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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
Sally Ann Shurmur: In The Midst Of A Most Solemn Occasion, A Pep Rally Broke Out
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, “The inauguration festivities on Monday were everything I hoped for, and more. Now that’s an opinion.”
Sally Ann ShurmurJanuary 23, 2025
Rod Miller: Let's Not Give More Power To The Gang That Can't Shoot Straight
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "In Park County, home to the nincompoops that are trying to tell Wyoming how to conduct our elections, the county assessor resigned then the dumpster caught fire."
Rod MillerJanuary 22, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Legislature's Odd Maneuvers Look Like Political Theater
Tom Lubnau writes, "It seems like the legislature is scrambling to create campaign issues on hot-button topics rather than solving problems for run of the mill folks."
Tom LubnauJanuary 22, 2025
Candy Moulton: This Wyoming Cold Is Nothing New
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "We’ve all gotten a pretty good dose of frigid weather all across Wyoming in the last few days with temperatures plunging to 20 or 30 degrees below zero (without any wind)."
Candy MoultonJanuary 21, 2025
Dave Simpson: Trump’s Victory Belongs To The Scorned Underdogs
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “For folks who consider themselves so much smarter than the rest of us, our liberal friends have failed. Spectacularly.”
Dave SimpsonJanuary 20, 2025
Cassie Craven: That Time A National LGBT Group Blasted A Wyoming One
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “An interesting moment surfaced in the Labor and Health Committee this week when national group Gays Against Groomers lambasted the state’s most prominent LGBTQ advocacy group, Wyoming Equality, for its dystopian agenda."
Cassie CravenJanuary 19, 2025
Rod Miller: Planning The New Mount Rushmore Around The Ol’ Campfire
Rod Miller writes, "Sourdough forged onward. 'Vedauwoo has all them rocks right by the interstate. If someone carved Josh Allen’s face on one o’ them boulders, tourists would go nuts an’ Buford would be a boomtown again!'”
Rod MillerJanuary 19, 2025
Joan Barron: It Was Like A Religious Ceremony But No One Was Singing
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "So the juggernaut is off with the leaders promising to pass 20 bills in the first 20 days of the session including the five priority bills. The House Freedom Caucus has shown its muscle."
Joan BarronJanuary 19, 2025
Clair McFarland: That's What I Get For Bribing A Rock Star
Clair McFarland writes, "I like to pad barefoot into the guitar room (we used to call that a living room) and yell things like 'Turn that down!' Middleborn’s nose does a golly-shucks-wonder-what-went-wrong wrinkle, and he slams out an E-minor so loud it shoots up my sinuses."
Clair McFarlandJanuary 18, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Short-Sighted Bills Have Us Barreling Toward A Wyoming Income Tax
Tom Lubnau writes, "The Legislature is looking at 'backfilling' property tax cuts with state savings and funds from taxpayers. The reason it's 'backfilling' is because some lawmakers do not want to bear the consequences of their decisions."
Tom LubnauJanuary 18, 2025
Bill Sniffin: America’s Return To Common Sense A 21st Century “Sputnik Moment”
Bill Sniffin writes: “Sputnik moments are those critical moments in time when a society reacts to immense changes and takes a different direction.”
Bill SniffinJanuary 18, 2025
Jonathan Lange: It’s Time To End DEI
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: By a sleight of hand, DEI substitutes vague notions of collective guilt for concrete accountability to clear moral principles It keeps us stuck in the past and makes present repentance and forgiveness impossible.
Jonathan LangeJanuary 18, 2025
Dennis Sun: The Needs of Agriculture
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "I’m not sure how the new administration’s policies will shake out, but I hope some of the current barriers and restrictions will go away and make room for better policies."
Dennis SunJanuary 17, 2025
Sally Ann Shurmur: And While You’re At It, A To-Do List For 47
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "As we all wait for Monday and the swearing-in of Donald John as our 47th president, some of us are also praying for a miracle from Touchdown Jesus later in the day."
Sally Ann ShurmurJanuary 17, 2025