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Friday, February 29, 2008 A2 Casper Star-Tribune CnKHRITY ON THE WEB L. TODAY'S Frank Patrick garlic YOUR SNAPSHOT McKay, 59, Casper Sueysan "Sue" Marion Peterson, 57, Pierre, S.D. Nina L. Felde, 82, Sheridan Helen A. Cud-ney, 68, Green River Amil Livingston, 96, Sheridan James Howard Hawk, 67, Rawlins Betty Louise Gratiski, 76, Dia-mondville Paul Lawrence Hartley, 89, Wheatland Betty Elaine Best, 69, Cheyenne Irene P.

Strock, 83, Kinrv ear Clarence William Weber, 74, Sheridan TODAY'S Ql'OTl- "This guy could eat gold for dinner, diamonds for breakfast, he has so much money For multimedia coverage of the 2A1 A Wyoming State High School Basketball Championships, goto www.trib.combasketball1a2a. Wyoming Wyos politicians choose candidates Iowa's governor plans to visit Wyoming this weekend to stump for Barack Obama, while a former Wyoming governor is throwing his weight behind Hillary Clinton. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver plans to visit the state Obama headquarters in Cheyenne around noon on Saturday before going to Laramie to rally Obama supporters, said Gabe Cohen, state director for the Obama campaign. Cohen said Culver will then return to Cheyenne to speak at the state Democratic Party's annual Nellie Tayloe Ross Banquet on Saturday night.

Clinton's campaign on Thursday announced that it had formed a state steering committee that includes several well-known Wyoming Democrats, including Mike Sullivan, Wyoming governor from 1987 to 1995. See Wyoming section Eminem is working on a book that's "every bit as raw and uncensored as the man himself," according to his publisher. Dutton Books, an imprint of The Penguin Group, announced Wednesday that it would be publishing the best-selling rapper's "The Way I Am" this fall. "It will be illustrated with photographs of Eminem's home and life along with original said in a statement. The book was described as an intimate look inside the life of Eminem, who has sold tens of millions of records since he made his debut in 1999.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Actress Michele Morgan is 88. Darv Jemming of Thermopolis took this photo of a grosbeak. To have your favorite photo published in the Quick Trib, send it to Quick Tnb, P.O. Box 80, Casper, WY 82602, drop it by our office at 170 Star Lane or e-mail it to quicktnbtnb.com. Be sure to'include your name, phone number and information that can be used for a caption.

To have your photo returned, you must provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. More land for lvnx WeekEnder YOUR SAY Smokers deserve a place to hang "Terrific! Another town marked off my list to visit or live in! Sure glad they didn't do this when hubby was living there! Why do some places refuse to see that there are smokers who DESERVE to have a place to gather, just like the whiny non-smokers do?" Posted by "oldmunchkin" On Thursday in response to a Thursday article, "Rock Springs giving out no smoking signs." Your Say excerpts are selected from the story comments posted at trib.com Comments may be added to stories which run in the Star-Tribune or posted online to blogs. QUICK READ Prosecutor closes case by paying fine OGDEN, Utah (AP) A prosecutor closed a case of political mischief by digging into his pocket for half the $50 fine, "Ken and I have got some pretty serious cases," defense attorney Bernie Allen said of prosecutor Ken Bradshaw. "We didn't feel good having a trial." So Allen and Bradshaw each paid $25. A local businessman, Bob Geiger, had been accused of tampering with campaign signs during elections last year.

Geiger was ready to go trial but said Allen and Bradshaw offered to pay the fine to "make the thing go away." The prosecutor dismissed a criminal trespassing charge and reduced a criminal mischief charge against Geiger to an infraction resulting in the $50 fine. Exploring the life of Galileo nn lv the scientist who became Galileo Galilei believed the sun known as the "father of science," but also the continual battle between institutions and creative individuals. It is running in conjunction with Casper College's 23rd annual Humanities Festival. "Galileo" will show at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday, and March 4,5, 7 and 8.

