Opinion

Guest Column: BLM’s Rock Springs Plan: An Argument for Federal Land Transfer

Sen. Bob Ide writes, "It’s time for the state of Wyoming to exercise its sovereignty and demand that the federal government fulfill the promise made back in 1890."

September 29, 2023

Rod Miller: The Empty Head of the Sagebrush Rebellion Raises Itself Again

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If the Freedom Caucus was too lazy or too proud to get involved in the fed’s planning process on the BLM’s Draft Management Plan from Day One, but then cry crocodile tears when the horse is out of the barn, they aren’t worth listening to."

Rod MillerSeptember 28, 2023

Cat Urbigkit: BLM is Tired of Misinformation About Rock Springs Plan, But The Plan Itself Is Misinformation

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "While the BLM had previously claimed that its preferred alternative would not result in reduced vehicle access by imposing road closures, that claim is false, since the plan includes closing 4,505 miles of routes to all use and removes another 10,000 miles of routes from the transportation network."

Cat UrbigkitSeptember 28, 2023

Charlie Spiering: GOP Debate 2 -- A Sequel Worse than the First

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Voters who tuned into the Republican presidential debate last night probably regretted that decision and they were not alone."

Charlie SpieringSeptember 28, 2023

The Red Creek Badlands Wilderness Study area in southwest Wyoming is part of more than 3 million acres in the Bureau of Land Management's proposed resource management plan.

Cat Urbigkit: BLM Misinforms The Public About Rock Springs Plan

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, “Of the four alternatives examined, Alternative D seems the most balanced approach to management, offering something for every public land user. So why did the BLM select the most stringent alternative as its preferred?”

Cat UrbigkitSeptember 26, 2023

Guest Column: BLM Breaches Local Policies and Trust With Resource Management Plan

In a guest column, 10 Wyoming legislators says the BLM's draft Resource Management Plan will "devastate a hardworking community of energy, agricultural users, and recreationalists who depend on the ability to use these lands for productive uses."

CSD StaffSeptember 25, 2023

Dave Simpson: 'Silver Wings,' Not 'Barbie,' Got Raves

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Sorry I missed 'Barbie' with my friends Bill and Nancy Sniffin, but the highlight of the summer had nothing to do with sitting in a movie theater. It was sitting around a campfire while a retired eye doctor/musician from Nebraska sang 'Silver Wings.'”

Dave SimpsonSeptember 25, 2023

Rod Miller: Government Secrets vs. The Wyoming Public Records Act

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "In a free society like ours, citizens should know more about government than government knows about us. Knowledge is power, right? When government keeps secrets from its citizens, it becomes a secret government."

Rod MillerSeptember 24, 2023

The Green River in the town of Green River really is green.

Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Is Full Of Beautiful River Towns, So Which Is The Prettiest?

Bill Sniffin writes: “One of my all-time favorites is Evanston, which has taken its Bear River and made it a dominant item on its landscape. This town might deserve the prize for best use of its river.”

Bill SniffinSeptember 23, 2023

Dennis Sun: Climate Change And What To Believe

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Lately, we’ve heard a lot of news stories saying climate change is the reason for the extreme weather patterns we’ve experienced. The bad news is climate change is so political, we don’t know what to believe."

Dennis SunSeptember 22, 2023

Clair McFarland: The Burger King Of All Weirdos

Clair McFarland writes: "My upbringing was more of the try-to-survive type than the we-care-about-football type. I know there’s some magic that makes everyone put on matching shirts, crowd into a bowl and chant war songs together. But like a tourist tromping into a buzzing monastery, I tried too late to join the faith."

Clair McFarlandSeptember 21, 2023

Charlie Spiering: The Pride and Vanity of Mitt Romney

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Romney’s failures and flip-flops were legendary, but none so egregious as his flip-flop assessment of former President Donald Trump."

