www.LovellChronicle.com September 30, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 13
Big Horn County visit
Massie stresses better quality of education for Wyoming students
BY BOB RODRIGUEZ
When it comes to the ed-
ucation of Wyoming kinder-
garten through 12th-grade
students: "It's the kids, it's
the kids, it's the kids -- all
the rest is secondary."
So stated Ninth District
Sen. Mike Massie (D-Lara-
mie) during a campaign fo-
rum Thursday night, Sept.
23, at Lovell Middle School.
Massie, 56, is seeking the
job of state superinten-
dent of public instruction.
His Republican opponent,
Cindy Hill, of Cheyenne,
was unable to attend due
to a schedule conflict, but
has said that she will vis-
it Big Horn County during
October. She defeated cur-
rent state superintendent
Jim McBride in the prima-
ry election.
She or Massie will be
elected in the Nov. 2 gener-
al election.
Massie spoke to an au-
dience of approximately 20
persons, including sever-
al educators from schools
through the county. He was
introduced by Dan Coe, su-
perintendent of Big Horn
County School District No.
2. Big Horn County news-
man David Peck served as
moderator, asking the can-
didate numerous prepared
questions regarding his
platform.
Massie, besides stress-
ing throughout his hour-
long talk that children --
and providing them quality,
comprehensive education
-- are his top priorities. He
stated that the Wyoming
Dept. of Public Instruction
has enough money, spend-
Wyoming candidate for supt. of public instruction Mike Massie, right, visits with (l-r) Greybull School
Board members Jean Petty and Steve Hoblit and District No. 3 Supt. of Schools Roger Clark during his
visit to Lovell last Thursday night.
ing some $1 billion per year
on K-12 students, but that
there must be changes in
how funding is applied to
educational programs. He
has been endorsed by Gov.
Dave Freudenthal.
Despite the funding,
"one of the third-highest
per-child levels in the na-
tion, graduation rates are
too low, the need for reme-
dial work is too high and
third-grade reading profi-
ciency is dropping," Massie
observed.
Prior to his appearance,
Massie had been shown
around the county by state
Rep. Elaine Harvey (R-
"Teachers must perform well
and spend as much time as
possible with students."
Mike Massie
candidate for SupL of Public |nruciion
Lovell).
The candidate, while
serving in the state leg-
islature during the past
16 years, said that he has
worked to pass key educa-
tional bills, including the
Hathaway Scholarship Pro-
gram. It rewards eligible
Wyoming students with
scholarships to the Univer-
sity of Wyoming or a Wyo-
ming community college.
Massie, a former teach-
er, said that he ties the
success of the state and its
students with "quality edu-
cation to provide them the
knowledge and skills to go
anywhere they choose after
graduation," whether they
opt for vocational educa-
tion, the military or higher
education.
Among his major cam-
paign planks:
*He will "not sit behind
a desk in Cheyenne, but vis-
it all 48 public school dis-
tricts. More parents need
to be involved in their chil-
dren's education."
*"Teachers must per-
form well and spend as
much time as possible with
students." He believes that
the PAWS (Proficiency As-
sessments for Wyoming
Students) "should be elim-
inated in favor of one that
provides useful information
about student learning and
doesn't take up too much
classroom time."
*He would reject fed-
eral funding "if too many
strings are attached," and
believes that school district
boards should be allowed to
set policies unfettered by
government intervention.
*He would strive con-
stantly to foster communi-
ty involvement, especially
parents, as well as commu-
nity and business leaders,
in the patterns of educa-
tion. The public instruction
department has become un-
involved with communities,
and he will change that, he
stated. "We will all decide
matters together," he said.
*Massie added that he
"strongly supports arts and
music" education. "Math
and language skills must
also be strengthened," he
said, and "an array of voca-
tional education is needed
in high schools, as well as
the funding for it."
The candidate conclud-
ed his presentation with the
comment that what is most
important to him is, "The
education of our kids, their
welfare for their best inter-
ests by providing the best
education. Those are criti-
cal.
'We can have the best
educational program in the
nation, and we can make
Wyoming a leader. But we
can't be a great state with-
out great education."
Write-in gubernatorial candidate Haynes stands on Constitution, states' dghts
BY DAVID PECK
A dedication to the U.S.
