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Gail Symons: Election Integrity Bills — What Problem Are We Trying To Solve?
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Wyoming doesn’t need election policy built on imported suspicion, weak analogies, and party frustration. We need lawmakers willing to ask the plain question: what problem are we solving?"
Gail SymonsMay 31, 2026
Bill Sniffin: Our Crown Jewel Flaming Gorge To Be Drained By One-Third This Year
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Flaming Gorge is headed for a terrible year as the government drains it to help Lake Powell and Lake Mead downstream. It is a Wyoming disaster.”
Bill SniffinMay 30, 2026
Joan Barron: Where Did All The Lawyers Go?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "18 lawyers served in the 1950 Legislature out of a total 83 lawmakers, or 22 percent. Currently there are 8 to 11 lawyers (depending on status) in the 93 member Legislature, making up about 9 to 12 percent. Where did the lawyers go?"
Joan BarronMay 30, 2026
Jonathan Lange: Candidates Need Plan To Resist Shadow Government
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "On paper, Wyoming looks like the reddest state in the union. But, according to The State Leadership 2025 Index, Wyoming is the 16th most conservative state - trailing Kansas, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Missouri and Georgia."
Jonathan LangeMay 29, 2026
Dennis Sun: Rural Electricity, It Lit Up Our Lives
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "May 11, 1935 was one of the greatest days for those living in rural areas across America. This was the day President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration."
Dennis SunMay 29, 2026
Ken Buck: Mamdani's First 100 Days — When 'Tax the Rich' Meets Reality
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Socialists need capitalists' money to keep the 'warmth of collectivism' burning. As much as Democrats might hate to admit it, they need successful individuals to fund their radical agenda, even as they demonize them."
Ken BuckMay 28, 2026
Tom Lubnau: Our Leaders Today Need To Think Like The Leaders Of The 1970s
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Opportunities abound in Wyoming. Wind, solar, data centers, nuclear energy, innovative agriculture, manufacturing and tourism are all on the table. We need to look to leaders like Hathaway, Herschler, Hansen and Simpson, who worked to create a state that was both pristine but full of opportunities."
Tom LubnauMay 28, 2026
Fred Harrison: A Tale of Two Courts — The Battle For Wyoming’s Constitution
Columnist Fred Harrison writes, "On May 14, the Wyoming Supreme Court handed down a monumental victory for families and separation of powers. The court put down its red pen, picked up a dictionary, and read the Constitution as it was actually written."
Fred HarrisonMay 27, 2026
Dave Simpson: I'm Voting For The Skunk At The Garden Party
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Serving in office, Chuck Gray was often the skunk at the status quo garden party. He had repeated run-ins with Gov Gordon, and two episodes when Gordon reportedly suggested they go outside and settle their differences."
Dave SimpsonMay 25, 2026
Gail Symons: Take Back The GOP From The Inside, Not The Outside
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If you want a party grounded in Wyoming communities, local judgment, competent government, and real conservative values, take the seat. Show up. The people who define the Party are the people who file, attend, and stay."
Gail SymonsMay 24, 2026
Joan Barron: Seniors And Young Men Are Gambling More
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "It wasn’t too long ago that bingo, calcutta and parimutuel races were the only types of gambling that were legal in Wyoming. There’s no going back now. Not with all that money rolling in."
Joan BarronMay 23, 2026
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming’s False Spring — 90 Degree Temps & Wet Snow In Same Week.
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Wyoming’s remarkable ability to dish out Jekyll-and-Hyde weather was on full display. In Lander, we hit the 90s on May 13 and then got blasted with wet snow on May 17."
Bill SniffinMay 23, 2026
Jonathan Lange: Courage Made America’s Noble Ideals Reality
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “No matter how obvious, no matter how viscerally known, no matter how fundamental to America’s founding it is, the proposition that ‘all men are created equal’ cannot stand without personal acts of courage.”
Jonathan LangeMay 22, 2026
Dennis Sun: China Was Good to U.S. Ag, But Time Will Tell
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "While some exported beef will include Americans favored cuts, most will be variety meats. These record beef prices won’t last forever, and having China import American beef, will certainly help beef producers."
Dennis SunMay 22, 2026
Tom Lubnau: What The CCP And Wyoming Republican Central Committee Have in Common
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "At first glance, a comparison between the Chinese Communist Party and the Wyoming Republican Central Committee seems almost absurd. What could they possibly share in common? Quite a bit, it turns out."
Tom LubnauMay 20, 2026
Ken Buck: Kentucky's Electoral Lesson — The Price of Fiscal Accountability
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Tuesday night's results in Kentucky's primary reveal the cost of principled leadership that puts our country's financial health ahead of party dogma. Massie may not be heading back to Washington next year, but he sure put his country ahead of his ego, and he deserves our gratitude for it."
Ken BuckMay 20, 2026
Dave Simpson: Data Centers Popping Up Like Dandelions
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “It's hard to think of a community that is more out on a limb than Cheyenne if data center problems ensue, and the tax-dollar dreams of local officials turn into something entirely different. Like it or not, we're up to our necks in this, folks.”
Dave SimpsonMay 19, 2026
Gail Symons: The Difference Between The 1994 And 2026 Republican Platform
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "In 1994, the Wyoming Republican Party wrote a platform about governing Wyoming. In 2026, it’s made its platform a purity test. That shift — more than any single policy position — tells you where this party has gone."
Gail SymonsMay 17, 2026
Joan Barron: Time To look At Home Rule Again
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The growing public concern over the crush of data projects, the huge man camps and gambling parlors show that the influx is too much to absorb, and needs to slow down.”
Joan BarronMay 16, 2026
Bill Sniffin: Three Women and Three Unusual Deaths; Hantavirus Outbreak Memories
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “During my long newspaper career, I covered many strange deaths. These three were probably among the strangest involving exotic diseases not expected to be found in Lander.”
Bill SniffinMay 16, 2026
Dennis Sun: The Meatpackers, Always in Trouble
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The top four meatpackers always seem to have a bullseye on their backs, and most of the time I think they deserve it. These days, large meatpackers can’t find a win except to say, 'Well, we’re not losing as much money as we were.'"
Dennis SunMay 15, 2026
Fred Harrison: The Authentic Family — How Courts, State Diminished The Human Person
Columnist Fred Harrison writes, "In 1960, just 5.3 percent of children were born out of wedlock. Today, non-marital births hover at 40 percent, and a quarter of American children grow up without a father — driving poverty, crime, and generational trauma."
Fred HarrisonMay 15, 2026
Jonathan Lange: You Cannot Certify An Uncertainty
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Whenever I read a gender-bender brief, I get a stabbing pain in my frontal lobe. That’s part of the plan: Disorient potential dissenters so much that they are forced to give up and put a cold compress on their foreheads."
Jonathan LangeMay 15, 2026
Scott Clem: Pride, Principle, And Who's Really Pulling The Strings
Columnist Scott Clem writes, "The secretary of state took an oath to protect the rights of Wyoming citizens. Instead, he expanded federal power. Voter information will stay with the federal government long after Trump. This was an incredibly stupid move..."
Scott ClemMay 14, 2026