Survey Of The Day

As a Laramie resident and impatient driver, I consider it time to poke the bear… I think we should drive faster on Grand Avenue.

The area around the main stage was packed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, but there were still a lot of rumblings about the fact that it was Laramie Jubilee Days and the street dance was not on the street. This year the street dances took place in the parking lot near the 1st Street Plaza instead of on the corner of 2nd and Grand as in previous years.

The Daddy of ‘em All gets going this weekend in Cheyenne. As the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, Cheyenne Frontier Days brings thousands of visitors to Cheyenne during its ten days.

For the sake of friendly competition, we’re going to stir things up today…

Several times this summer we’ve asked you about natural disasters, and certainly, we have spent a great deal of time specifically discussing wildfires. Today’s Survey of the Day again asks about natural disasters, but seeks to find which one you dislike more, wildfires or flooding.

Few things say ‘Wyoming,’ quite like a good old-fashioned rodeo. It’s the state sport, and a popular event to draw people from all corners of the state.

Jubilee Days just might be Laramie’s biggest and most successful yearly event. Kicking off with the annual Freedom Has a Birthday, Laramie’s July celebration has events going through the middle of the month.

The City of Laramie made the decision on Monday to cancel the Fire in the Sky fireworks show. They said the dry conditions and significant fire threat in Albany County led to the decision by the planning team, even though they had full confidence in Stonebraker Fireworks Company to safely conduct the show.

One of the hottest topics of the past few years, nationwide, has been health care. Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of President Barack Obama’s 2010 health care law.

Intrinsically connected with summertime, Memorial Day and Independence Day are holidays away from work, to enjoy parades, fireworks and barbecues. Additionally, they are both holidays richly rooted in American culture, days to practice patriotic pride and wave the American flag.

Two years ago Cablevision Systems acquired Bresnan Communications in a $1.4 billion deal. Then about a year ago, the 300,000 Bresnan customers in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana and Utah got the message that “Bresnan Communications is now Optimum.”

The Laramie City Council is in the process of updating the sign code and one of the most contentious debates in the process has been electronic message centers or EMC’s and whether or not they can have motion.