Wyoming Supreme Court clerk bids farewell
Associated Press Thursday 12th January, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- The retiring clerk at the Wyoming Supreme Court had a special salute to her bosses as she called the court to order for its last session of arguments under her tenure.
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