Charlie SpieringSeptember 21, 2023

Rod Miller: Rep. Lauren Boebert -- You Can Take The Girl Out Of The Trailer Park, But…

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "The Grand Old Party would be well -advised, when choosing their spear-carriers to represent the moral high ground when it comes to sex, to find a handmaiden who can keep her knees together, her hands to herself and her thong in place."

Rod MillerSeptember 20, 2023

Cat Urbigkit: Colorado Preps for Wolf Reintroduction

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Although it appears there is no stopping Colorado’s voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program, a draft federal record of decision issued last Friday by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will make dealing with problem wolves a lot easier.

Cat UrbigkitSeptember 19, 2023

Dave Simpson: Did I Mention It Was 4 Whole Days?

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Kids shouldn't be spending time every day watching cartoons on television or staring into an iPad. But I'll have to admit that the girls got their share of screen time during their visit, which gave Granny and Gramps time to regroup, catch our breath, and plan strategy."

Dave SimpsonSeptember 18, 2023

Rod Miller: The Ol’ Campfire & The Salvation Of Wyoming Politics

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "I finally met Dan Sabrosky around the ol’ campfire when he came up to me and introduced himself. Dan and I have spent months lobbing “truth bombs” and laughing emojis at each other, behind our keyboards. But, after a firm handshake and looking one another in the eye, the dynamic changed."

Rod MillerSeptember 17, 2023

Dennis Sun: Beef. It's What's For Dinner

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "A recent study by Tulane University found 12 percent of Americans are responsible for eating one-half of all the beef consumed on any given day. I question this study as it was funded by groups against cattle grazing."

Dennis SunSeptember 17, 2023

Bill Sniffin: Wyoming’s Love-Hate Relationship With Interstate 80

Bill Sniffin writes: “I am always complaining about the 12,000 to 16,000 semitrailer trucks on Interstate 80. Even if 99% are courteous and safe, that other 1% means 120-150 monsters making stupid decisions that risk the lives of all of us.”

Bill SniffinSeptember 16, 2023

Harriet Hageman: Boneheaded “Green” Policies Cause Massive Electricity Rate Increase

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Wyoming ratepayers should not be forced to subsidize bad policies coming out of Washington, Colorado, and California. We have all the resources necessary to produce affordable and reliable electricity right here; if Colorado and California don’t want our power, they can find their own alternatives."

Harriet HagemanSeptember 15, 2023

Dave Simpson: Oh Good, California Professors Want To Save Wyoming

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Two professors in California have hope for us. They hope we can get over our silly concerns over vaccine mandates, gender-altering procedures on children, boys playing girls' sports, and talking sex to First Graders in Wyoming."

Dave SimpsonSeptember 15, 2023

Charlie Spiering: Thanks to Nancy Pelosi, We’re Back in Impeachment Season

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Republicans have not reached the 'high crimes and misdemeanors' threshold necessary for a successful impeachment case, but they have certainly reached the new threshold set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in 2019 when she moved to impeach President Donald Trump."

Charlie SpieringSeptember 13, 2023

Cat Urbigkit: Legislators to BLM -- Rock Springs Plan is a Community Killer

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Republican legislators attending Tuesday’s committee meeting in Pinedale thanked the Bureau of Land Management for attending the session and then let them know that the’s BLM’s preferred alternative in the draft plan for the Rock Springs district isn’t highly regarded."

Cat UrbigkitSeptember 12, 2023

Dave Simpson: I Call It The Lumpy Rutherford Party

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "My wife says the Democratic party is the Eddie Haskell Party, in that they are complimentary to June Cleaver's face - 'You're looking particularly beautiful today, Mrs. Cleaver' - but laugh at how gullible adults are behind her back."

Dave SimpsonSeptember 11, 2023

Rod Miller: Transparency and Political Courage in the Cowboy State

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When it comes to the political courage to back up their hot air, WyoRINO is woefully lacking. I suppose that, if you lack cojones, you are better off concealing your cowardice behind a cloak of anonymity."

Rod MillerSeptember 10, 2023

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