Presidential hopefuls, or “the Candidate of the Month Club”. In a November Gallup Poll, the vast majority, 86%, expressed grave concerns with the current economic conditions. With this week’s failure of the “Super Committee” to find a resolve to the “budget cut” wrangle, the finger pointing has escalated on both sides of the political isle. With less than one year to the 2012 Presidential Election, the confidence level of the American electorate in our elected officials to solve our economic woes rests at an all time low. With overwhelming pressure being brought to bear by the inextricable link to a worldwide economy, the concern of many is that economic breakdown opens the door for further outside manipulation of our currency by China in the wake of its behemoth economic machine that is bereft of a soul. We are in “deep hock” financially to the Chinese, with no end in sight. We may all be wearing Chinese pajamas someday. The loss of confidence in an economy has historical parallels and drastic implications, unfortunately. The loss of confidence in Germany’s Weimar Republic, just before Hitler’s rise to power, served as a stark reminder of what can occur in the midst of economic breakdown when people cease being
concerned with individual liberties, and with open arms and closed minds accept regimentation and authoritarian rule to “whoever can fix the mess”. Global recession and financial instability has a threshold that is unsustainable-even in America. And, while our economy teeters, the President parades as the darling of Europe and the Pacific Rim countries, offering misguided advise on “economic strategies”. A sure sign of our tumult and chaos is that “Joe the Plumber” understands capitalism better than our President, who responded “…I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody,” with his usual smoothness and obfuscation skills. No doubt, most of us are concerned about our finances, daily lives, 401(k), retirement, and the legacy we leave for future generations. Nevertheless, we should be more outraged that the lives of hundreds of thousands of the unborn each year are snuffed out, young boys and girls are molested by loathsome individuals in places that vowed protect them, and it is reported that more than 40% of Americans are on some form of government assistance, to name a few. The Libertarians are correct in their clarion cry, warning of government entanglement in our lives. The “cradle to grave” mentality is more onerous than radical terrorism, they maintain. Individual freedom and liberty have always been a terror to tyranny and authoritarian rule, and even with legitimately elected governments. When we elect leaders who fail to recognize the moral implications of liberty and economic systems, we get what we have today-economic chaos. Are our “best days still ahead?” Is it the economy that besets us the most? Or is it the feeling of loss of control? What do you think?
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Wyoming Public Media Fall Drive Nets $290K by Dustin Bleizeffer Congratulations to Wyoming Public Media for reaching its goal of $290,000 during its recent fall membership drive. The drive ended Friday after 61 hours of on-air fundraising, gathering support from 3,000 individual contributors and dozens of businesses, according to a press release. “We made a combined appeal to listeners across our three networks,” WPM development di-
rector Peg Arnold said in a prepared statement. “It is something few public stations have accomplished, and it allows us to spend less time on air fundraising and more time providing excellent programming.” WPM includes three radio stations: Wyoming Public Radio, Classical Wyoming and Jazz Wyoming. This fall’s drive excelled at fundraising on all three signals simultaneously, said Arnold.
Can Wyoming Put Its Mouth Where Its Money Is? by Dustin Bleizeffer
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A series of recent events suggests a major shift has already occurred in the direction of the U.S. coal industry. And it isn’t much closer to lowering greenhouse gas emissions.
— The University of Wyoming and GE Energy partnership to build the High Plains Gasification-Advanced Technology research center in Cheyenne was put on hold due in large part to the lack of a national energy policy limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
— This month Ameren announced it hit a financial stumbling block in its participation of the long-embattled FutureGen project, a near-zero emissions coal-gasification project intended to pave the way toward maintaining coal as a base-fuel for electrical generation in the U.S. under inevitable greenhouse gas emission limits.
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— And, the University of Wyoming’s and U.S. Department of Energy’s Rock Springs Uplift carbon sequestration project was put on hold due to the competing demand for CO2 for enhanced oil recovery. The 3 million tons of CO2 needed to prove the project would cost an estimated $750 million. Ouch! These are just a few examples of a shift from a promise of “advanced” coal technologies to a promise of simply converting coal to “value-added” products such as synthetic gases and liquid fuels. But can those endeavors make up for coal’s losses in the U.S. utility market? GE Energy officials recently advised Wyoming lawmakers that the state’s coal industry could take a cue from China and convert coal into products such as T-shirts and jeans — which seems to me a miniature, weak parody of coal’s energy potential. Coal — one of Wyoming’s powerhouse economic drivers — is likely to continue to lose its share of the U.S. utility market to natural gas due in large part to huge operational successes in tapping shale gas reserves, a phenomenon that has changed geopolitics and the world energy picture. And rather than pull anthropogenic (man-made) CO2 from coal-fired power plant stacks for carbon sequestration, it seems oil and gas operators will instead chase after natural geologic reserves of CO2 to push a burgeoning enhanced oil recovery industry chasing profits in the high price of crude oil. So what do these major shifts in the world of energy mean for Wyoming?
