The lowly shepherd.

• Position: STATELINE - Law on sheepherder's employment - Brief article

Wyoming lawmakers are looking at a proposal to make it a crime to offer a better job to a sheepherder. The problem, according to the Wyoming Wool Growers Association, is b-a-a-a-a-d. Sheepherders, who are typically foreigners earning about $800 a month, are being lured away from their sheep for the greener pastures of other industries (oil and gas). If approved, the bill would make it a crime punishable by up to a year in jail and a...