Michael Shay's Hummingbirdminds

Feb. 17. 2026 TO:              University of Florida Annual Giving Program FROM:         Michael T. Shay RE:              Gator Nation...

I feel nostalgic today. Not sure why although it may be that I have many years to be nostalgic about. To begin, I was reading the Sunday pap...

I'm a life-long Democrat who has voted against Liz Cheney and for her. And, yes, I was a Wyoming resident at the time. I voted against h...

The Sunday Outlook section in the March 2 News-Journal included an editorial by the USA Today Network-Florida Opinion Group. Header: "S...

Our house has been for sale for 16 days and it hasn't sold yet. Our realtor tells us to be patient. "It's a buyer's market,...

California-based filmmaker Steven Barber wants to put up a memorial to the Apollo 11 astronauts. He wants to place it in Wyoming because it...

Pinedale artist Sue Sommers wrote a fine op-ed in WyoFile today advocating for support of the Wyoming Arts Council. The header says a lot: ...

Susan Stubson of Casper has been writing Wyoming-based op-ed columns for many years. Most have to do with her family and her husband Tim who...

A new year brings new challenges, such as how are we going to save our republic from the Trump Cult and The Big Lie? Voting is a good start....

The state legislature continues its in-person, maskless session at the Capitol Building. As a group, they are a tempting target for criticis...

 The op-ed in Sunday's Wyoming Tribune-Eagle had a lot to say about the State Legislature's priorities during this time of big budg...

I sent this via email to Senators Hutchings and Driskill: This quote comes from a Jan. 21  WyoFile article : Supported unanimously by th...

I don’t subscribe to our local newspaper, the Wyoming Tribune Eagle . I am not boycotting it for political reasons or because I was the subj...

This comes from a Nov. 17 Facebook post by writer and UW prof Nina Swamidoss McConigley of Laramie: Hey friends -- due to budget cuts, UW ha...

Our legislature gathers for a short special session tomorrow to decide how to divvy up the federal pandemic stimulus funds. I’d vote to give...

"I don't feel safe here." This isn't a Baltimorian, besieged in his (Trump's words) "disgusting rat and rodent ...

Every eight years election cycle, Democrats in Wyoming are faced with a dilemma. For the August primary, should we change our registration ...

I won't be attending the Governor's Arts Awards Gala tonight in Cheyenne. Not because I don't think it's important -- it is....

My wife, Chris Shay, shows off her Women's March T-shirt. I just finished reading thoughtful columns by two male residents of Wyomin...

I've often remarked on the cruelty of the current crop of conservatives. Whether it's Trump picking on people of color to Congress s...