Constitution and to restor-
ing states' rights has led
conservative Taylor Haynes
to seek the office of gover-
nor of Wyoming in the 2010
General Election as a write-
in candidate.
Haynes, a Cheyenne
physician and a member of
the University of Wyoming
Board of Trustees, original-
ly planned to be on the gen-
eral election ballot as an In-
dependent, but he fell a few
signatures short on a peti-
tion drive to join the bal-
lot and decided to run as a
write-in instead.
He spoke in Lovell last
Wednesday, Sept. 22, be-
fore a gathering of support-
ers and interested citizens
at the Lovell Community
Center.
"We don't have govern-
ment by the people, we have
government for the people
and of the people," Haynes
said in criticizing how gov-
ernment operates today.
In introductory re-
marks, Haynes spoke about
his upbringing on a produce
farm in Louisiana and his
education and career, first
earning a mechanical engi-
neering degree and working
in Salt Lake City for Ken-
necott Copper, then earn-
ing a degree in medicine
from the University of Utah
and his subsequent career
as a urologist practicing in
Cheyenne.
Haynes called himself
"a cowboy at heart" and
noted that he not only ran
his medical practice for 14
years but has ranched for
26 years, owning and op-
erating the Thunder Ba-
sin Land, Livestock and
Investment Co. He and his
wife, Beth, also own Moun-
tain Benefit Associates, a
third-party administrator
of health benefits, located
in Worland.
He is not pleased with
the way government is
operating today, noting,
"We've been attacked as
small businessmen, Chris-
tians and conservatives.
We're not entitled to enjoy
the fruits of our labors."
Haynes said he has an
obligation to run as a con-
stitutional candidate with
Ron Micheli falling in the
Republican Primary. He
said he used to be a regis-
tered Republican but is now
DAVm PECK
Conservative write-in candidate for governor
Taylor Haynes speaks to an interested audience at
the Lovell Community Center last Wednesday, Sept.
22.
an Independent. He said he
didn't run in the Republican
Primary because he didn't
want to split Micheli's votes
but he said he is unlikely
to cost GOP nominee Matt
Mead a victory in Novem-
ber because of the huge reg-
istration advantage Repub-
licans enjoy in Wyoming.
If elected governor,
Haynes said, he would faith-
fully exercise his constitu-
tional authority to manage
the State of Wyoming and
enforce the statutes that
give him the authority to do
SO.
Taking questions from
the audience, Haynes said
he would assert state control
of lands in Wyoming, tak-
ing over land management
duties from the BLM, For-
est Service, Park Service,
Fish and Wildlife Service
and other federal agencies.
He said he would convene
a constitutional seminar
in Cheyenne and educate
Wyoming's top elected of-
ficials, legislative leaders,
county commissioners and
county sheriffs about Wy-
oming's rights under the
Constitution. He said he
would prosecute those who
violate their oath to uphold
the Constitution.
"This isn't some game,"
he said. "This is for our
country. The prospect that
they can be recalled will
change their behavior."
He said legislation is
being crafted to create a re-
call statute to hold elected
officials accountable, and
he said the same standard
would apply to him "if I
turn out to be a charlatan,"
adding, "A recall statute
gives us government by the
people."
A member of the au-
dience said that Article 1,
Section 8, Clause 17 of the
Constitution states that the
federal government is not
allowed to own land except
land to place a capitol. All
other federal land is illegal,
he said.
Asked about how he
came to his principles,
Haynes said he has seen
the power of the Constitu-
tion in his personal life and
said it has held the nation
together in times of crisis,
calling the document "di-
vinely inspired."
"There are no excuses
for not doing well except
for not trying," he said. "We
must accept the responsi-
bilities that go with these
blessings...We can have
violent disagreements, but
the republic lives. We have
to have the Constitution as
the centerpiece."
Haynes said Wyoming
must be very wary of Unit-
ed Nations gaining greater
influence in Yellowstone
National Park through the
Biosphere Reserve Program
and called the Endangered
Species Act "an unconstitu-
tional federal mandate." He
said he was initially named
to the recovery team for
the Preble's meadow jump-
ing mouse, but after he
read and pointed out that
the federal government's
own documents stated the
mouse was not endangered
or didn't exist as a sepa-
rate sub-species from other
similar mice, he was told
his "services were no longer
needed."