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“My own opinion is that the coal resource, through time, will start to take on more importance in things other than (electrical) power,” Rob Hurless, energy
policy advisor to Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, told WyoFile. So, rather than maintain coal’s strong presence in powering American electrical generation, domestic coal reserves could simply be destined to power China’s burgeoning middle-class growth — that, and a handful of “conversion” projects touted as value-added products like gasoline and synthetic gases. Small beans compared to potential losses in the U.S. utility market. A significant financial component of both the DKRW Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Carbon County and Nerd Gas Co.’s natural gas to liquids (initially proposed for Johnson County and now seeking a home in southwest Wyoming) project is to sell CO2 byproduct to the oil industry to sweep large volumes of oil left in place after conventional production, according to Hurless. At $100 per barrel, oil producers are clamoring for any secure supply of CO2 they can find. Unfortunately, capturing CO2 from any smokestack in the U.S. has proven elusive. Instead, the CO2 supplies for enhanced oil recovery are likely to come from ancient geologic deposits. What a missed opportunity that we don’t already have carbon capture facilities in place to supply that CO2 demand in Wyoming. If there’s any silver lining to be found for those concerned about global warming, it’s that the oil industry’s hunger for CO2 supplies will at least fund a CO2 pipeline network that might one day tie into coal-based power plants. Most likely, this would be limited to those geographic areas that provide opportunities for both — access to CO2 and enhanced oil recovery. Wyoming is one. Even this scenario does little to address climate change due to man-caused emissions of greenhouse gases — a crisis that many of the world’s top scientists say is already at hand. In the hunt for CO2 for enhanced oil recovery, you can expect to hear a lot more about “residual oil zones,” which describe the outer reaches of old oilfields targeted for tertiary recovery. The potential for these residual
oil zones is a huge focus of the UW Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute. The thinking among industry leaders is that a robust enhanced oil recovery industry will use CO2 to sweep oil far beyond those traditional oilfield boundaries. And as folks in the Bighorn basin already know, that means industry is going to put up a big fight against any further “wildland” designations of public lands.
Let’s face it, there’s much to condemn about the American coal industry’s foot-dragging on climate policy, particularly if you’re eager to reduce carbon emissions and move on to a cleaner energy regime. But coal producers themselves seem to be struggling to deal with the realities of recent events — not the least of which are competition from shale gas and a growing insistence for cleaner energy among utilities and their customers, even in the absence of greenhouse emission caps.
Are Wyoming’s coal producers to pin their hopes on exports to China in fierce opposition among coastal communities and on a handful of questionably financeable “conversion” and “value-added” projects such as DKRW’s proposed coal-toliquids plant? If you live in Wyoming, where coal injects $1 billion into the economy per year, you have a vested interest in both addressing climate change and making sure coal continues to remain in demand in the U.S.
“Some of the big players, particularly the coal players, have been recalcitrant in (recognizing the need) to be proactive on these technologies and policies and regulatory steps in anticipation that sooner or later we’re going to have to deal with this,” said David Wendt.
Wendt is president of the Jackson Hole Center for Global Affairs, and ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic challenger against Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) in 2010. He attended the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum in Beijing in September, and said there was clear mutual interest among leaders of industries and governments — both the U.S. and China — in using CO2 for EOR as a financial stepping stone toward cleaner coal for electrical generation.
But the policy drivers still must come in to play.
“What we don’t have is any systematic thinking from any of our national leaders as far as what would a national energy policy look like,” Wendt told WyoFile.
The Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development interim committee has drafted a bill — the “Advanced conversion technologies study” — that would set aside $10 million from the general fund for projects such as Nerd Gas Co.’s natural gas to liquids project and any other project to convert coal into “value-added” products.
Of value-added projects for Wyoming’s coal and gas, there have been many: Char-Fuels, KFx, Hoe Creek, Buffalo Gasification, FutureGen, Medicine Bow and countless coal-briquetting proposals. (Help me out, readers, I know I’m missing a few.) All of these have enjoyed either political or monetary support (or both) from Wyoming’s elected officials. It’s easy to understand their enthusiasm for such projects. But it’s difficult to cheer these endeavors knowing that for more than a decade Wyoming’s leaders have refused to put their mouth where our money is.
