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Ken Buck: Vice President Vance Is Hunting Fraud
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "This spring the White House launched the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, the largest-ever governmentwide effort to root out fraud, waste and abuse from federal programs."
Ken BuckJune 25, 2026
Fred Harrison: The Stolen Veto — How Wyoming Voters Can Take Back Our Courts
Columnist Fred Harrison writes, "Increasingly, after the votes are counted and the laws are passed, those laws are quietly erased. Not by the voters, and not by the legislature. They are vetoed by unelected lawyers wearing black robes."
Fred HarrisonJune 24, 2026
Dave Simpson: When Is The Death Penalty The Only Option?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I once saw two young men sentenced to death. I was in the courtroom in Laramie in August of 1974 when Judge Bentley sentenced Billy Cloman and Julian Turner to the gas chamber for murders of two Laramie County ranchers."
Dave SimpsonJune 23, 2026
Gail Symons: Waiting Tables Woke Me Up Pretty Fast
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "After tuition and expenses, my flexibility hinged on tips. Those tips reflected how well I served people. There was a direct connection between effort and result, and good service mattered."
June 22, 2026
Clair McFarland: Y'all Could Learn A Thing Or Two From My Dad
Clair McFarland writes, "To me, the valiant man of our world is the one who makes things run, makes things last, makes things hold their purpose under pressure. That’s my dad.”
Clair McFarlandJune 21, 2026
Joan Barron: Revisiting Ebola, And 'The Hot Zone'
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "That old horror disease, Ebola, is back in the news, most unfortunately and prevention is on high alert. Given that there was nearly an outbreak of Ebola in this country years ago, these precautions are understandable."
Joan BarronJune 20, 2026
Bill Sniffin: Texas Humidity To Wyoming Coolness – A Wonderful Summer Transition
Columnist Bill Sniffin reminds: “Traveling by air from Wyoming is always an adventure. It has been a truism that even when you die and go to heaven, you still have to go through Denver first.”
Bill SniffinJune 20, 2026
Dennis Sun: Ag Producers Can Learn From Dairy
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Dairies have turned to technology to manage their water use and they are utilizing a number of other management tools. They have also learned to push back on fake milk products. I salute the dairy industry for all they are doing."
Dennis SunJune 19, 2026
Jonathan Lange: Children Deserve Stronger Marriage Laws
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "No-fault divorce laws hurt both men and women. But they hurt children most of all. Our family crisis didn’t happen naturally. It happened when progressives deleted a century of wisdom."
Jonathan LangeJune 19, 2026
Rod Miller: Make The Whole State Of Wyoming Our Capitol
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Wyoming gubernatorial candidate Eric Barlow proposed an idea the other day that resonated with me, and it’s worthy of your consideration. It's cowboy as hell."
Rod MillerJune 19, 2026
Fred Harrison: Father's Day And Why Our Culture's Denigration of Fathers Cost Us Everything
Columnist Fred Harrison writes, "Our culture has spent decades systematically denigrating, dismissing, and dismantling the role of the father. We have made a catastrophic mistake. The statistics are unyielding."
Fred HarrisonJune 18, 2026
Ken Buck: The National Debt Is Making Life In America Unaffordable
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "The average American will pay nearly $650,000 in interest fees over the course of their life, according to a recent study. As the national debt goes up, rates go up, and borrowing costs go up."
Ken BuckJune 17, 2026
Tom Lubnau: Sure, Pass Unconstitutional Bills And Blame 'Activist Judges'
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Stupidity is a defense, but it has its limits. Four years of passing the same unconstitutional abortion bills stretches that defense past the breaking point."
Tom LubnauJune 17, 2026
Ray Hunkins: UW Athletics At A Crossroads With Pending Bill In Congress
Columnist Ray Hunkins writes, "Gone from college athletics is the amateur model, developed and refined over 174 years. In its place is the Wild West model and what I call the helter-skelter model, a chaotic, no-holds-barred free-for-all, without adult supervision."
Ray HunkinsJune 17, 2026
Fred Harrison: Triad of Overreach — How Judicial Activism Dismantled The American Family
Columnist Fred Harrison writes, "This month, as Cheyenne Pride Week kicks off, vibrant banners fill the state's capital city. But underneath the festivities lies a quiet anxiety citizens across Wyoming share: the foundational fabric of our society is fraying."
Fred HarrisonJune 17, 2026
Dave Simpson: Those Two Old Guys Are At It Again
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Remember those two old guys building a cabin up high in the Snowy Range? Well, I'm one of those guys. The cabin project came out of hibernation two weeks ago, our third summer on the job. Our combined age this year: 150."
Dave SimpsonJune 15, 2026
Gail Symons: Being ‘Smart’ Takes All Kinds
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Most of us inherited a narrow definition of what it means to be ‘smart.’ But narrow standards cause us to misjudge others.”
Gail SymonsJune 15, 2026
Bill Sniffin: My Siblings Had To Endure Hearing Brother Bill’s ‘Rules For Life.’
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “I have never been shy about giving advice. My younger siblings always heard my best gems.”
Bill SniffinJune 13, 2026
Joan Barron: Siting Council Could Rein In Data Centers
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Wyoming’s glut of data centers has been the target of national publications lately, including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post."
Joan BarronJune 13, 2026
Jonathan Lange: It’s Time to Repeal Wyoming’s Surrogacy Law
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “Every child has the right to his or her own parents. Full stop. Adults do not have any right to purchase children - whether the parents are consenting or not.”
Jonathan LangeJune 12, 2026
Dennis Sun: Beef, It’s What Consumers Want
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "All the buzz this week is about cattle, beef products and how New World screwworm being found in Texas and New Mexico may impact the price of meat, especially beef."
Dennis SunJune 12, 2026
Rod Miller: Backtracking Part Two - Blood and Heat At The ID Ranch
Columnist Rod Miller writes: "So I took my family (the blood) and Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken (the heat), to the old ranch country where I expect my kids to scatter my ashes. Here’s what went down."
Rod MillerJune 11, 2026
Ken Buck: It's Time to Stop Shielding College Endowments
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Colleges these days look more like major corporations rather than not-for-profit places of learning. The top 20 richest colleges -- all but three of which are private -- sit atop over $500 billion of savings."
Ken BuckJune 10, 2026
Tom Lubnau: In Defense Of The Well-Crafted Insult
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "When a party to an argument resorts to name-calling, it is usually a sign they have misplaced the facts somewhere between outrage and the send button."
Tom LubnauJune 10, 2026