He said he's not against
research being conducted in
Yellowstone, "but if the UN
thinks it has some claim, I
cannot let that go."
Haynes said the Endan-
gered Species Act should be
declared "null and void,"
and he would have county
sheriffs back up the state
government and its posi-
tion.
"We may have to arrest
some people," he said.
Turning to education,
Haynes said he would com-
pletely restructure the
Wyoming school system,
moving to a voucher sys-
tem whereby parents could
choose from among private
companies that would run
the school system. He said
no additional money would
be needed except to main-
tain buildings.
He also said he believes
in developing a strong voca-
tional education program in
schools and said schools are
losing a lot of talented kids
through a cookie-cutter ap-
proach to education.
"Drop-outs are not done,
they're bored," he said. "We
need to serve that need and
put them on the right path.
A student could become the
next Bill Gates or the next
Henry Ford."
THINKING ABOUT
BUYING A BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY?
The Lovell Chronicle
and the Federal Trade
Commission, the nation's
consumer protection
agency, say investigate
before you invest.
Visit ftc.gov/bixopps to
learn how to tell a real
deal from a raw deal.
"1 won't lobby the legislature,
I'll lobby the people who elect
legislators.
Taylor Haynes
candidate for Governor
Fears about health care
reform are well founded,
Haynes said, but he said
the bill wasn't really about
health care, it was about
government's attempt to
"control every aspect of your
lives." He said he would use
the Nullification Act to re-
verse federal legislation that
adversely affects Wyoming.
"As governor I can't
write it (legislation), but
I can lead the charge," he
said. "I won't lobby the leg-
islature, I'll lobby the people
who elect legislators. We'll
have discussions in commu-
nities across the state."
There are problems with
America's health care sys-
tem, Haynes said, but what
works for California or Colo-
rado won't necessarily work
for Wyoming.
'%Ve'll propose a solu-
tion that will fit Wyoming,"
he said. "we'll wash our own
laundry."
When it comes to a vari-
ety of programs from health
care to welfare, Haynes said
that when Wyoming starts
to do its own thing, the fed-
eral government will "pull
the money out," but Wyo-
ming could continue to fund
necessary programs by tak-
ing 100 percent of severance
taxes and mineral royalty
money and keeping it in Wy-
oming.
"As I understand it, we
collect the funds and send
them to Washington," he
said. "We would collect it
and keep it. And if we don't
collect it (currently), compa-
nies will pay mineral royal-
ties here or they're done.
"I'm open to suggestions.
We must be direct. That's the
only way to do it. We need to
take control of our resources
and keep it here.
"If laws are illegal, we
don't have to obey them, but
citizens cannot do it alone.
The governor needs to stand
up. We have not had a gov-
ernor stand up with his citi-
zens. It's not as difficult as
people think. Unless the
governor does that, the
people are lost...If people
will stand behind me, I will
make these things stick. If
I'm elected governor I'm not
going to back down. That's
why we'll need the sheriffs
to get the federal agencies
to stand down."
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www.LovellChronicle.com September 30, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 13
Big Horn County visit
Massie stresses better quality of education for Wyoming students
BY BOB RODRIGUEZ
When it comes to the ed-
ucation of Wyoming kinder-
garten through 12th-grade
students: "It's the kids, it's
the kids, it's the kids -- all
the rest is secondary."
So stated Ninth District
Sen. Mike Massie (D-Lara-
mie) during a campaign fo-
rum Thursday night, Sept.
23, at Lovell Middle School.
Massie, 56, is seeking the
job of state superinten-
dent of public instruction.
His Republican opponent,
Cindy Hill, of Cheyenne,
was unable to attend due
to a schedule conflict, but
has said that she will vis-
it Big Horn County during
October. She defeated cur-
rent state superintendent
Jim McBride in the prima-
ry election.
She or Massie will be
elected in the Nov. 2 gener-
al election.
Massie spoke to an au-
dience of approximately 20
persons, including sever-
al educators from schools
through the county. He was
introduced by Dan Coe, su-
perintendent of Big Horn
County School District No.
2. Big Horn County news-
man David Peck served as
moderator, asking the can-
didate numerous prepared
questions regarding his
platform.
