"I've been teaching in our school district for 15 years and about five years ago, I had this epiphany that the greatest resource [Wyoming is] exporting is not oil or coal or natural gas; it's actually our youth."
The Laramie Youth Council, which was formed by City Council Resolution 2012-17, is accepting applications until Friday, May 14.
They must be completed and sent to the city council clerk at clerk@cityoflaramie.org by May 14.
The qualities of a successful Youth Council Member are as follows:
Willingness to Serve the Community
Desire to Learn and Understand
Interest in Principles of Local Governance
Late afternoon Wednesday, a group gathered at Veterans Park on East Second Street to protest national and local concerns of police brutality, racial profiling, relations with youth in the community, and indifference to certain populations who reported crimes...