By that I mean, it’s been a losing proposition to spend Wyoming’s taxpayer dollars on advanced fuel projects at home while shouting down the very policies in Washington D.C. needed to drive them to commercial fruition.
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Barrasso: Supreme Court Will Overturn Obamacare
Barrasso Spends Thanksgiving with Wyoming Troops in Kosovo KOSOVO – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Kosovo.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday November 14th, 2011, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (RWyo.) expressed his support for the Supreme Court’s decision to review President Obama's health reform law:
dinner with the service members, toured the base and was briefed by military officials on operations in the Balkans. “It was an honor to share Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming troops serving overseas,” said Barrasso. “Everyone in Wyoming can be proud of the outstanding job they’re doing to keep us safe and free. As we count our blessings this Thanksgiving, I am grateful for the brave service of our men and women in uniform.”
Barrasso visited with members of Detachment Three, B Company, 777th Aviation Support Battalion stationed at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. There are currently twenty-three Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers deployed in Kosovo. Barrasso shared Thanksgiving
Senator Barrasso shares Thanksgiving dinner with Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. Photo Barrasso Press Secretary
Barrasso, Hatch Work to Repeal Obama’s Health Insurance Tax Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Higher Premiums for America’s Job Creators Today, U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate about the Jobs and Premium Protection Act (S. 1880). This legislation will repeal President Obama’s health insurance tax that is expected to destroy jobs and increase premiums on small business owners. Excerpts of Senator Hatch’s remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate: “The so-called Affordable Care Act is going to in fact drive up the cost of coverage and among the biggest reasons for this inflationary
impact are the taxes that will be imposed on the American people to pay for the loss of $2.6 trillion in new spending. “At the top of the list is the law's tax on health insurance. “It is going to hurt employers and employees. It is going to be a drag on our economy, and it is going to depress wages. “So, I am glad to be standing here with my friend, Senator Barrasso, as we introduce the Jobs and Premium Protection Act— a bill that repeals this onerous and counterproductive tax on workers and job creators. “This tax will hit wide swathes of the American economy with millions of businesses and individuals
impacted. A study by the National Federation of Independent Businesses shows this tax alone will lead to a loss of 125,000 to 249,000 jobs between now and 2021. “The legislation we're introducing will help to reverse this trend. Repeal of the health insurance tax through the Jobs and Premium Protection Act we are introducing today, would do much to address the scourge of unemployment and get our economy moving again.” Excerpts of Senator Barrasso’s remarks on the floor of the U.S. Senate: “Ultimately uninsured individuals, small businesses and their employees are the ones who are going to end up pay-
ing this unfair tax. “This new punitive tax will add hundreds of dollars to family and small business insurance premiums every year.
tions, including the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Association, and America’s health insurance plans.
“The Wyoming Blue CrossBlue Shield Association tells me that a Wyoming family of four, well, they'll see a premium increase because of this tax of over $300 in 2014.
“I thank the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Hatch for his leadership and for joining me in introducing this legislation today.
“Our legislation is simple and straightforward. It eliminates the health care laws' punitive tax on every individual, family and small business that chooses to do the right thing and to buy health insurance.
“The time has come to eliminate a bad policy that not only increases health insurance costs but also negatively impacts America's job creators.”
“Throughout the history of our country, America’s leaders in Washington understood they did not have the constitutional authority to force people to buy a specific product. This President set a new precedent in 2009 by mandating that Americans purchase health insurance. He completely ignored the Constitution and the will of the American people. I am confident that the Supreme Court will overturn President Obama’s overreach and rule that his law is unconstitutional.
“I am committed to repealing the President’s health care law and restoring Americans’ power over their own health care decisions.”
“Our bill is a critical piece of pro-business legislation. It has the support of organiza-
Band On The Run
(makes you wanna break out in song doesn’t it?)
“Overhead Overhead power lines think.” are closer than you think.
Oh I know its not a “band” of cows... but “Herd on the Run” wouldn’t make you break out in song now would it? This herd of Converse County cattle was moved a few days after weaning season began in Wyoming. Ranchers move their cattle throughout the year from pasture to pasture in the great cowboy state, whether rain, snow or shine. Photo Amanda Smith Have a cool photo you’d like to submit? Send it to: editor@theglenrockbird.com
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the ground. It took you a lifetime; didn’t do it overnight to be the best old cowboy around.
Hang On Cowboy
TJ Casey is a singer/ songwriter, storyteller, composer and entertainer. He was raised up on ranches in Wyoming and Montana and now teaches the "Code of the West" and poetry to students all across America. Check him out at: www.tjcasey.net.