Massie, besides stress-
ing throughout his hour-
long talk that children --
and providing them quality,
comprehensive education
-- are his top priorities. He
stated that the Wyoming
Dept. of Public Instruction
has enough money, spend-
Wyoming candidate for supt. of public instruction Mike Massie, right, visits with (l-r) Greybull School
Board members Jean Petty and Steve Hoblit and District No. 3 Supt. of Schools Roger Clark during his
visit to Lovell last Thursday night.
ing some $1 billion per year
on K-12 students, but that
there must be changes in
how funding is applied to
educational programs. He
has been endorsed by Gov.
Dave Freudenthal.
Despite the funding,
"one of the third-highest
per-child levels in the na-
tion, graduation rates are
too low, the need for reme-
dial work is too high and
third-grade reading profi-
ciency is dropping," Massie
observed.
Prior to his appearance,
Massie had been shown
around the county by state
Rep. Elaine Harvey (R-
"Teachers must perform well
and spend as much time as
possible with students."
Mike Massie
candidate for SupL of Public |nruciion
Lovell).
The candidate, while
serving in the state leg-
islature during the past
16 years, said that he has
worked to pass key educa-
tional bills, including the
Hathaway Scholarship Pro-
gram. It rewards eligible
Wyoming students with
scholarships to the Univer-
sity of Wyoming or a Wyo-
ming community college.
Massie, a former teach-
er, said that he ties the
success of the state and its
students with "quality edu-
cation to provide them the
knowledge and skills to go
anywhere they choose after
graduation," whether they
opt for vocational educa-
tion, the military or higher
education.
Among his major cam-
paign planks:
*He will "not sit behind
a desk in Cheyenne, but vis-
it all 48 public school dis-
tricts. More parents need
to be involved in their chil-
dren's education."
*"Teachers must per-
form well and spend as
much time as possible with
students." He believes that
the PAWS (Proficiency As-
sessments for Wyoming
Students) "should be elim-
inated in favor of one that
provides useful information
about student learning and
doesn't take up too much
classroom time."
*He would reject fed-
eral funding "if too many
strings are attached," and
believes that school district
boards should be allowed to
set policies unfettered by
government intervention.
*He would strive con-
stantly to foster communi-
ty involvement, especially
parents, as well as commu-
nity and business leaders,
in the patterns of educa-
tion. The public instruction
department has become un-
involved with communities,
and he will change that, he
stated. "We will all decide
matters together," he said.
*Massie added that he
"strongly supports arts and
music" education. "Math
and language skills must
also be strengthened," he
said, and "an array of voca-
tional education is needed
in high schools, as well as
the funding for it."
The candidate conclud-
ed his presentation with the
comment that what is most
important to him is, "The
education of our kids, their
welfare for their best inter-
ests by providing the best
education. Those are criti-
cal.
'We can have the best
educational program in the
nation, and we can make
Wyoming a leader. But we
can't be a great state with-
out great education."
Write-in gubernatorial candidate Haynes stands on Constitution, states' dghts
BY DAVID PECK
A dedication to the U.S.
Constitution and to restor-
ing states' rights has led
conservative Taylor Haynes
to seek the office of gover-
nor of Wyoming in the 2010
General Election as a write-
in candidate.
Haynes, a Cheyenne
physician and a member of
the University of Wyoming
Board of Trustees, original-
ly planned to be on the gen-
eral election ballot as an In-
dependent, but he fell a few
signatures short on a peti-
tion drive to join the bal-
lot and decided to run as a
write-in instead.
He spoke in Lovell last
Wednesday, Sept. 22, be-
fore a gathering of support-
ers and interested citizens
at the Lovell Community
Center.
"We don't have govern-
ment by the people, we have
government for the people
and of the people," Haynes
said in criticizing how gov-
ernment operates today.
In introductory re-
marks, Haynes spoke about
his upbringing on a produce
farm in Louisiana and his
education and career, first
earning a mechanical engi-
neering degree and working
in Salt Lake City for Ken-
necott Copper, then earn-
ing a degree in medicine
from the University of Utah
and his subsequent career
as a urologist practicing in
Cheyenne.
Haynes called himself
"a cowboy at heart" and
noted that he not only ran
his medical practice for 14
years but has ranched for
26 years, owning and op-
erating the Thunder Ba-
sin Land, Livestock and
Investment Co. He and his
wife, Beth, also own Moun-
tain Benefit Associates, a
third-party administrator
of health benefits, located
in Worland.
