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• Status of Enron Charges

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  If you've been wondering what happened to all those people charged in the Enron Scandals, BusinessWeek has decided to help you out and provide us with an Enron Status Update.

• Lottery Fraud

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 9:05 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Who thought you'd have to beware of winning the lottery? Someone gets a call telling them they have won the lottery, they only need to pay some transaction fees to get their winnings ... the fees they pay disappear with the person to whom they paid the fees. This con doesn't even bother messing around with securities, it just goes straight for the victim's cash with nothing to show for it.

• Vail Resorts May Be Sued by SEC

  Staff Writer | August 07, 2006 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  According to a recent report, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may file a civil lawsuit against Vail Resorts, Inc., a company that owns ski resorts in both Wyoming and Colorado. With investigations beginning in 2003, the SEC has brought into question the company's financial restatements after changing the way it accounted for club fees in 2002.

• Jaw Disease Possibly Related To Fosamax

  Staff Writer | August 02, 2006 6:52 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  According to a report in the Dallas Morning News, medical specialists met to determine the effect of Fosamax and other osteoporosis medication on the jaw bone. In 2003, doctors first began seeing patients develop osteonecrosis of the jaw while using Fosamax and other similar drugs. Since then, over 400 other instances have been reported to medical journals. Osteonecrosis in the jaw is very...

• Smoking Ban Begins August 15

  Staff Writer | August 01, 2006 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  According to a report by CBS News, a petition to delay a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants has failed. In June, the Cheyenne City Council agreed on this ban, but because of a petition drive by opponents to get the issue before voters in November the ban was delayed. Opponents needed to get signatures from 10% of Cheyenne's registered voters. According to the city clerk's office, the...

• FDA Warnings About Illegal Internet Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

  Staff Writer | August 01, 2006 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  In a recent alert the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers against the use of illegal products promoted on the Internet as dietary supplements for erectile dysfunction (ED) and the enhancement of sexual performance. Consumers who have used these products or require treatment for ED are encouraged to consult a healthcare professional for guidance.The products that are not...

• New Credit for Small Business

  Staff Writer | July 31, 2006 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  Through a new program called LEADS M.E. lines of credit will be provided to help qualifying small business owners. This program will allow county business people, unable to receive financing through other means, to receive up to 5,000 credit lines. Interested parties will be required to submit a business plan and complete the required applications and forms before funds would be released.

• Debate Continues over Coal Bed Methane Water

  Staff Writer | July 30, 2006 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The debate over methane water continues as citizens of Wyoming living in the Powder River Basin claim the state government is unwilling to shield them against pollution from coal-bed methane water. The Powder River Basin runs along the Montana - Wyoming border and is the greatest single supply of coal mined in the U.S and officials estimate that it contains over 800 billion tons of coal....

• Opportunity for Wyoming to Lead in Development of Environmental Friendly Technology

  Staff Writer | July 18, 2006 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  A professor of ecology, Stephen Jackson, at the University of Wyoming is calling upon the state to be an innovative leader in the development of technology to limit global warming. Wyoming can be the forerunner in the effort to protect the environment because of their wealth of renewable energy resources and the ability to use carbon dioxide sequestration, a process that keeps carbon dioxide...

• Stolen Computers and Identity Theft

  Staff Writer | July 16, 2006 7:54 AM | 0 CommentsCheyenne, WY

  The Associated Press reported a Wyoming resident and nine other employees of Union Pacific Corp. are suing Union Pacific for their use of employee' Social Security numbers. According to officials, a company laptop, stolen in May of this year, contained the Social Security numbers of 30,000 current and former Union Pacific workers. The lawsuit could eventually include all of these employees....