Looking back at some of the more interesting stories of Wyoming’s 2012

For a state whose destiny is linked to energy prices, the year 2012 in Wyoming was turbulent.

Looking back on the past 12 months, the biggest news story affecting the most people in Wyoming is the fall of energy prices, which resulted in steep declines in tax revenue.

This might be an exaggeration since I am assuming that the world did not end on Dec. 21. You are hopefully alive and really reading this column. We are assuming the Mayans were wrong.

Next week, I intend to write my annual column about looking ahead in 2013. But this one deals with a look back.

Here are some points:

• Wyoming fol...