He is not pleased with
the way government is
operating today, noting,
"We've been attacked as
small businessmen, Chris-
tians and conservatives.
We're not entitled to enjoy
the fruits of our labors."
Haynes said he has an
obligation to run as a con-
stitutional candidate with
Ron Micheli falling in the
Republican Primary. He
said he used to be a regis-
tered Republican but is now
DAVm PECK
Conservative write-in candidate for governor
Taylor Haynes speaks to an interested audience at
the Lovell Community Center last Wednesday, Sept.
22.
an Independent. He said he
didn't run in the Republican
Primary because he didn't
want to split Micheli's votes
but he said he is unlikely
to cost GOP nominee Matt
Mead a victory in Novem-
ber because of the huge reg-
istration advantage Repub-
licans enjoy in Wyoming.
If elected governor,
Haynes said, he would faith-
fully exercise his constitu-
tional authority to manage
the State of Wyoming and
enforce the statutes that
give him the authority to do
SO.
Taking questions from
the audience, Haynes said
he would assert state control
of lands in Wyoming, tak-
ing over land management
duties from the BLM, For-
est Service, Park Service,
Fish and Wildlife Service
and other federal agencies.
He said he would convene
a constitutional seminar
in Cheyenne and educate
Wyoming's top elected of-
ficials, legislative leaders,
county commissioners and
county sheriffs about Wy-
oming's rights under the
Constitution. He said he
would prosecute those who
violate their oath to uphold
the Constitution.
"This isn't some game,"
he said. "This is for our
country. The prospect that
they can be recalled will
change their behavior."
He said legislation is
being crafted to create a re-
call statute to hold elected
officials accountable, and
he said the same standard
would apply to him "if I
turn out to be a charlatan,"
adding, "A recall statute
gives us government by the
people."
A member of the au-
dience said that Article 1,
Section 8, Clause 17 of the
Constitution states that the
federal government is not
allowed to own land except
land to place a capitol. All
other federal land is illegal,
he said.
Asked about how he
came to his principles,
Haynes said he has seen
the power of the Constitu-
tion in his personal life and
said it has held the nation
together in times of crisis,
calling the document "di-
vinely inspired."
"There are no excuses
for not doing well except
for not trying," he said. "We
must accept the responsi-
bilities that go with these
blessings...We can have
violent disagreements, but
the republic lives. We have
to have the Constitution as
the centerpiece."
Haynes said Wyoming
must be very wary of Unit-
ed Nations gaining greater
influence in Yellowstone
National Park through the
Biosphere Reserve Program
and called the Endangered
Species Act "an unconstitu-
tional federal mandate." He
said he was initially named
to the recovery team for
the Preble's meadow jump-
ing mouse, but after he
read and pointed out that
the federal government's
own documents stated the
mouse was not endangered
or didn't exist as a sepa-
rate sub-species from other
similar mice, he was told
his "services were no longer
needed."
He said he's not against
research being conducted in
Yellowstone, "but if the UN
thinks it has some claim, I
cannot let that go."
Haynes said the Endan-
gered Species Act should be
declared "null and void,"
and he would have county
sheriffs back up the state
government and its posi-
tion.
"We may have to arrest
some people," he said.
Turning to education,
Haynes said he would com-
pletely restructure the
Wyoming school system,
moving to a voucher sys-
tem whereby parents could
choose from among private
companies that would run
the school system. He said
no additional money would
be needed except to main-
tain buildings.
He also said he believes
in developing a strong voca-
tional education program in
schools and said schools are
losing a lot of talented kids
through a cookie-cutter ap-
proach to education.
"Drop-outs are not done,
they're bored," he said. "We
need to serve that need and
put them on the right path.
A student could become the
next Bill Gates or the next
Henry Ford."
THINKING ABOUT
BUYING A BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY?
The Lovell Chronicle
and the Federal Trade
Commission, the nation's
consumer protection
agency, say investigate
before you invest.
Visit ftc.gov/bixopps to
learn how to tell a real
deal from a raw deal.
"1 won't lobby the legislature,
I'll lobby the people who elect
legislators.
