Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Guidelines
- Keep letters under 500 words.
- Include your full name, city or town, email and phone for verification.
- Must be factually accurate and free of libel, personal attacks, hate speech or offensive language.
- Letters should be constructive — no back-and-forth personal arguments.
- Publication is not guaranteed; editors reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and style.
We will publish no more than one letter from the same reader within 30 days. No exceptions.
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Letter To The Editor: Let's Not Be Saddled With Obsolete Wind Energy Technology
Dear editor: A recent article in Cowboy State Daily describes technology that will soon make wind energy generation, and possibly solar energy generation, obsolete.
CSD StaffFebruary 19, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Jonathan Lange Needs To Re-Read The Abortion Study
Dear editor: The results of these studies are disturbing. But they do not support the assertion made by HB 117 and Rev. Lange, that “many women are coerced into having an abortion.”
CSD StaffFebruary 19, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Fading Hopes For The University Of Wyoming
Dear editor: The UW Board of Trustees should create a concise mandate for UW to return to authentic education and the development of tenacity. This would distinguish us among American universities and would inevitably draw interest from students nationwide.
February 18, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Public Lands Made Me a Hunter. Wyoming Should Lead in Protecting Them.
Dear editor: I urge legislators in both chambers to support SJ0009. It honors Wyoming’s sporting traditions, supports working landscapes, and keeps public lands available to the people who rely on them today and the generations riding in behind us.
February 18, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Rebecca Bextel Should Be Banned
Dear Editor: Does it really surprise anyone (anyone!) that it is Rebecca Bextel who perpetrated one of the most categorically shameless stunts ever to hit the Wyoming legislative chamber?
CSD StaffFebruary 18, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Seventeen Years Without Change — Wyoming’s Retirees Are Feeling It
Dear editor: For more than 17 years, Wyoming state retirees have gone without a single increase to their retirement. In that time, the cost of housing, groceries, utilities, and especially healthcare has steadily climbed.
February 18, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Budget Cuts Should Be Reconsidered
Dear editor: I am writing to express serious concern regarding proposed budget cuts that, while framed as fiscally responsible, risk undermining Wyoming’s workforce, economy, and long-term stability.
February 10, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Let's Pay Our Wyoming State Employees What They're Worth
Dear editor: State employee compensation is behind the national average by between 7 and 10 percent. Those employees continue to contribute in more ways than just serving the public in a departmental capacity.
February 10, 2026
Letter To The Editor: The World Needs Cowboys, Eco-Feminists And Everyone In Between
Dear editor: Rep. John Bear says the world needs more cowboys and fewer “eco-feminists.” It’s a catchy line, but catchy doesn’t mean correct. What it really offers is a false choice: tradition or education, grit or intellect, Wyoming or the wider world.
February 08, 2026
Letter To The Editor: It's Our Land, We Can Develop It How We'd Like
Dear editor: We make our living on land that our families have worked for generations here in the Cowboy State. Ranchers who voluntarily participate in energy development are not undermining Wyoming values. They are exercising them.
CSD StaffFebruary 07, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming First, Not Washington
Dear editor: Wyoming has never been shy about distrusting the federal government. That is why Secretary of State Chuck Gray’s decision to disclose voter roll information to the Department of Justice should trouble every Wyomingite, regardless of party.
February 05, 2026
Letter To The Editor: The January 29 Wind Open House Is About More Than One Project
Dear editor: We are confronting a growing industrial corridor stretching across southeastern Wyoming, built one permit, one appeal, and one workaround at a time. The proposed Laramie Range Wind Project sits squarely inside that pattern.
January 26, 2026