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Dave Simpson: Checking In With My Cranky Casper Pal

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Dave SimpsonJuly 14, 2025

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Gail Symons: Rodeo Is Wyoming's Soul Laid Bare

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Gail SymonsJuly 13, 2025

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Cassie Craven: Prayer Is Better Than Politics

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Cassie CravenJuly 13, 2025

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Joan Barron: Can We Get Rid Of Prison Gerrymandering?

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Joan BarronJuly 12, 2025

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    Dennis SunAgriculture Columnist
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    Dave WalshSports Columnist
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Dennis Sun: Life Goes On Despite War

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "One doesn’t realize all of the terror of war and impacts to the agricultural industry, similar to those felt by producers in the Ukraine who have been in a war for three years."

Dennis SunJuly 11, 2025

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Jonathan Lange: The Flood Shows Why We Protect Parental Rights

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “In the real world, parents will fight to the death rather than give up their children to a system that harms them - physically, mentally, or spiritually.”

Jonathan LangeJuly 11, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: Wyoming's Red Desert Is A Vast Deep Sea – It Will Swallow You

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “Wyoming’s Red Desert is so unique. And it is huge! It can swallow you up. And you will love every minute of it.”

Bill SniffinJuly 10, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: Don’t Let Sloppy Politicians Try To Blame The Legislative Service Office

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Since recent legislatures are bound and determined to bring back every bad idea from the last 50 years, I expect to see the secession bill dusted off and brought out of the filing cabinet, to waste more time and effort."

Tom LubnauJuly 09, 2025

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Dave Simpson: The Real Drama's Down At The Courthouse

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “If you want to see how crazy life is being led by some among us, it's on full display pretty regularly at your local courthouse.”

Dave SimpsonJuly 07, 2025

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Gail Symons: In Wyoming, Patriotism Is A Verb 

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "The power of patriotism lies in its ability to remind us of the common values that unite us. In Wyoming, this means more than just pride, it means responsibility."

Gail SymonsJuly 06, 2025

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Cassie Craven: It’s Time For The Whiners To Wake Up 

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “To say that America is not free because you're on the losing side of political issues dealing with women’s spaces and war overseas is ignorant. It is blind to the sacrifices made by 18-year-olds who did things that still haunt their dreams, to protect people they’ll never know.”

Cassie CravenJuly 06, 2025

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Joan Barron: Another Party For Republicans?

Columnist Joan Barron writes, ''I doubt the idea of another party for Republicans would fly in Wyoming, where the GOP and the state legislature have been taken over by the hard GOP Christian right.''

Joan BarronJuly 05, 2025

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Jonathan Lange: Posterity Will Judge Us By Principles, Not Pragmatism

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “The deleted paragraph demonstrates how kicking the can down the road never solves the problem. More often, it makes the problem worse and its solution more costly.”

Jonathan LangeJuly 04, 2025

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Dennis Sun: Say It Isn’t So

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "I can’t imagine tourists going all the way to Yellowstone National Park wanting to share the Western culture by eating some glorified dog food. Instead they will want some locally-raised beef or lamb."

Dennis SunJuly 04, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: Tour Of Sunrise Should Be On Your Bucket List.

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Last Saturday, the Sunrise Historic and Prehistoric Preservation Society offered a sample of Wyoming’s rich, diverse and amazing history. Put next year’s annual tour of Sunrise on your bucket list."

Tom LubnauJuly 02, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: If You Had Your Life To Live Over, What Would You Change?

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Folks a certain age start looking back on their lives and wonder just how much differences they could have made. What if you could live your life over?”

Bill SniffinJuly 01, 2025

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Dave Simpson: That Friendly Wave That Reassures

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Great to be spending some quality time out in Wave Country again this summer. Wave County is anywhere far enough out in the boonies that when you meet an oncoming vehicle, the driver acknowledges your existence with a wave..."

Dave SimpsonJune 30, 2025

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Cassie Craven: School Choice Is About Helping Students, Not Systems

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The Wyoming Education Association plays victim in its lawsuit. It decries the scholarship with fundamental critique of how the capitalist system has this inherent tendency toward inequality and exploitation. How very Marxist.”  

Clair McFarlandJune 29, 2025

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Gail Symons: That Federal Lands Measure Would Have Betrayed Wyoming

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Supporters of this plan spoke of affordable housing and local control. Let’s call that what it is: a smokescreen. This bill wouldn’t have solved Wyoming’s housing crisis. It would create playgrounds for the wealthy."

Gail SymonsJune 29, 2025

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Joan Barron: The Night The Shah Of Iran Was Toppled

Columnist Joan Barron writes, “'The shah is dead,' the young guys yelled as they ran in the hallways of the dorm. They were Iranians. And they were joyous — jumping up and down joyous.”

Joan BarronJune 28, 2025

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Jonathan Lange: We All Have a Role in Strengthening Families

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Everyone has a vital role in strengthening Wyoming families. You don’t have to start with ambitious policies. You can start with yourself.”

Jonathan LangeJune 27, 2025

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Dennis Sun: The Trust Of The Consumer

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "It is especially important these days with the high price of beef and lamb, as consumers want to know more about the meat they eat and, to an extent, where it came from."

Dennis SunJune 27, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: Bad National Forest Rules Opened Door To Wildfires  - They Were Just Overturned!

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “I watched as bad Clinton-Gore-Babbitt forest policies set the stage for waste and horrible forest conditions in our national forest next door. It was truly malpractice.”

Bill SniffinJune 25, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: At This Point, House Appropriations Members Should Just Go Full Clown Show

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Wyoming needs serious-minded people who are not using the committee meetings as campaign stunts, but as gatherings to conduct the serious business of the state. We do not need a clown show."

Tom LubnauJune 25, 2025

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Dave Simpson: They're At It Again In Laramie

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “If veins are popping out of your neck because you hate Trump so much, you might consider seeing a cardiologist. Hatred like this for 10 years can't be good for your ticker.”

Dave SimpsonJune 23, 2025

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Cassie Craven: You Can Live The Founders' Vision In Your Daily Life

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Our founders not only anticipated tyranny, they predicted its proliferation; and prescribed a dose of duty to inoculate future Americans against it."

Cassie CravenJune 22, 2025

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Gail Symons: The Big Gun Bill Vs. Grassroots Governance

Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Don’t miss the irony. By repealing local discretion, the gun-zones bill doesn’t expand freedom. It concentrates decision-making into the hands of a few state legislators rather than the communities directly affected."

Gail SymonsJune 22, 2025

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Joan Barron: The Dark Side Of Pro Rodeo Life

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Since this is the outdoor rodeo season in Wyoming and the West, it was timely to watch an old gem last week on TCM. It was a 1952 black-and-white movie from RKO titled 'The Lusty Men.'"

Joan BarronJune 21, 2025

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