Cassie Craven: Just Watch The Nuclear Waste, Mental Health Debates Ignite This Year
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The real debate will flare with the nuclear waste issue that's sparked so much outcry. Detractors can just pipe down if they expect the legislature's workload to decrease or the speed to lessen."
Cassie CravenJuly 27, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Days When High Powered Cattle Barons Ruled Wyoming
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Today, we have the modern-day equivalent of Big Cattle trying to take over Wyoming. Instead of using guns and marauders, they finance the political process, slick advertising and politicians to accomplish their ends."
Tom LubnauJuly 26, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Never Kick A Cowpie On A Hot Summer Day
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “There are various western codes that define Wyoming people. The most famous is the Code of the West. But there are other versions, too.”
Bill SniffinJuly 26, 2025
Dennis Sun: The Real Threat Of The New World Screwworm
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The threat of the New World screwworm is real and knocking at our door. Impacts to the cattle industry have been making the news, but in reality, this pest affects all warm-blooded animals – large or small."
Dennis SunJuly 25, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Suggestions On Further Investigations By The Management Audit Committee
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "On the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11, the Management Audit Committee should investigate whether Wyoming tax dollars funded man walking on the moon, or whether the moon launch was simply a Hollywood generated fiction."
Tom LubnauJuly 23, 2025
Dave Simpson: What's The Rush? Take The Scenic Route!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “I agree with my column-writing colleague and pal Bill Sniffin about the joys of getting out and about in Wyoming, especially in July and August. And always take the scenic routes.”
Dave SimpsonJuly 22, 2025
Bill Sniffin: See That Big RV Blocking Your Way? Hey, That Might Be Me! Howdy!
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “Traveling by RV is like having your house on your back. And the wide open spaces here in the Big Empty are very hospitable to this lifestyle. I love it.”
Bill SniffinJuly 21, 2025
Gail Symons: Well At Least The Wyoming Legislature Has A Flair For Drama
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "It’s no secret the Secretary of State has turned his feud with the Governor into a personal mission. His former colleagues in the Freedom Caucus, now well-entrenched on legislative committees, have carried that torch into policymaking."
Gail SymonsJuly 20, 2025
Cassie Craven: The Child Is Not The Mere Creature Of The State
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "The judge's ruling flies in the face of the SCOTUS decision that school choice is a constitutionally protected federal right of parents to choose where and how their children are educated, as well as to receive state funding to help them access learning materials."
Cassie CravenJuly 20, 2025
Joan Barron: Are Efficiency Studies Worth the Price?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “If the Legislature does decide to take on this task, I hope they will not try to match the reckless blitzkrieg that marks the D.C. leaders’ method to achieve government efficiency."
Joan BarronJuly 19, 2025
Dennis Sun: Quit Blaming Cows
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For years now people have been blaming cattle for playing a large part in global warming by producing methane. While cattle do produce methane, the truth is they don’t produce near the amount some people think."
Dennis SunJuly 18, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Attorney General Kautz Came Out Swinging
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Kudos to our new attorney general, Keith Kautz. On Thursday, he hit the ground running by swiftly appealing the outrageous preliminary injunction against Wyoming’s Steamboat Legacy Scholarship program."
Jonathan LangeJuly 18, 2025