Taylor Haynes
candidate for Governor
Fears about health care
reform are well founded,
Haynes said, but he said
the bill wasn't really about
health care, it was about
government's attempt to
"control every aspect of your
lives." He said he would use
the Nullification Act to re-
verse federal legislation that
adversely affects Wyoming.
"As governor I can't
write it (legislation), but
I can lead the charge," he
said. "I won't lobby the leg-
islature, I'll lobby the people
who elect legislators. We'll
have discussions in commu-
nities across the state."
There are problems with
America's health care sys-
tem, Haynes said, but what
works for California or Colo-
rado won't necessarily work
for Wyoming.
'%Ve'll propose a solu-
tion that will fit Wyoming,"
he said. "we'll wash our own
laundry."
When it comes to a vari-
ety of programs from health
care to welfare, Haynes said
that when Wyoming starts
to do its own thing, the fed-
eral government will "pull
the money out," but Wyo-
ming could continue to fund
necessary programs by tak-
ing 100 percent of severance
taxes and mineral royalty
money and keeping it in Wy-
oming.
"As I understand it, we
collect the funds and send
them to Washington," he
said. "We would collect it
and keep it. And if we don't
collect it (currently), compa-
nies will pay mineral royal-
ties here or they're done.
"I'm open to suggestions.
We must be direct. That's the
only way to do it. We need to
take control of our resources
and keep it here.
"If laws are illegal, we
don't have to obey them, but
citizens cannot do it alone.
The governor needs to stand
up. We have not had a gov-
ernor stand up with his citi-
zens. It's not as difficult as
people think. Unless the
governor does that, the
people are lost...If people
will stand behind me, I will
make these things stick. If
I'm elected governor I'm not
going to back down. That's
why we'll need the sheriffs
to get the federal agencies
to stand down."
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Big Horn County visit
Massie stresses better quality of education for Wyoming students
BY BOB RODRIGUEZ the PAWS (Proficiency As-
Whenit comes to the ed- sessmente for Wyoming
ucation of Wyeming kinder- Students) "should be elim-
gotten through 12th-grade inated in favor of one that
students: "It's the kids, it's provides useful information
the kids, it's the kids -- all about student learning and
the rest is secondary." doesn't take up too much
So stated Ninth District classroom time."
Sen. Mike Massie (D-Lara- *He would reject fed-
mie) during a campaign fo- eral funding "if too many
rum Thursday night, Sept. strings are attached," and
28, at Lovell Middle School. believes that school district
Masale, 56, is seeking the boards should be allowed to
job of state superinten- set policies unfettered by
dent of public instruction, government intervention.
His Republican opponent, *He would strive con-
Cindy Hill, of Cheyenne, stanfly to foster commtmi-
was unable to attend due ty involvement, especially
to a schedule conflict, but parents, as well as commu-
has said that she will vis- laity and business leaders,
it Big Horn County during in the patterns of educa-
October. She defeated cur- tion. The public instruction
rent state superintendent department has become un-
Jim McBride in the prima- involved with communities,
ry election, and he will change that, he
She or Masdie will be stated. %Ve will all decide
elected in the Nov. 2 gener- Wyoming eandldate for supt. of public instrmctinn Mike Masale, right, visits with (l-r} Greyhttll School matters together," he said.
ul election. *Massie added that he
Massie spoke to an au- Board members Jean Petty and Steve Hobfit and District No. 3 Supt. of Schools Roger Clark during his "strongly supports arts and
dience of approximately 20 visit to Lovell last Thursday night, music" education. "Math
persons, including sever- and language skills must
al educators from schools ing some $1 billion per year students with "quality edu- also be strengthened, he
through the county. He was on K-12 students, but that cation to provide them the said, and "an array of voca-
introduced by Dan Gee, su- there must be changes in knowledge and skills to go tional education is needed
perintendent of Big Hem how funding is applied to "Teachers must ori1n weli anywhere they choose after in high schools, as well as
County School District No. educational programs. He and spend =is much tilne ss graduation," whether they the funding for it."
