KGAB 650AM » Survey of The Day http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Sun, 19 May 2013 03:06:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Are You Watching Tonight's UConn-Louisville Women's Final? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/are-you-watching-tonights-uconn-louisville-womens-final-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/are-you-watching-tonights-uconn-louisville-womens-final-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:35:52 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159712 Last night's exciting men's NCAA Tournament final, in which Louisville defeated Michigan, 82-76, drew a 14.3 rating, up 18 percent over last year's final. Tonight in New Orleans is the women's final between the University of Connecticut and those same Louisville Cardinals.

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]]> http://kgab.com/are-you-watching-tonights-uconn-louisville-womens-final-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Will We See a Rematch in the Women's NCAA Championship? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/will-we-see-a-rematch-in-the-womens-ncaa-championship-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/will-we-see-a-rematch-in-the-womens-ncaa-championship-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:15:10 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=158662 While most of the nation's attention is on the men's NCAA Tournament, let's not forget that there are some very talented women playing for their national title.

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]]> http://kgab.com/will-we-see-a-rematch-in-the-womens-ncaa-championship-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Do Today's Athletes Lack Team Loyalty? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/do-todays-athletes-lack-team-loyalty-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/do-todays-athletes-lack-team-loyalty-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:37:58 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=157850 A growing number of professional athletes are using free agency to leave part ways with their longtime teams. Is it a loyalty problem?

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]]> http://kgab.com/do-todays-athletes-lack-team-loyalty-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Is Drinking Too Much a Problem in the US? http://kgab.com/is-drinking-too-much-a-problem-in-the-us/ http://kgab.com/is-drinking-too-much-a-problem-in-the-us/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:18:37 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=156414 Drink up.

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]]> http://kgab.com/is-drinking-too-much-a-problem-in-the-us/feed/ 0 Eyecandy Images Do You Believe There Are Any Clean Athletes? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/do-you-believe-there-are-any-clean-athletes-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/do-you-believe-there-are-any-clean-athletes-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:46:45 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155151 The latest report of Major League Baseball players using performance-enhancing drugs lists some prominent players. It makes us wonder whether anyone is clean these days.

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]]> http://kgab.com/do-you-believe-there-are-any-clean-athletes-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Who's the Bigger Bonehead, Manti Te'o or Lance Armstrong? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/whos-the-bigger-bonehead-manti-teo-or-lance-armstrong-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/whos-the-bigger-bonehead-manti-teo-or-lance-armstrong-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:14:40 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=154016 Just when you thought the week was going to be all about Lance Armstrong's big interview with Oprah, Manti Te'o had to go and steal the spotlight with the whole fake-girlfriend thing.

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]]> http://kgab.com/whos-the-bigger-bonehead-manti-teo-or-lance-armstrong-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Is It Too Late for Lance Armstrong to Come Clean? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/lance-armstrong-doping-should-we-forgive-survey/ http://kgab.com/lance-armstrong-doping-should-we-forgive-survey/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:14:35 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153722 To the surprise of no one, Lance Armstrong is finally coming clean about using performance enhancing drugs. But is it too late?

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]]> http://kgab.com/lance-armstrong-doping-should-we-forgive-survey/feed/ 0 Getty Images Will There Ever Be a 'Steroid Era' Player in the Baseball Hall of Fame? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/steroid-era-player-baseball-hall-of-fame-sports-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/steroid-era-player-baseball-hall-of-fame-sports-survey-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:19:31 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=153563 The 2013 Baseball Hall of Fame nominees are in and there won't be any plaques added this year.

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]]> http://kgab.com/steroid-era-player-baseball-hall-of-fame-sports-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Should Parents Use the Internet to Check Up On Their Kids? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/should-parents-use-the-internet-to-check-up-on-their-kids-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/should-parents-use-the-internet-to-check-up-on-their-kids-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:56:25 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=151214 We're probably at the point where just about every parent with a school-age child has a certain level of Internet sophistication. This means that it is fairly easy for most parents to check up on what their kids are getting into online. But are they?

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]]> http://kgab.com/should-parents-use-the-internet-to-check-up-on-their-kids-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images News Is Thanksgiving Football the Greatest Holiday Tradition? — Sports Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/is-thanksgiving-football-the-greatest-holiday-tradition-sports-surbey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/is-thanksgiving-football-the-greatest-holiday-tradition-sports-surbey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:16:03 +0000 BJ Ragone http://tsminteractive.com/?p=150755 On Thanksgiving you can count on two things: overeating, and watching a ton of football.

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]]> http://kgab.com/is-thanksgiving-football-the-greatest-holiday-tradition-sports-surbey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Will You Be Traveling This Thanksgiving? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/will-you-be-traveling-this-thanksgiving-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/will-you-be-traveling-this-thanksgiving-survey-of-the-day/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:15:44 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=150512 The rush to join the extended family for turkey and stuffing makes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving the busiest travel day of the year. And this year it's going to be a busier than last year.

