When looking at the amount of education related bills in the 68th Wyoming Legislature, it’s hard not to believe that a number of our legislators aren’t invested in our public education system.

The amount of bills introduced this session—more than 700—is enough to make my head spin some days. Yet, what makes my head spin even more are the bills introduced which almost seem to try to undercut Wyoming’s public education system.

It’s been literally decades since I’ve been in elementary school. And while life as a working adult is just so much fun all the time, sometimes you need to hear from children to put things into perspective.

This week, three of my coworkers and I were invited to speak with some third-grade students at Wagonwheel Elementary about the newspaper business. I knew that there would be questions.

Though many churches today no longer teach that the Holy Scriptures, as originally written are inerrant (without error). The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, the Southern Baptist Church, the Assemblies of God, and other conservative Churches still hold to this very important teaching of the Bible.

No matter what the negative naysayers declare about the absence of the love of God, do not allow these dark imaginations to be absorbed into your conscience. Let us accept the fact that after God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it, the Almighty keeps repeating, “And God saw that it was good.” He passionately loved everything He made and still does. Take a moment and read the first chapter of Genesis for yourself.

Small but mighty is perhaps the best way to describe the Saratoga Sun, especially after we’ve returned from the Wyoming Press Association Annual Convention.

“Have you gotten comfortable driving in the snow?” My grandmother’s voice came through the phone.

“Absolutely,” I responded, cruising North up WY-130 back to Saratoga after covering the Battle for the Platte basketball game between the Tigers and Panthers a few weeks back.