
Rod Miller: Using Kids As Human Shields In A Culture War
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "It boils down to this: if you don’t want to read a book, don’t read it. If you don’t want your minor children reading a book, don’t let them read it. Libraries don’t force-feed anything to anyone."
Rod MillerFebruary 05, 2025

Tom Lubnau: Freedom Caucus’ Policies Enticing For Bad Actors
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: “In the desperate pursuit of their agenda, the Freedom Caucus is inadvertently creating the perfect environment for extremist activities. Imagine this fictional scenario…”
Tom LubnauFebruary 05, 2025

Candy Moulton: Wyoming Rock Art Deserves Protection
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Some of Wyoming’s rock art resources are well known. There are many more sites that are not easily accessible to the public, but they all deserve the protection that will be provided by the current legislation."
Candy MoultonFebruary 04, 2025

Clair McFarland: Writing Up A Test For Real ’Muricans
Clair McFarland writes: "'I think Americans ought to be able to eat 20 hot dogs in a minute!' said Little-Feisty. I choked on my tea. 'And I think,' blustered Big-Sweet, 'you gotta know who Mike Tyson is!'”
Clair McFarlandFebruary 03, 2025

Dave Simpson: Imagine If The Wyoming Legislature Was Run Like Congress
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "With 435 Representatives and 100 Senators, they'll be lucky to get anything passed by Memorial Day. That's because they work in Washington for three days, with Mondays and Fridays reserved for travel."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 03, 2025

Cassie Craven: Let’s Get Back to the Old School Way of Hand Counting Ballots
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “A 7-year-old kid was able to hack into a voting machine at a 2018 DEFCON hacking event. But don’t worry, your vote is safe because U.W. took a poll and 94% of people trust them. Don’t ask questions, conspiracy theorist.”
Cassie CravenFebruary 02, 2025

Rod Miller: A Couple Freedom Caucus Bills I Support
Rod Miller writes, "Voila! Hidden in the pile of pointless culture-war pontificating and goofball populist pipe dreams, I found a couple Freedom Caucus bills I support, and can suggest with a straight face that they’ll be good for Wyoming."
Rod MillerFebruary 02, 2025

Joan Barron: Whatever Happened To The Wyoming Caucus?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The traditional Republicans may be holding back in hopes that the extremist Freedom Caucus will go too far and will 'hoist itself on its own petard' to borrow a very old saying from Shakespeare."
Joan BarronFebruary 01, 2025

Bill Sniffin: When Were You The Happiest?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "My wife was diagnosed with MS 40 years ago. As a result, we decided to travel the world at a younger age and pay for it with credit cards. Those were happy times. It worked out well.”
Bill SniffinFebruary 01, 2025

Dennis Sun: The High Price of Eggs
For the last two years, I, along with everyone else, understood the pandemic and inflation were two reasons for the high price of groceries. But, when egg prices started rising even more last fall, I realized there were more issues bringing on the rising prices.
Dennis SunFebruary 01, 2025

Jonathan Lange: The March For Life Bears Out The Constitution's Vision
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: The March for Life has become the national gathering of a wildly diverse movement. And as I walked through this cacophony, it struck me that this is the genius of American government.
Jonathan LangeFebruary 01, 2025

Sally Ann Shurmur: Kindness Abounds As January Finds Its Way Out
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, “Just having someone besides the dog to talk to might be the biggest gift of all.”
Sally Ann ShurmurJanuary 31, 2025

Rod Miller: Emotional Support Critters Around the Ol’ Campfire
Rod Miller writes, "Rawhide Ricky from Rawlins perked up and informed his colleagues, 'All we gotta do is get a letter from a doc sayin’ we cain’t function without our critters. Then we can take ‘em with us everywhere we go. It’s the law!'”
Rod MillerJanuary 30, 2025

Tom Lubnau: The Wyoming House Needs To Think, Not Grandstand
Tom Lubnau writes, "The consequences of House Bill 164 are stunning. If a doctor injects a dementia patient with a muscle paralyzer with the intent of paralyzing the patient’s lungs so they can’t breathe and they die, the doctor can’t lose his job or lose his license for killing patients. It's euthanasia legalized."
Tom LubnauJanuary 29, 2025

Candy Moulton: The Creative Circle Of Joseph Marshall III
Columnist Candy Moulton writes: “Joseph Marshall III, a member of the Sicangu Oyate tribe, grew up on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, in South Dakota, on his grandmother’s land. As a child he spoke only Lakota; now he is a member of the Western Writers Hall of Fame. ”
Candy MoultonJanuary 28, 2025

Dave Simpson: Does A Wet Blanket Await In The Wyoming Senate?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "It's my hope that the wise and august state senators heed the tone of the electorate expressed last August, and proceed right away to the Five and Dime bills, so there's plenty of time to override pesky gubernatorial vetoes if need be, unlike last year."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 27, 2025

Tom Lubnau: This Year’s Abortions Bills Are More Political Theater
Tom Lubnau writes, "These bills are not about abortion, but about creating election issues - again. Anyone who speaks against the stupidity of these bills will see slanderous videos and flyers flooding every inbox, labeling them abortionists.”
Tom LubnauJanuary 27, 2025

Cassie Craven: Freedom Caucus Shows Promises Made, Promises Kept
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “To say the Freedom Caucus is grandstanding for publicity or campaign issues years from now is a wild notion. They just kicked establishment incumbents all the way out the door. They don’t need campaign issues. They need results and promises delivered – and so far so good.”
Cassie CravenJanuary 26, 2025

Rod Miller: The Separation Of Church And School In Wyoming
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Wyoming Constitution says religious organizations will never get one thin dime of taxpayer money. Things don’t get much more separate than that. Things are rendered to either Caesar or to God, not to both."
Rod MillerJanuary 26, 2025

Aaron Turpen: Odometer Fraud Is Getting More Commonplace, Thanks to Electronics
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, "As the change from physical to virtual odometer readouts has commenced, so has the number of odometer fraud cases. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that around 450,000 vehicles are sold every year with false odometer readings."
Aaron TurpenJanuary 26, 2025

Joan Barron: Needed -- A 101 Course On Property Taxes
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "I think it’s clear that the lawmakers need to know precisely how the tax revenues from property taxes are spent other than that what they learn from their tax statements outlining the mill distributions."
Joan BarronJanuary 25, 2025

Bill Sniffin: Yes, Wyoming Needs A Big New Monument . . . For The Historic Oregon Trail
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “The Oregon Trail has significant sites and sights all across Wyoming that are still in place which deserve recognition.”
Bill SniffinJanuary 25, 2025

Dennis Sun: Cattle and Beef Prices Expected to Rise
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Today, everything we read about cattle and beef say prices are going up. This can be attributed to the short supply of cattle and the high demand of consumers, both in America and around the world. Everyone wants American beef."
Dennis SunJanuary 24, 2025

Jonathan Lange: Every Legislator Should Vote To Protect Wyoming Kids From The Porn Industry
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: "Without age verification safeguards, anyone of any age can access soul-destroying images merely by clicking on a button that says, 'I’m over 18 years old.'"
Jonathan LangeJanuary 24, 2025