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“It is Paradise Valley. My God, that was a nice neighborhood at one time,” one of the residents said. “And it has turned into North Casper. North Casper is way better than this place right now.”
Some readers were frustrated by the comparisons to North Casper and Oil City’s decision to cover their comments. While we’re open to criticism about how we covered those comments, covering what they said during the public city council meeting doesn’t imply that anyone at Oil City necessarily agrees with what they said about either North Casper or their claims about Paradise Valley. We try to cover city council meetings as comprehensively as possible and leave it up to you what to think about the topics that we cover.
By Brendan LaChance on July 19, 2021
Left: Boy on a yak in Tibet (Shutterstock)
Right: Tourist on a yak in Mongolia. (Shutterstock)
CASPER, Wyo. Hey out there, everyone! Did you know there is such a thing as yak racing? How do you feel about allowing skateboards in the downtown Casper area? What was your favorite float in the parade last Tuesday?
We’ve gathered some
thought-provoking views and
heart-warming comments to explore all those questions and more in a new edition of Oil City Speaks!
Hop into the saddle and take a look at this
Star is apparently raising yaks at his ranch at the base of Casper Mountain and that has prompted us to learn more about what he calls a “majestic” species. When you saw photos of Star riding on the back of one of his yaks what did you think? Sharon seems to find it silly, suggesting that Star ride on a horse instead.
CASPER, Wyo. Hey out there party people! From Casper Pride: Reimagined to the 2021 College National Finals Rodeo to the City of Mills 100th anniversary
By Brendan LaChance on June 4, 2021
CASPER, Wyo. Happy
hot afternoon and welcome to the latest edition of
With Casper Pride celebrations set to kick off on Wednesday, let’s begin with a
It is great to see people like Cynthia expressing support for people in Casper’s LGBTQ community, especially knowing that there are definitely still pockets of bigotry alive in Wyoming, the country and world.
While we rarely ban people from commenting on our stories, we have had to ban two people this week for hateful language they used in response to this story.
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