2. Big Horn County news- has been endorsed by Gov. opt for vocational educa- The candidate conclud-
man David Peck served as Dave Freudenthdi. possible with students."
tion, the military or higher ed his presentation with the
moderator, asking the can- Despite the funding, Mike Massie education, comment that what is most
didate numerous prepared "one of the third-highest candidate for Supt. of Public Instruction Among his major cam- important to him is, "The
questions regarding his per-child levels in the no- paign planks: education of our kids, their
platform, lion, graduation rates are *He will "not sit behind welfare for their best inter-
Massie, besides stress- too low, the need for reme- a desk in Cheyenne, but vis- ests by providing the best
ing throughout his hour- dial work is too high and Lovefl). gram. It rewards eligible it all 48 public school dis- education. Those are criti-
long talk that children -- third-grade reading profi- The candidate, while Wyoming students with tricts. More parents need cal.
and providing them quality, ciency is dropping," Massie serving in the state leg- scholarships to the Univer- to be involved in their cbJl- "We can have the best
comprehensive education observed, ialature during the past sity of Wyoming or a Wyo- dren's education." educational program in the
-- are his top priorities. He prior to his appearance, 16 years, said that he has ming community college. *"Teachers must per- nation, and we can make
stated that the Wyoming Masale had been shown worked to pass key eduea- Massie, a former teach- form well and spend as Wyoming a leader. But we
Dept. of Public Instruction around the county by state tionai bills, including the er, said that he ties the much time as possible with can't be a great state with-
has enough money, spend- Rep. Elaine Harvey (R- Hathaway Scholarship Pro- success of the state and its students." He believes that out great education."
Write-in gubernatorial candidate Haynes stands on Constitution, states' fights
BY DAVID PECK
A dedication to the U.S.
Constitution and to restor-
ing states' rights has led
conservative Taylor Haynes
to seek the office of gover-
nor of Wyoming in the 2010
General Election as a write-
in candidate.
Haynes, a Cheyenne
physician and a member of
the University of Wyoming
Board of Trustees, original-
ly planned to be on the gen-
eral election ballot as an In-
dependent, but he fell a few
signatures short on a peti-
tion drive to join the bal-
lot and decided to run as a
write-in instead.
He spoke in Lovell last
Wednesday, Sept. 22, be-
fore a gathering of support-
ers and interested citizens
at the Lovell Community
Center.
"We don't have govern-
ment by the people, we have
government for the people
and of the people," Haynes
said in criticizing how gov-
ernment operates today.
In introductory re-
marks, Haynes spoke about
his upbringing on a produce
farm in Louisiana and his
education and career, first
earning a mechanical engi-
neering degree and working
in Salt Lake City for Ken-
necott Copper, then earn-
ing a degree in medicine
from the University of Utah
and his subsequent career
as a urologist practicing in
Cheyenne.
Haynes called himself
"a cowboy at heart" and
noted that he not only ran
his medical practice for 14
years but has ranched for
26 years, owning and op-
erating the Thunder Ba-
sin Land, Livestock and
Investment Co. He and his
wife, Beth, also own Moun-
tain Benefit Associates, a
third-party administrator
of health benefits, located
in Worland.
He is not pleased with
the way government is
operating today, noting,
"We've been attacked as
small businessmen, Chris-
tians and conservatives.
We're not entitled to enjoy
the fruits of our labors."
Haynes said he has an
obligation to run as a con-
stitutional candidate with
Ron Micheli falling in the
Republican Primary. He
said he used to be a regis-
tared Republican but is now
• !!il
DAVm I
Conservative write-in candidate for governor
Taylor Haynes speaks to an interested audience at
the LoveB Community Center last Wednesday, Sept.
22.
an Independent. He said he
didn't run in the Republican
Primary because he didn't
want to split Micheli's votes
but he said he is unlikely
to cost GOP nominee Matt
Mead a victory in Novem-
ber because of the huge reg-
istration advantage Repub-
licans enjoy in Wyoming.
If elected governor,
Haynes said, he would faith-
fully exercise his constitu-
tional authority to manage
the State of Wyoming and
enforce the statutes that
give him the authority to do
so.
Taking questions from
the audience, Haynes said
he would assert state control
of lands in Wyoming, tak-
ing over land management
duties from the BLM, For-
est Service, Park Service,
Fish and Wildlife Service
and other federal agencies.
He said he would convene
a constitutional seminar
in Cheyenne and educate
Wyoming's top elected of_
ficials, legislative leaders,
county commissioners and
county sheriffs about Wy-
oming% rights under the
Constitution. He said he
would prosecute those who
violate their oath to uphold
the Constitution.
