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Guest Column: When Conservatives Organize, the Left Cries Foul 

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CSD StaffMay 08, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: A Primer On Governmental Immunity

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Tom LubnauMay 07, 2025

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Guest Column: Economics In Action -- Understanding Government Inefficiency

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CSD StaffMay 06, 2025

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Guest Column: Judicial Selection Process Is Secretive, Controlled By Liberal Legal Insiders

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CSD StaffMay 05, 2025

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    Dave SimpsonPolitical, Wyoming Life Columnist
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    Candy MoultonWyoming Life Columnist
  • TL
    Tom LubnauWriter
  • SAS
    Sally Ann ShurmurWriter
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    Dennis SunAgriculture Columnist
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    Bill SniffinWyoming Life Columnist
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    Jonathan LangeWriter
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    Dave WalshSports Columnist
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Dave Simpson: 'The Bad News Is, You've Got Cancer'

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “If just one guy reading this decides it's time to go get that PSA test he's been putting off, and a cancer that is slow moving in its early stages is caught in time, then this column will be a success.”

Dave SimpsonMay 05, 2025

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Cassie Craven: Leave Our Children Alone

Columnist Cassie Craven writes: “Telling kids anything except they're fearfully and wonderfully made in their given bodies is evil. Saying there's something about them that demands medicalization is an atrocity toward everything it means to be the adult in the room.”

Cassie CravenMay 04, 2025

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Gail Symons: GOP Leaders Are Caught Between Power And Independence

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "What the GOP is experiencing is not a violation of rights – it’s the discomfort of having to choose between power and independence. You can’t complain about house rules when you are living rent-free. "

Gail SymonsMay 04, 2025

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Joan Barron: The Amendment That Bit Back

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "I would bet that the 2011 class of lawmakers had no idea that the amendment they passed against Obamacare would be used to protect abortion rights more than 10 years later. It opened the door for a person to claim that their health care decisions are protected by the Wyoming Constitution."

Joan BarronMay 03, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: Amazing Wyoming Love Story Includes Long Delays, Unreal Military Heroism

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Who could imagine the unbelievable adventures that this couple had experienced before finally getting together in their old age.”

Bill SniffinMay 03, 2025

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Guest Column: This Is Happening in Wyoming — And We Can’t Afford to Keep Looking Away

Rep. Darin McCann writes, "An Obama - appointed federal judge just told Wyoming parents that schools may keep them in the dark about life-altering decisions involving their own children."

May 02, 2025

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Dennis Sun: Current Ag Facts At 100 Days In The Trump Administration

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "I write this column as President Donald J. Trump celebrates his first 100 days in office, and those in agriculture are worried about how bad tariffs will hurt."

Dennis SunMay 02, 2025

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Guest Column: Let Judges Do Their Jobs

Guest columnists Alaina Stedillie and Grant Lawson write: "Judges should be allowed to do their jobs, which is to apply the facts of each case to the governing law. This is the only way the system can work the way our Founders so wisely designed it."

CSD StaffMay 01, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: The Disturbing Trend Of Secrecy With Republican Entity Leadership.

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Freedom Caucus members are instructed by secret puppet masters, covertly on how to vote on bills and their campaigns are getting paid if they vote as instructed enough. Does anyone see any problems with this scheme?" 

Tom LubnauApril 30, 2025

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Candy Moulton: Robins, Bluebirds, Sandhill Cranes Are Signs Of Spring

Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Robins, bluebirds, sandhill cranes, and pussy willows are all signs that it’s spring on Beaver Creek and it seemed to take a while to get here in spite of the fact that our winter was mild. With spring comes new beginnings and changes.”  

Candy MoultonApril 29, 2025

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Guest Column: An Assessment Of The First 100 Days Of Trump’s Second Term

Guest columnist Ray Hunkins writes, "Trump’s most visible success has been in the field of illegal immigration belying the Biden Administration’s falsehood that he could do nothing to stem the flow of illegals without Congress passing legislation."

CSD StaffApril 29, 2025

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Dave Simpson: They're Up The Creek Without A Paddle

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “You Democrats have made yourselves the steadfast defenders of government waste, bloat, sexy books in elementary schools, and our (bipartisan) $36 trillion national debt.”

Dave SimpsonApril 28, 2025

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Guest Column: Trump’s First 100 Days Are A Vast Improvement Over Biden

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "If you want proof that the Trump administration is a vast improvement over Joe Biden’s presidency, we need only look to our Southern Border [where] daily border encounters are down by 93 percent and migrant crossings are down a whopping 99.99 percent."

CSD StaffApril 28, 2025

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Cassie Craven: Belief In The Judiciary Is What Makes It Effective

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “A judge blocking the government from executing deportations and using executive branch enforcement tactics is sending people into outrage. In our own back yard, a judge was called out of retirement to decide one of the most important cases in our state.”

Cassie CravenApril 27, 2025

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Guest Column: Don't Hand Your County Clerk's Duties To Someone In Cheyenne

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Believe the county clerk who lives in your town, not the politician in Cheyenne making headlines by spreading distrust and disinformation."

CSD StaffApril 27, 2025

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Joan Barron: Tread Lightly, Wyoming Lawmakers Looking To Broaden The Obscenity Laws

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The Joint Judiciary Committee's top priority is Wyoming obscenity laws and whether changes are needed to limit access. I hope the committee treads cautiously. High school kids should be encouraged to read books like Gatsby."

Joan BarronApril 26, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: Wyomingites Enduring Spring Of Deception’ Right Now – Don’t Get Too Comfortable

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Whether you call these false Spring heat waves ‘Sprinter’ or ‘Spring of Deception,’ it is real that weather is very unpredictable in Wyoming during this time of year.”

Bill SniffinApril 26, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: It's Time To Put The Abortion Question To The Voters

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "If the Freedom Caucus is truly operating on a landslide mandate, its members would trust their voters. Simply let the voters decide the abortion question with a constitutional amendment question, and the issue will be forever resolved.

Tom LubnauApril 26, 2025

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Dennis Sun: The American Beef Industry Is In Uncharted Waters

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For the last two years, the price of beef has steadily rose, but so has input prices. Today, both are at record prices and, with the threat of tariffs and volatility of the stock market, it makes it hard to predict beef prices."

Dennis SunApril 25, 2025

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Jonathan Lange: Wyoming Babies Need A Restraining Order Against Abusive Judges

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: Money can be remade. Lost profits can be reproduced. But to restore life is not in any man’s power.

Jonathan LangeApril 25, 2025

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Sally Ann Shurmur: Easter Week Has Been Rough, But Still There Is Hope

Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, “Clouding the hope of the Resurrection has been a spate of death. But even in the sadness, there is hope.”

Sally Ann ShurmurApril 24, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: Why Do Public Boards Appear To Be Hiding Things When They Discipline Employees?

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Do you ever wonder why public employers rarely comment on termination of government employees?  The simple answer is Wyoming law prohibits comments by public officials regarding terminations."

Tom LubnauApril 23, 2025

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Candy Moulton: Joseph Marshall III Completes His Circle

Candy Moulton writes: “Joseph Marshall III was a tremendous writer, an inspiring speaker, an imposing figure. And I’m grateful to say, a friend of mine, who was always so willing to share his Lakota ways and understanding.”

Candy MoultonApril 22, 2025

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Dave Simpson: Suddenly, They Care About Eggs

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “The price of eggs where I shop tells me that we're heading in the right direction, despite the predictably hysterical cries of our liberal friends, who have never given Trump the benefit of any doubt."

Dave SimpsonApril 21, 2025

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