Letters the sports desk

Making fun of Wyoming uncalled for What
nonsense! Gilbert Quiñonez’s article (“Wyoming
matchup raises the question: Why?”, Dec. 9) sounds just like
the typical guys from Los Angeles who ask if the rest of the United
States has Internet or paved roads. For your information, the
majority of Americans view folks from Los Angeles as shallow and
fake. So stop knocking people from Wyoming. It is in places like
Wyoming where I have met the most down-to-earth, intellectual and
respectable people. As a recent graduate from UCLA and someone who
was born in the city of Cheyenne, Wyo., I can’t wait for this
matchup.

Krista Hanson UCLA alumna

I want to sincerely thank Quiñonez for his portrayal of
Wyoming. It is the fantastic people such as yourself that keep
Wyoming wonderful. Please, I encourage him for more commentary such
as that stated in his article. Such articulations of what Wyoming
is and will hopefully remain to be is an image that will hopefully
keep people such as yourself away from and out of this great state.
Thank you again!

Heather Grimm University of Wyoming student

Like many in our state, I read Quiñonez’s article
yesterday on the Cowboy fan site. For some, Wyoming is the end of
the earth, but for me (a Long Beach Wilson graduate) it is
someplace very special. This state gave me the opportunity to teach
and coach in a beautiful community, Sheridan. My son was raised
here and went on to graduate from the Air Force Academy. Wyoming
holds a very special place in my heart. To take a critical shot at
a school half the size of Long Beach City College and a state with
fewer people than Long Beach seems funny to me. How was that
commute this morning?

Doug Raney Sheridan, Wyoming