"This isn't some game,"
he said. "This is for our
they can be recalled will
change their behavior."
He said legislation is
being crafted to create a re-
call statute to hold elected
officials accountable, and
he said the same standard
would apply to him "ff I
turn out to be a charlatan,"
adding, "A recall statute
gives us government by the
people."
A member of the au-
dience said that Article 1,
Section 8, Clause 17 of the
Constitution states that the
federal gewrnment is not
allowed to own land except
land to place a capitol. All
other federal land is illegal,
he said.
Asked about how he
came to his principles,
Haynes said he has seen
the power of the Constitu-
tion in his personal life and
said it has held the nation
together in times of crisis,
calling the document =di-
vhiely inspired."
"There are no excuses
for not doing well except
for not trying," he said. %Ve
must accept the responsi-
bilities that go with these
blessings...We can have
violent disagreements, but
the republic lives. We have
to have the Constitution as
the centerpiece."
Haynes said Wyoming
country. The prospect that must be very wary of Unit-
ed Nations gaining greater
influence m Yellowstone
National Park through the
Biosphere Reserve Program
and called the Endangered
Species Act "an unconstitu-
tional federal mandate." He
said he was initially named
to the recovery team for
the Preble's meadow jump-
ing mouse, but after he
read and pointed out that
the federal government's
own documents stated the
mouse was not endangered
or didn't exist as a sepa-
rate sub-species from other
similar mice, he was told
his "services were no longer
needed."
He said he's not against
research being conducted in
Yellowstone, "but if the UN
thinks it has some claim, I
cannot let that go."
Haynes said the Endan-
gered Species Act should be
declared "null and void,"
and he would have county
sheriffs back up the state
government and its posi-
tion.
"We may have to rest
some people," he said.
Turning to education,
Haynes said he would com-
pletely restructure the
Wyoming school system,
moving to a voucher sys-
tem whereby parents could
choose from among private
companies that would run
the school system. He said
no additions] money would
be needed except to main-
tain buildings.
He also said he believes
in developing a strong voca-
tional education program in
schools and said schools are
losing a lot of talented kids
through a cookie-cutter ap-
proach to education.
"Drop-outo are not done,
they're bored," he said. "We
need to serve that need and
put them on the right path.
A student could become the
next Bill Gates or the next
Henry Ford."
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"1 won't lobby the legislature,
I'll lobby the people who elect
legislators.
Taylor Haynes
candidale for Governor
Fears about health care
reform are well founded,
Haynes said, but he said
the bill wasn't really about
health care, it was about
government's attempt to
"control every aspect ofyeur
lives." He said he would use
the Nullification Act to re-
verse federal legislation that
adversely affects Wyoming.
"As governor I can't
write it (legislation), but
I can lead the charge," he
said. "I won't lobby the leg-
Jointure, I'll lobby the people
who elect legislators. We'll
have discussions in commu-
nities across the state."
There are problems with
America's health care sys-
tem, Haynes said, but what
works for California or Colo-
rado won't necessarily work
for Wyoming.
"We'll propose a solu-
tion that will fit Wyoming,"
he said. "We'll wash our own
laundry."
When it comes to a vari-
ety of programs from health
care to welfare, Haynes said
that when Wyoming starts
to do its own thing, the fed-
eral government will "pull
the money out," but Wyo-
ming could continue to fund
necessary programs by tak-
ing 100 percent of severance
taxes and mineral royalty
money and keeping it in Wy-
oming.
"As I understand it, we
collect the funds and send
them to Washington," he
said. "We would collect it
and keep it. And if we don't
collect it (currently), compa-
nies will pay mineral royal-
ties here or they're done.
"I'm open to suggestions.
We must be direct. That's the
only way to do it. We need to
take control of our resources
and keep it here.
"If laws are illegal, we
don't have to obey them, but
citizens cannot do it alone.
The governor needs to stand
up. We have not had a gov-
ernor stand up with his citi-
zens. It's not as difficult as
people think. Unless the
governor does that, the
people are lost...If people
will stand behind me, I will
make these things stick. If
I'm elected governor I'm not
going to back down. That's
why we'll need the sheriffs
to get the federal agencies
to stand down2
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