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Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Is Known Far And Wide For ‘Firsts’
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “From the creation of Yellowstone to giving women voting rights, a lot of ‘firsts’ occurred here in the lowest populated state in the union over the years.”
Bill SniffinSeptember 10, 2025
Dave Simpson: A Sad Tale Of Insurance And Lost Love
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “To quote Taylor Swift, we won't “ever, ever, ever, ever” be signing up again with these guys who teased us with free stuff, but don't have a urologist in Cheyenne who accepts their insurance.”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 08, 2025
Gail Symons: Don't Feed The Trolls
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "A commenter who likes to come up with nicknames he incorrectly believes are clever, referred to a 'satanic lobbyist.' It wasn’t disagreement. It was performance: distortion meant to get a reaction."
Gail SymonsSeptember 07, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Could Use A Big New Monument - How About 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. It is worthy of a more important national designation.”
Bill SniffinSeptember 06, 2025
Clair McFarland: This Wicked Dodge Charger Really Has Me Thinking
Clair McFarland writes: “‘Oh boy. Dad’s loaner cars are not just loaners. They’re rodded Mustangs or time machines. I’m not kidding – the man once restored a DeLorean. So I got the least conspicuous loaner, really, when Dad handed over Mom’s race rod."
Clair McFarlandSeptember 06, 2025
Dennis Sun: The Need to Belong
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Illegal meat coming into the U.S. where we're fighting the New World screwworm, bringing in labor from other countries and allowing other countries to purchase land in America, are just a few of the issues agriculture faces today."
Dennis SunSeptember 05, 2025
Jonathan Lange: How Did Gender Ideology End Up In Our Kids' Sex-Education Books?
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Every time politicians tell you that we don’t need to pass legislation to protect Wyoming from big city woke-ism, remember this debacle."
Jonathan LangeSeptember 05, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Understanding Local Government Direct Distributions
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "By virtue of property tax cuts last session, local governments have borne the brunt of much of the property tax relief. Government entities are starting to feel the pain of the tax cuts. Some politicians, anxious to get reelected, are turning a deaf ear to the pain of local governments."
Tom LubnauSeptember 03, 2025
Guest Column: Are We Building Economic Development Or Creating Wyoming’s Next Crisis?
Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "Private property rights are the cornerstone of American liberty, but they are not absolute. When private property use escalates into industrial operations that impose costs on neighbors and communities, it ceases to be a matter of private rights alone and becomes a matter of public policy."
Guest ColumnSeptember 03, 2025
Bill Sniffin: It Was History, Not Parents, That Spoiled The Baby Boomer Generation
Bill Sniffin writes: “Yes, us baby boomers were born on third base and thought we had hit a triple. This means whatever advantages we had in our lives, they were not created by us. Our parents set us up for success. And relished in it."
Bill SniffinSeptember 02, 2025
Dave Simpson: You Call Bunker Busters 'Chickening Out?'
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “In the latest pathetic, ham-handed, all-thumbs attempt to dirty up President Donald Trump, our Democrat friends came up with the 'TACO' slogan, which stood for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 01, 2025
Gail Symons: There's A Four-Part Test For Good Politicking. Hold 'Em To It
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Good policy makers should ask: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build goodwill? Will it be beneficial to all concerned?"
Gail SymonsAugust 31, 2025
Cassie Craven: Career Criminals Aren’t Always What You Think
Columnist Cassie Craven writes: "One of the most unfair provisions in Wyoming law is our 'habitual offender' law. It pressures people with a shot at acquittal into giving up and pleading guilty."
Cassie CravenAugust 31, 2025
Bill Sniffin: How To Deal With 2,000 Hippies When They Invaded Wyoming Over July 4 Holiday?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “It is hard to imagine today what a potential disaster it would be when 2,000 hippies invaded Cowboy Country back in 1973. They ultimately camped at Freak Mountain. Yes, Freak Mountain!”
Bill SniffinAugust 30, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Department of Health Caught Violating Federal Law
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, “Significant portions of the (state) curriculum had nothing to do with birds and bees. Instead, the Wyoming Department of Health curriculum jumped into the culture wars and propounded gender ideology.”
Jonathan LangeAugust 29, 2025
Dennis Sun: There Are No Crystal Balls When It Comes To Beef Prices
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Every month, there is big news about beef at the meat counter, including consumers paying record prices and cattle bringing in record prices for producers."
Dennis SunAugust 29, 2025
Tom Lubnau: One Instance Where the 2025 Legislature Got it Right
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "This column has been openly critical, and deservedly so, of the 2025 Wyoming legislature’s general session. Some good things happened, though. The legislature passed Senate File 152, which gave the state tools to better fight wildland fires."
Tom LubnauAugust 27, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Serving As ‘Bear Bait’ May Have Been Worst Job In The World?
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Ranger Steve Frye waited for a bear to enter the cage, while squatting in putrid garbage. It was him or the bear. Yikes.”
Bill SniffinAugust 27, 2025
Dave Simpson: The Death Of Gerry Spence, A True Wyoming Legend
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Gerry Spence and [partner] Ed Moriarity were larger than life, courtroom legends, a fearsome combination. That trip to Jackson was the most fascinating afternoon I ever spent in a news career that has spanned five decades."
Dave SimpsonAugust 25, 2025
Cassie Craven: Get Ready For School Discipline To Get Political
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The counseling issue in schools and how teachers should handle discipline will be one of the most complicated and hotly contested issues in Wyoming politics this year.”
Cassie CravenAugust 24, 2025
Gail Symons: They’re Making Laws About You. Show Up
Columnist Gail Symons writes: “Civic education is not about memorizing the Federalist Papers. It is about knowing whom to call, what meeting to attend, and how to make your voice count when decisions affect you.”
Gail SymonsAugust 24, 2025
Bill Sniffin: My Very Own Wyoming Painted Morning – Just Me And The Ducks
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Walking along a Wyoming river during the early morning hours is perhaps the most therapeutic thing you can do during the best time of the day.”
Bill SniffinAugust 23, 2025
Dennis Sun: Wyoming State Fair, Another Great One
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Juan Reyes, a rancher out of Wheatland, and Doug Miyamoto, director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, were honored as the 2025 Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees at the Wyoming State Fair."
Dennis SunAugust 22, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Rescued Newspapers Can Help Their Communities
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “That is the real tragedy of small-town life. Most townsfolk know nothing of what is happening on their local school board or city council. But they can recite every detail of distant scandals and outrage du jour. Local newsprint can affect this...”
Jonathan LangeAugust 22, 2025