tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post6739799518650160181..comments2022-08-04T12:16:39.636-06:00Comments on Today In Wyoming's History: Today In Wyoming's History: October 26 Sidebar: Wyoming AuthorsPat Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05085914852278228313noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-80155921144835377772012-10-28T15:12:47.584-06:002012-10-28T15:12:47.584-06:00Following up on this just a bit, and in reading to...Following up on this just a bit, and in reading today's Trib, I was reminded that the Tribune does indeed have some decent writers. Joan Barron, for example, who writes from the State Capitol is one such writer. So perhaps I've been too hasty to judge.<br /><br />I still feel the paper isn't what it once was, but in retrospect, in noting what I didn't like, I probably painted with a brush that was a bit too broad.Pat Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085914852278228313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378211050101354121.post-55427214265839021922012-10-27T06:48:52.222-06:002012-10-27T06:48:52.222-06:00It occurs to me that this is, in some ways, the se...It occurs to me that this is, in some ways, the second time in recent weeks when I've been a bit critical of the Casper Star Tribune.<br /><br />I like the Tribune, which is Wyoming's only statewide paper, but I was reminded again today of their decline. But I was also reminded that there are some fine Wyoming based newspaper columnists still around.<br /><br />The Casper Journal, owned by the Tribune, has a collection of them. Susan Anderson, an author and long time Casper based journalist writes columns for the Journal. Bill Sniffen, a businessman in Lander, writes columns for the Journal as well. George Kay, a very long time Wyoming sportscaster, writes Journal columns. And Doug Crowe, a former head of the Wyoming Game and Fish, writes great acid wit columns. <br /><br />I'm sure not everyone loves everyone of these writers, and the Journal has at least one I don't read. But it's hard to understand why this talent is over at the Tribune owned, but independently run, Journal while the Tribune fares so poorly in comparison.<br /><br />Today provides a good example. Readers of the Tribune are treated to another article by Mary Billitier which focuses on her life as a twice divorced single mother. Granted, her life is no doubt of sad interest to many, and resembles the situations of no doubt quite a few, but this is the central theme of her writing. That such heavyweights would be at the Journal, while such comparatively sad fare at the Tribune, can't be blamed on the Internet, but it's sure an exhibit of the sad state of the Tribune's decline. I'm not saying that they should fire Billitier, although I think perhaps she should be moved off the editorial page to some sort of human interest section (which the Tribune lacks), but rather, can't the Tribune borrow the Journals' columnists, or perhaps run their columns the next week?Pat, Marcus & Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097254988446524947noreply@blogger.com