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Jonathan Lange: It Can't Happen Here? Don't Be So Sure
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Lawfare is meant to chill the speech of anybody who doesn't want to suffer the same harassment. If you think this madness is far from Wyoming, you would be wrong.”
Jonathan LangeOctober 31, 2025
Dennis Sun: Ranchers Are Not Looking For A Handout
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Ranchers are not looking for a handout. They want to ranch in a sustainable way for their families and have a decent income with less government regulations on a level playing field with others."
Dennis SunOctober 31, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Playing Political Games With Our Safety
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Certain legislators are making a taxation for highway financing a campaign issue, instead of a safety priority. Remember the joys of driving poorly maintained roads when you find yourself in the ballot box next year."
Tom LubnauOctober 29, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Tough Times For Centenarians, Including Edna Scott, Who Died At 109
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Here are six Wyomingites who lived to be over 100. All died recently including our oldest. Their lives make for interesting stories.”
Bill SniffinOctober 29, 2025
Joan Barron: Kathy Karpan – A Lifetime In Wyoming Politics
Columnist Joan Barron writes, ''Kathy Karpan, who died Friday in Cheyenne at the age of 83, was a competitor in the arena of Wyoming politics for most of her adult life.''
Joan BarronOctober 27, 2025
Dave Simpson: Does This Political Pendulum Swing Back?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “The clear thinkers among our Democrat friends – if there are any 'Blue Dogs' left - desperately need to get together, draw straws to see who has to run for office, and return some sanity to their party.”
Dave SimpsonOctober 27, 2025
Cassie Craven: Time For Conservatives To Show How It’s Done
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "We don’t need to hear any more about why the elite establishment thinks wrongly. We are waiting for you to find the waste, and then tell us what the plan is."
Cassie CravenOctober 26, 2025
Gail Symons: Lawmakers Forced A Small Town Into Their Political Theater
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The curtain rose on the Wyoming Legislature's fall drama production last Tuesday, and what a show it was. The Management Audit Committee returned to center stage, performing a farce where everyone agrees the ship is sinking but spends the afternoon debating how to rearrange the deck chairs."
Gail SymonsOctober 26, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Amy Wroe Bechtel Mystery Solved? We Can Only Hope. She Worked For Me
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “I knew Amy Wroe Bechtel very well. She was a good athlete, an outstanding person, and a wonderful photographer. Her disappearance was a huge tragedy.”
Bill SniffinOctober 25, 2025
Joan Barron: Will Members Of The Wyoming Freedom Caucus Please Stand Up?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “There is not a complete list of Freedom Caucus members available to the public. The group’s online site lists a number of them, but says others do not want to be identified.”
Joan BarronOctober 25, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Don’t Confuse Politics With Pre-Politics
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "My inbox regularly scolds me that pastors should keep their noses out of 'politics.' For some of my fans, this weekly column only raises their eyebrows. For others, it ceaselessly raises their ire."
Jonathan LangeOctober 24, 2025
Dennis Sun: Something For Everyone In The Business
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Convention season is here, running from Oct. 27 to Dec.10. There will be many ag-related events taking place, and it is a good time to get up-to-date on state and national agricultural issues."
Dennis SunOctober 24, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Spending Other People’s Money To Fund A Political Crusade
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "There are 700,000 reasons the Campbell County Library Board should be apologizing for its actions. Don’t hold your breath."
Tom LubnauOctober 22, 2025
Bill Sniffin: ‘I Drive Truck’ - Truckers Complain About Interstate 80 In Winter And Discuss Options
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “A column about moving Interstate 80 to the U. S. Highway 30 roadway a few years ago, generated an amazing number of comments. Just about all were positive about such a move. It seemed nobody in Wyoming like the current roadway.”
Bill SniffinOctober 22, 2025
Dave Simpson: Casper Grapples With Turning Point Surge
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "The Standing In Front of a Speeding Locomotive Award this week goes to school officials in Natrona County, who have been accused of making things difficult for a student setting up a Turning Point USA Club America chapter."
Dave SimpsonOctober 20, 2025
Cassie Craven: Kings and Things
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The irony of a generation of blue-haired, misgendered whiners crying about their rights being stripped by a king, is not lost on most of us. Keep up the good fight kiddos, and you keep America free exercising the rights we are so blessed to have."
Cassie CravenOctober 19, 2025
Gail Symons: Teachers' Salaries In Wyoming And The Creative Math Behind Them
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Here's the reality. Actual average teacher salaries in Wyoming exceed the model's averages because districts have been covering pay by hiring fewer teachers. The paycheck looks healthier because the staff is thinner."
Gail SymonsOctober 19, 2025
Bill Sniffin: The Arrival Of ‘God’s Dog’ Had Huge Effect On Wyoming Indians
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Fort Laramie had a big problem. How do you accommodate some 45,000 horses owned by the 10 different tribes meeting there in 1951.”
Bill SniffinOctober 18, 2025
Joan Barron: Lessons Learned Covering Politics, Wyoming Style
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “I was content to be the reporter who transmitted to voters news of their government and what it was doing, and in some cases, not doing at all, and why.”
Joan BarronOctober 18, 2025
Dennis Sun: Not All Are Making Money
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "With today’s unreal cattle prices, individuals who buy beef products find it hard to understand the economics of the cycle of a cow, from pre-birth planning to a cut of meat on the plate."
Dennis SunOctober 17, 2025
Jonathan Lange: A Promise Kept On Porn In Our Libraries
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “The American Library Association, although not elected by anybody, has been working for years to place grotesquely inappropriate material before the eyes of our children.”
October 17, 2025
Tom Lubnau: What Can We Learn From The Failed Federal Coal Sale?
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "It’s time to take off the aluminum foil hats filled with wishful thinking, and make some real decisions based on responsible predictions."
Tom LubnauOctober 16, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Yellowstone In The Snow? In A Convertible? Sure, Why Not?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Who in their right mind would risk driving through Yellowstone in the face of blizzards in a convertible with the top down? Well, duh, I guess it was me.”
Bill SniffinOctober 14, 2025
Dave Simpson: Our New Neighbor Is Very, Very Big
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Our new neighbor is spending $1.2 billion on a 184,000-square-foot building on 115 acres. How do you welcome folks like that to the neighborhood? A plate of cookies?"
Dave SimpsonOctober 13, 2025