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Tom Lubnau: Representative Guggenmos Should Not Be On The Ballot
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Rep. Joel Guggenmos did not live in his Riverton-based district for the twelve months prior to taking office. When exceptions are made on flimsy excuses, we sacrifice the rule of law. He should not be allowed on the ballot."
Tom LubnauMay 13, 2026
Ken Buck: California's Warning To America — How Much Socialism Is Too Much?
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "The question isn't whether California will learn from its mistakes and correct course. The question is whether voters will wake up and realize this socialist tax-and-spend agenda is knocking on our door -- and whether we will fight to stop it."
Ken BuckMay 13, 2026
Dave Simpson: Check The Label On That Alleged Republican
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "To hear our Wishy-Washy, Republican Lite friends tell it, the primary is the most important election in Wyoming history. So important, they are encouraging Democrats – if they can find one – to cross over and vote Republican Lite."
Dave SimpsonMay 11, 2026
Clair McFarland: Fine, I'll Garden With You
Clair McFarland writes: "In a garden, anything is possible. You can exhale fully. You can pray for your enemies. You can make a serious 16-year-old laugh."
Clair McFarlandMay 11, 2026
Gail Symons: New GOP Bylaws As Control, Not Governance
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "When by-laws decide who gets party support, who gets labeled acceptable, and who gets dragged through an internal process, they stop being paperwork. They become power."
Gail SymonsMay 11, 2026
Fred Harrison: Don't Fall For The Pro-Life Vigilantes OR The Pro-Choice Elitists
Columnist Fred Harrison writes: "When a public official abandons constitutional logic for calls to violence, he hands the judicial establishment and abortionists what they want: Permission to dismiss our rigorous legal critiques as the ravings of unhinged extremists."
Fred HarrisonMay 09, 2026
Joan Barron: Deaf Interpreter Post Is Tough To Fill
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "A woman told of being arrested and jailed overnight in a domestic dispute. She was totally unable to communicate with the arresting officers, or apparently anyone else, although she said she tried writing notes. She spent a night in the county jail, unable unable to communicate with anyone."
Joan BarronMay 09, 2026
Bill Sniffin: 90-Year-Old Geezers Jim, Del, Joan, And Chuck Provide Inspiration
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Jim Hicks is throwing hay bales at 91. Chuck Brown is making deals in his 90s. Del McOmie is holding court at 90. And best of all, Joan Barron is still writing columns at the ripe old age of 97."
Bill SniffinMay 09, 2026
Dennis Sun: The Cost Of A Drought
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "In the past, some droughts have lasted 50 years. We hope this is not the case with this drought since, as droughts get longer, the costs get higher."
Dennis SunMay 08, 2026
Jonathan Lange: Sec. Chuck Gray’s Response To The DOJ Was Right
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “Attorney George Powers is on the warpath against the hugely popular election integrity work of Sec. of State, Chuck Gray. His complaint is that Gray responded positively to an official request from the Dept. of Justice."
Jonathan LangeMay 08, 2026
Scott Clem: When The Right Starts Playing The Left's Games
Columnist Scott Clem writes, "The left used to be the side saying, 'If you don’t agree with us then you’re the enemy, you racist bigot.' Increasingly, the right is saying the same thing, but with different words. The consequences go far beyond name‑calling."
Scott ClemMay 08, 2026
Tom Lubnau: Protecting The Rule Of Law
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "We all need to work to protect the rule of law. The alternative is living under a dictatorship. Tara Nethercott should be praised for encouraging her peers to defend or system of government."
Tom LubnauMay 07, 2026
Ken Buck: Not For Sale
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "That money shapes politics is a truth as old as the republic. What's new is the scale of it. A small class of ultrawealthy leftist donors now flood Washington with cash, routed through shell companies and opaque nonprofits engineered to obscure its source."
Ken BuckMay 06, 2026
Dave Simpson: Rest In Peace – The Cigarette Break
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “The boat my dad and brother built in the basement turned out to be one sweet little runabout. And, like it or not, I gotta give some of the credit to Camel cigarettes."
Dave SimpsonMay 05, 2026
Gail Symons: In The Wyoming GOP, Power Flows Upward
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "The GOP’s recent changes shift power from the grassroots to the centralized party apparatus. But the elected precinct people can still change this course.”
CSD StaffMay 04, 2026
Tom Lubnau & Rod Miller: Government Secrecy And You
Columnists Tom Lubnau and Rod Miller write, "The only reason no one has disclosed the advice the attorney general gave to Secretary Gray is because Secretary Gray wants that advice secret."
Tom Lubnau & Rod MillerMay 03, 2026
Bill Sniffin: For U. S. House Race, Wyoming Politics Will Definitely Be Personal
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Nine different candidates make the GOP race for U. S. House a real horse race this year. Here is my take on the insiders and outsiders.”
Bill SniffinMay 02, 2026
Joan Barron: We Don't Trust Nukes – For Good Reason
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The lack of any major protests against construction of a nuclear energy plant in Kemmerer is surprising, given Wyoming’s history."
Joan BarronMay 02, 2026
Jonathan Lange: Assassination And Abortion Are Morally Equal
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “If we want people to consider assassination as taboo and unthinkable, we should work toward making abortion taboo and unthinkable.”
Jonathan LangeMay 02, 2026
Dennis Sun: The Agricultural Community Needs To Find Common Ground
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Farmers and ranchers need to not attack each other in the industry, as so many others want to see them off the lands, especially those who raise livestock."
Dennis SunMay 01, 2026
Scott Clem: What's Changed In My Politics
Columnist Scott Clem writes, "At the GOP convention, a sweeping set of bylaw changes was pushed through under rules that silenced debate. They were crafted to concentrate power in a small committee and the larger body was expected to rubber‑stamp it."
Scott ClemApril 30, 2026
Tom Lubnau: The GOP Thinks It's Grabbing Power. It's Not
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The Wyoming Republican Party passed a bad idea to sue the state to overturn the state's election law as it applies to major parties. Looks like a power grab by the party. It’s really a slow-motion surrender of power."
Tom LubnauApril 30, 2026
Fred Harrison: The Fruit Of The Poisonous Tree — How The Courts Rigged The Game Against Life
Columnist Fred Harrison writes, "Until the Wyoming judiciary finds humility to admit its past errors, abandon its rigged games, and read the Constitution exactly as written, we will continue to see the will of the people frozen by the stroke of a single judge's pen."
Fred HarrisonApril 29, 2026
Ken Buck: DOGE 2.0 — Can Congress Finish What Elon Musk Started?
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "DOGE sparked a movement. It invigorated projects that have uncovered flagrant government waste -- from Minnesota's $9 billion of handouts to Somali swindlers, to California fraud that could cost residents $425 billion."
Ken BuckApril 29, 2026