Call 268-2500 or visit www.caspercollege.edu theatre for more information. See today's WeekEnder was the center of our solar system. For that, he was accused of heresy, forced to recant, placed under house arrest and prohibited from publish- ins- Turns out, he was right. The trials and triumphs of Galileo will take center stage at Casper College these next few weeks as the theater department tackles Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo." This flamboyant yet intellectual play examines not Actor James Mitchell is 88. Actor Joss Ackland is 80.

Actor Alex Rocco is 72. Former space shuttle astronaut Jack Lousma is 72. Actor Dennis Farina is 64. Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is 36.

Rapper Ja Rule is 32. Federal wildlife managers have dramatically increased the amount of land they want to designate as critical habitat for the Canada lynx, a threatened species. The proposed critical habitat zone now includes 7,885 square miles in northwest Wyoming, including parts of Park, Teton, Fremont, Sublette and Lincoln counties. Wildlife advocates were cautious as they waited to see whether the proposal would stick, while some were upset no area in the southern Rockies was included. The U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday it wants to designate 42,753 square miles in six states that could come under tighter federal oversight as critical habitat. See Wyoming section Letters from war On March 19, 2003, the United States invaded Iraq, overthrowing a ruthless dictator. But five years later, Wyoming men and women are still fighting in a desert thousands of miles away. Sometimes, the only information connecting home and war is shared through letters either hand written or tvDed on computer key he doesn't care about money." Thai car salesman Roga Kantapura on deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shina watra, who returned from 17 months in exile to face corruption charges TODAY IN HISTORY 1504: Christopher Columbus, stranded in Jamaica during his fourth voyage to the West, used a correctly predicted lunar eclipse to frighten hostile natives into providing food for his crew. 1940: "Gone with the Wind" won eight Academy Awards.

1960: The first Playboy Club opened in Chicago. 1968: The discovery of the first pulsar, a star which emits regular radio waves, was announced by Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell in Cambridge, England. Casper NCHS student scores 33 on ACTs school's two finalists for the Na tional Merit Scholarship Program. Fellow senior Evan Mitchell joins Fletcher as a finalist.

Fletcher raises an eyebrow be TODAY'S FORECAST Full forecast, B6 hind his glasses as he talks about A 36 is the highest score a student can get on the ACT, a test taken by college-bound high school juniors and seniors. But when Thomas Fletcher found out he'd scored a 33 a mere 3 points from perfection-he shrugged off the accomplishment. "I just walked in and took it," Fletcher said. "I just don't worry about stuff like that. I even hate tests." Fletcher is a senior at Natrona County High School, and one of the Billings 5 Montana A his college-level physics class, his slight frame is slouched in a chair, a fancy laptop computer on the table in front of him.

"I've never taken anything this difficult. We get deep," he said. "At least calculus becomes easy." See Casper section Cody Wi.VShenn SundnVH it, cn i rni i Vs? 5231 T.5223j 457)30 -BP" Rapid 49 4 '3723- Man pleads not guilty in dragging Ft Washakie -eMr 1 Casper ,4929 2 Pinedale lander lam boards. The Casper Star-Tribune is collecting letters to or from soldiers serving in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for a special Memorial Day project. Soldiers may have returned home or may be fighting still.

To participate, send letters to Features Editor Kristy Gray, Star Tribune, P.O. Box 80, Casper, WY 82602 or email them to kristy.graytrib.com. Please include the soldier's name, age, rank, branch of office, hometown and a photo. Briefly, tell us the soldier's story when and where he or she served and how-war affected him or his family. Prosecutors have charged Downs with aggravated assault and driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury.

He faces more than 10 years in prison if convicted. Downs, wearing a white dress shirt, jeans and black jacket, spoke only to enter his pleas and respond to procedural questions from Judge Scott Skavdahl. See Casper section li Saratov Cheyennd A Lander man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he dragged a Casper resident underneath a sport utility vehicle while driving drunk in December. Doug Downs, 39, entered the pleas during a short hearing in Natrona County District Court. Looking on were several family members of Jeff Irene, the man critically injured in the Dec.

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