3:50 am
Fri August 31, 2007

Student credit card debt

Wyoming – As they get back on campus, students at the University of Wyoming are being warned about the dangers of taking on too much credit card debt. Bob Beck reports.

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3:48 am
Fri August 31, 2007

Child support

Wyoming – Over the past year, the state's child support enforcement agency collected six percent more in child support payments than the previous year. Kristin Espeland interviews agency head Brenda Lyttle.

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3:46 am
Fri August 31, 2007

Forum called Pandemic Flu: it is your business

W – Public health experts are trying to prepare Wyoming for a flu pandemic. They're reaching out to business people with a forum called Pandemic Flu: it is your business. Bob Beck talks to Quest Wyoming President Mike Ceballos.


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3:44 am
Fri August 31, 2007

Bark beetle infestations

Wyoming – Bark beetle infestations have killed off large swaths of forest in the West, which has created a greater risk of forest fires. The Environment Report's Steve Zelaznik finds that the risk of fire is forcing communities to balance fire prevention and ecological preservation.

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3:43 am
Fri August 31, 2007

Study of pronghorn antelope

Wyoming – The Wildlife Conservation Society has now completed the second year of a five-year study of pronghorn antelope. Kristin Espeland talks to study coordinator Lee Work.


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3:40 am
Fri August 31, 2007

Interview with University of Wyoming president, Tom Buchanan

Laramie, WY – University of Wyoming officials are asking for an increase in their budget. Bob Beck talks with university president, Tom Buchanan.

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3:38 am
Fri August 31, 2007

University of Wyoming historian Phil Roberts

Wyoming – University of Wyoming historian Phil Roberts reviews the very beginning of public education in Wyoming.

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WPR News
8:44 am
Thu August 30, 2007

WY Dems Will Not Move Up Their Primary

Laramie, WY – Wyoming Democrats say they're not impressed with the GOP's decision to move its 2008 presidential caucus to early January.

Wyoming Republicans challenged political tradition when they pushed their presidential caucus to January 5th last Saturday. The move will likely force political powerhouses like Iowa and New Hampshire to make a decision: flirt with dates in late 2007, or lose their place atop the primary calendar.

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WPR News
8:37 am
Thu August 30, 2007

Forest Service Office Might Move Out of Jackson

Laramie, WY – The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to
move its supervisor's office out of Jackson because of high housing costs.

The plan is raising concern from community leaders and from other government agencies that work closely with the Forest
Service.

The proposal would relocate 45 full-time Bridger-Teton employees to Alpine, about 35 miles southwest of Jackson.

The regional forester for the agency's Intermountain Region is expected to make a decision on the move by October 1st.

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