He’s been ridin’ salty horses since he was just a kid; never knew no other way to live. His papa always told him to be good at what he did; to never ever take, but always give. He won the world a time or two; it was hard to buck ‘em down. He always had the Master by his side. He wasn’t really fancy but you knew he was in town; it seems he always had the winnin’ ride. Hang on cowboy, hold on tight; They rarely get to see you hit
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There’s nothing that he wouldn’t do to help a friend or foe; he’d give you the shirt off his back. It’s just the way of cowboys we live life by the Code; it’s the same in the show or in the slack.
2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. paprika 2 eggs 1/4 cup milk Stir dry ingredients to-
gether and add corn. Then add the egg yolks beaten thick and fold in egg whites beaten stiff. Fry in hot lard or other oil. Try to use a cold bowl to beat the egg whites if possible.
1 tsp cinnamon 1tsp ginger 5 tbs real butter
forms a nice fairly thick syrupy glaze on the apples. Pour into pie shell.
take pie crust dough and lightly flour one side. Place in 8” pie dish.
Dot with butter
Mix all ingredients together until well blended and
insulation to ensure its quality. Do everything you can to prevent heat loss, including covering drafty windows, installing door sweeps, weather stripping doors and caulking around window frames.
Stay Warm and Wattsmart This Winter
His hair has turned ashen grey as past years take a hold; he wouldn’t change a thing if he could. He eats his daily oatmeal as if the stuff was gold; I wonder does it do him any good.
While heating your home efficiently is important, there are lots of other ways to be wattsmart during the winter. For example, insulating your hot water pipes and setting the water heater to 120˚F can help lower water-heating costs. Do all the little things to save energy, such as closing the fridge, turning off TVs, computers and other electronics when not in use and installing high-efficiency CFL bulbs. You’ll spend a lot of time indoors this winter, so make a few simple changes to save energy and money by being wattsmart. For more energy-saving ideas, please visit wattsmart.com, or call toll free at 1-888-221-7070.
cover with another dough pie shell. Place several slits in top of dough. Bake at 425 for 45 minutes.
Feeling Dizzy, Off-balance, or Faint? Is dizziness affecting your life? Have you ever had any of these complaints? -“I woke up and the room was spinning” -“I bent over or moved quickly and everything started spinning; -“I had constant spinning and nausea for 3 days” -“I have episodes of spinning and nausea that come on for no reason with no ear symptoms present” -“I get dizzy when I stand up and feel like I am going to fall over” -“I have this constant feeling of wooziness in my head sometimes with blurring or “jumpy” vision” These symptoms/problems can make doing normal activities of daily living hard or impossible. Dizziness/vertigo, nausea, and
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Dear Sassy,
P.S. love your column
I’m 48, recently divorced. I work out every day and have a pretty darn good looking body for my age. I eat healthy, drink little (though I do love my wine!) and hate being alone. I’ve recently signed up on a dating site to see if there is a companion out there for me and I get a lot of garbage (for lack of a better word) in regards to responses. Most responses including messages like “Hi, got any more pics?” Or “Hi, wanna chat?” Like I’m about to engage in a conversation with a fifteen year old. No thanks.
Dear D&L, when it comes to the dating sites the old saying "you get what pay for” definitely applies here. Not that I am plugging any certain online dating service, but services like EHarmony usually weed out the unworthy that we do not want to interact with. Sites like E-Harmony can help with the weeding with their intricate questioning and matching system. It is very detailed so you get a better fit for what you are looking for in a mate.
I’ve actually gone out on a few dates with some of these “lookie loo’s” but not a one of them have captured my attention and all of them are in it for one thing and one thing only. So, my question is, is there a better way for me to get myself out there and find a man that lives in the real world, instead of our internet fantasy infested world? There are litereally hundreds of would be available men in the area (I live in Glenrock but Casper is nearby) and I just can’t believe I can’t find one that is interested in actually getting to know someone as a person instead of a cheap thrill. Any suggestions Sassy? Or should I just stay off those sites and start lurking around in local taverns and dance halls? -Divorced and looking
Good for you for working out everyday! Join a church and then a singles church group, join a bigger gym, all of these are just ideas to get you out there. I wont recommend the bar scene, but an occasional girls night out is fun too, and yes good people and eligible people do go to the bar, just remember to be safe and wise in your choices. Keep me posted on what you have done and how its working. I can always get more creative. I can even fix you up! Lol have fun but be safe. And remember be yourself and do the things you like to do including frequenting places you feel comfortable. The right one sometimes comes along when we least expect it. Sassy Do you have a question for Sassy? email her at Sassy@theglenrockbird.com
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