Safer system

Cheers to a new system in Wyoming that will post on a secure Web site orders of protection for domestic violence victims immediately after they are issued by a judge. Previously, it could take days for police to learn of a protection order and serve the paperwork. This instant notification system should make abuse victims safer.

No remorse

Jeers to Aaron McKinney, one of two men convicted of killing gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard in 1998. In a new sequel to the play "The Laramie Project," McKinney says, "As far as Matt is concerned, I don't have any remorse." The prisoner also describes himself as "the poster child for hate-crime murders."

Novel experience

Cheers to the "One Book, One School" programs that are becoming increasingly popular. In Casper, students and teachers this semester at Frontier Middle School and Dean Morgan Junior High School are reading a novel, "The Hunger Games," by Suzanne Collins. It's a great way to promote reading as a shared experience.

Breach of trust

Jeers to Jason Hein, a Bureau of Land Management employee who has been arrested in connection with the June shooting deaths of three wild horses at the agency's holding corrals in Rock Springs. The horses were supposed to be up for adoption.

Open records

Cheers to U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson, who ruled in favor of James Mothersbaugh, who will be allowed to review the personnel records of a police officer he sued for allegedly violating his constitutional rights during a traffic stop. Johnson said the need for police to be open about internal investigations trumps certain privacy rights of officers.