Bill Sniffin: It Is Time To Hit The Road For Treks Around The Cowboy State
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "A great Wyoming tourist theme is the Great Road Trip. I am planning my trips right now. Two of my annual trips will be my annual Yellowstone trip for the 55th consecutive year and my annual trip to the Red Desert."
Bill SniffinJuly 15, 2025
Dave Simpson: Checking In With My Cranky Casper Pal
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “We both understand something about Donald Trump that eludes our Democrat friends. We don't pay much attention to his long-winded, blustery speeches, the ones that drive Democrats bat-guano crazy. But we sure like this guy's results.”
Dave SimpsonJuly 14, 2025
Gail Symons: Rodeo Is Wyoming's Soul Laid Bare
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Nearly every small town hosts its own grassroots version of the big rodeos, from Friday nights in Dubois or Kaycee to Fourth of July celebrations in Ten Sleep. These local rodeos have full parking lots, kids in the stands, and neighbors shaking hands across the fence."
Gail SymonsJuly 13, 2025
Cassie Craven: Prayer Is Better Than Politics
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “If we want to get humanity on track there’s only one way to do that, and it is through a power much higher than the Freedom Caucus.”
Cassie CravenJuly 13, 2025
Joan Barron: Can We Get Rid Of Prison Gerrymandering?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Although the inmates are convicted felons and cannot vote, they are counted as part of the overall population. They have been called 'Wyoming’s ghost constituents.'"
Joan BarronJuly 12, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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