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]]> http://kgab.com/will-you-be-traveling-this-thanksgiving-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Win McNamee, Getty Images Thumbs Up or Down for New Rockies Manager Walt Weiss? – Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/thumbs-up-or-down-for-new-rockies-manager-walt-weiss-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/thumbs-up-or-down-for-new-rockies-manager-walt-weiss-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:00:54 +0000 Kari Eakins http://laramielive.com/?p=183116 Doug Pensinger, Getty Images

Last week the Colorado Rockies announced that popular former player Walt Weiss would become the sixth manager in the history of the franchise. Colorado is coming off a 64-98 season and need someone to turn things around, especially when it comes to pitching. Do you think Weiss is the right man for the job?

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]]> http://kgab.com/thumbs-up-or-down-for-new-rockies-manager-walt-weiss-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Doug Pensinger, Getty Images Will You Retire Before Age 80? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/will-you-retire-before-age-80-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/will-you-retire-before-age-80-survey-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:00:50 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=147394 By 401(K) 2012, Flickr

Financial struggles appear to be pushing the golden age of retirement back—way back. A recent survey indicates that the middle class does not plan to leave the workforce until they are in their 80s.

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]]> http://kgab.com/will-you-retire-before-age-80-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 By 401(K) 2012, Flickr Are You Voting Early in This Year's Election? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/are-you-voting-early-in-this-years-election-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/are-you-voting-early-in-this-years-election-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:39:25 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148339 J.D. Pooley, Getty Images

Over the last few electoral cycles, we’ve heard more and more about early voting. And we should be: the voting option is becoming more and more popular, reaching new levels of participation this year.

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]]> http://kgab.com/are-you-voting-early-in-this-years-election-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Does America Have Too Many Lawyers? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/does-america-have-too-many-lawyers-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/does-america-have-too-many-lawyers-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:09:01 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=145527 Lawyers have never been particularly popular with the general public, but just how unpopular is the profession exactly?

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]]> http://kgab.com/does-america-have-too-many-lawyers-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 David McNew, Getty Images Have You Ever Been Confused by Text Message Abbreviations? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/have-you-ever-been-confused-by-text-message-abbreviations-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/have-you-ever-been-confused-by-text-message-abbreviations-survey-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:00:54 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=145036 Thanks to text messages, and now Twitter and Facebook, a whole new language of abbreviations has developed. But if you don’t know your IMHOs from your YOLOs, you are not alone.

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]]> http://kgab.com/have-you-ever-been-confused-by-text-message-abbreviations-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Joi Ito, Flickr Should Police Departments Be Allowed to Use Unmanned Drones? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/should-police-departments-be-allowed-to-use-unmanned-drones-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/should-police-departments-be-allowed-to-use-unmanned-drones-survey-of-the-day/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 14:00:04 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=144203 Recently, Congress directed the FAA to revise its safety regulations on unmanned aircraft, clearing the way for more domestic use of drones. This would mean, among other things, that local police departments would be freer to use drones for surveillance.

While having a movable eye in the sky would clearly aid the cops in some of their duties, it also presents civil-liberties issues.  According to a new survey of 1,006 adults from the Associated Press-National Constitution Center , the public is split on whether police departments should have this new tool.

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]]> http://kgab.com/should-police-departments-be-allowed-to-use-unmanned-drones-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Sean Gallup, Getty Images Does Wyoming Deserve More AML Funding? – Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/does-wyoming-deserve-more-aml-funding-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/does-wyoming-deserve-more-aml-funding-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:54:29 +0000 Kari Eakins http://laramielive.com/?p=103388 The amount of Abandoned Mine Land (AML) payments Wyoming receives will be capped at $15 million under a resolution that was approved by the U.S. Senate on Saturday. Wyoming has been receiving roughly $150 million annually, meaning the state would lose about $700 million in AML funding over the next ten years if President Obama signs the bill.

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]]> http://kgab.com/does-wyoming-deserve-more-aml-funding-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Wyoming Governor Matt Mead Could Colorado's Marijuana Amendment Affect Wyo? – Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/could-colorados-marijuana-amendment-affect-wyo-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/could-colorados-marijuana-amendment-affect-wyo-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:40:44 +0000 Trevor T. Trujillo http://laramielive.com/?p=78603 Three states in the U.S. have measures that would effectively legalize the recreational use of marijuana coming up on the ballot in November; Oregon, Washington and Colorado.

In Colorado, Amendment 64, if passed, would regulate the sale and use of marijuana in a similar fashion to regulations already in place for alcohol.  Under

]]> http://kgab.com/could-colorados-marijuana-amendment-affect-wyo-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 (Photo: eggrole, flickr.com) Have You Smoked a Cigarette in the Past Week? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/have-you-smoked-a-cigarette-in-the-past-week-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/have-you-smoked-a-cigarette-in-the-past-week-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:10:47 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=135960 Between the persistency of the surgeon general and bans everywhere from workplaces to bars, being a smoker should be harder than it’s ever been before.

But are these anti-smoking efforts actually causing a decline in the rates of cigarette consumption?

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