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Sally Ann Shurmur: New Places Are The Best Part Of Road Trips
Columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "Immediately out of Dubois, the bear caution signs began and I was so excited. We never did see one, but I marveled at the beauty we did see. I kept saying over and over how I couldn’t believe this was so close to home."
Sally Ann ShurmurAugust 01, 2024
Rod Miller: The Wyoming Freedom Caucus Elected Me Their New Chairman
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When folks who read Casper Planet or other sources of satire wring their hands and whine that somebody should do something about all the lies, they’re correct. And the somebody who should do something is the reader."
Rod MillerAugust 01, 2024
Tom Lubnau: Let's Step Up For The Men And Women From Wyoming Serving Overseas
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "For the first time since the Korean War, the entire 2-300 Field Artillery Brigade of the Wyoming National Guard is deploying overseas. What can we do to deserve their service?"
Tom LubnauJuly 31, 2024
Candy Moulton: Bill Markley -- Telling Both Sides of the Story
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Author Bill Markley likes Butch Cassidy the best of all the outlaws he has researched. 'He always tried to not get anybody killed during the robberies he participated in,' he said."
Candy MoultonJuly 30, 2024
Tom Lubnau: Once Upon A Time, The Wyoming Republican Party Organization Had Integrity
Cowboy State Daily columnist and former Wyoming Speaker of the House Tom Lubnau writes, "Once upon a time, the Wyoming Republican Party Organization had integrity. These days, not so much."
Tom LubnauJuly 29, 2024
Dave Simpson: Harriet Delivered When No One Else Could (Or Cared)
Cowboy State Daily columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Harriet cut through the red tape and somehow got the Forest Service to do what it should have been doing for years.”
Dave SimpsonJuly 29, 2024
Clair McFarland: We Bought A Minivan With No Melted Sour Patch Kids In It
Clair McFarland writes: "True to his word, The Husband sold off our 2007 GMC Yukon and started shopping for a minivan."
Clair McFarlandJuly 28, 2024
Rod Miller: Wyoming Is a News Desert With a Helluva Lot of Rain
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "To call Wyoming a news desert is fake news. More folks are reading Wyoming news today than ever before. They’re just not getting ink on their fingers as they read it."
Rod MillerJuly 28, 2024
Joan Barron: Don’t Expect A 1968 Democratic Repeat
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Pundits recently pointed out similarities of the 2024 Democratic party shakeups and what happened in 1968. True, there are some eerie resemblances to the violent upheaval that surrounded the August 1968 convention."
Joan BarronJuly 27, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Brace Yourself For The Nuttiest 100-Day Election Campaign In American History
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “And despite all the confidence expressed by the Republicans, I believe the Dems still have a real chance to pull this off. The 12 million illegal aliens that arrived in the USA over the past three years could be the difference-makers.”
Bill SniffinJuly 27, 2024
Rod Miller: Mail Call Around the Ol’ Campfire
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Joe the Wranger pulled a glossy door-hanger from his chap pocket. It says that Wyoming is fixin’ to be taken over by baby-eatin’ Bolshevik bombthrowers, an’ if we wanna save our Wyoming Values, we gotta vote fer these Freedom Caucus knuckleheads that came here from back east.”
Rod MillerJuly 27, 2024
Dennis Sun: Northern Cattle
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For many years, we’ve been told steers fed in the North always bring more money than Southern-fed steers. We always took pride in the fact and bragged on it."
Dennis SunJuly 26, 2024
Jonathan Lange: The Future Of Drop Boxes In Wyoming
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "After bypassing the formal rulemaking process for five administrations, litigation may be the only way forward. By discovery, we can learn what happened. And by court authority, Wyoming voters can again be treated equally."
Jonathan LangeJuly 26, 2024
Sally Ann Shurmur: In My Opinion, The Republican Convention Was Great
Cowboy State Daily columnist Sally Ann Shurmur writes, "The most emotional moment for me came on night one, when Donald Trump arrived in the arena, barely 48 hours after being shot in Pennsylvania. I marveled at his strength and thanked God that he survived the bullet meant to kill him."
Sally Ann ShurmurJuly 25, 2024
Tom Lubnau: Why Are We At Each Other Throats These Days?
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "In an episode of Twilight Zone entitled “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, Rod Serling creates a mirror of society in 2024. Serling’s insight into the human personality is insightful and somewhat terrifying, even by today’s standards."
Tom LubnauJuly 24, 2024
Candy Moulton: Owen Wister in Wyoming
Cowboy State Daily columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Western novelist Owen Wister, who became famous for The Virginian, was a 'dude' in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, long before he wrote his classic novel."
Candy MoultonJuly 23, 2024
Dave Simpson: You Only Get Fired On 'The Apprentice'
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "“What does it take to get someone fired in this shockingly incompetent government? A dead former president? A dead candidate for president?"
Dave SimpsonJuly 22, 2024
Rod Miller: Wyoming’s Shameful New Political Club – The Cowards Caucus
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Several Wyoming legislative candidates are refusing to engage in political debates this season. The reasons they give for their refusal vary, but it all boils down to political cowardice, pure and simple."
Rod MillerJuly 21, 2024
Aaron Turpen: The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Gets Tougher As It Grows Up
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The payoff for all of that my two-car garage no longer fits two cars change is interior roominess. And there’s a lot of it. Seating for six or seven is standard (depending on second row options) and its third row is actually usable.”
Aaron TurpenJuly 20, 2024
Joan Barron: “Don’t Be a Patsy”
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "This is the time to be skeptical as we enter what promises to be a tumultuous election year. One where we will encounter lots of political news, including misinformation, false information and the occasional new wacko conspiracy theory.
Joan BarronJuly 20, 2024
Bill Sniffin: Seriously, Are We Oldsters Still In Middle Age, Really? – Nah
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “The years between 65 and 75 were probably the best years of our lives. We were free of major responsibilities, had a little money saved up, could travel, were relatively healthy, and overall, life was pretty doggone carefree.”
Bill SniffinJuly 20, 2024
Dennis Sun: Checkoffs Pay Back
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "In the five-year period from 2019-23, for every dollar invested in the Beef Checkoff’s demand-driven activities, producers and beef importers who pay into the program received a $13.41 benefit."
Dennis SunJuly 19, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Only Passionate Love Can Lower The Temperature
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "My heart aches for Melania and Barron Trump — and all of President Trump’s children. To them, he is neither a political target nor an icon. He is a husband, a father, and a grandfather."
Jonathan LangeJuly 19, 2024
Skeptics Disagree With Study That Finds Wyoming Tops In The Nation In Energy Costs
Wyomingites pay more on their energy bills than anyone else in the U.S. and almost twice as much as the second-highest state, according to a new study. But economist and state Sen. Cale Case says the study is critically flawed.
Pat MaioJuly 19, 2024