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Driskill, Sommers: Wyoming’s Permanent Savings
In a guest column, Wyoming Senate President Ogden Driskill and Speaker of the House Albert Sommers write, "In the 2023 General Session, the Freedom Caucus voted against a budget that will save nearly $1.5 billion by the end of fiscal year 2024. And, without blinking an eye, they voted for HB66 and HB116 which would have cost you the taxpayers nearly $1 billion."
August 28, 2023
Dennis Sun: Why The Ag Community Should Be Concerned
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Ever since Joe Biden has been president, the West and its agriculture industry have been threatened and under attack – maybe not as threatened as the energy industry has, that is, up until lately."
Dennis SunAugust 27, 2023
Rod Miller: Old Men, Fire and Politics in the Big Empty
The herd had stampeded during a thunderstorm in the middle of the night. They scattered so severely that Rimrock, the night rider, dragged into camp to say, "They’re out there in little bunches. Some bunches have three or four in ‘em, some bunches have a dozen. But there are a lot of bunches out there than don’t have any in ‘em.”
Rod MillerAugust 27, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Fantastic Landmark Arch Near Spot Where 15 Brave Firefighters Died 86 Years Ago
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "This past week marks the 86th anniversary of the worst fire fighter disaster in Wyoming history. And that disaster occurred in the shadow of what might be the state’s most unique landmark."
Bill SniffinAugust 27, 2023
Dave Simpson: Pry That Plastic Bag From My Cold, Dead Hands
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Here in Wyoming, we shake our flat heads in disbelief at states where you can shoplift at will, where violent people get turned right back out on the street, and where you can pitch a tent on a city sidewalk and pee in the gutter as long as you like."
Dave SimpsonAugust 26, 2023
Clair McFarland: It's Not Easy Being The Man Of The House. It's Harder If You're 11
Clair McFarland writes: Middleborn leaned his BB gun against the wall, trudged to my bed and tucked in next to me, knowing he had to protect his useless unconscious mom.
Clair McFarlandAugust 24, 2023
Charlie Spiering: With Donald Trump Absent, the ‘Rookie’ Takes the Heat in First GOP Debate
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Candidates were furious when Ramaswamy, the 38-year-old newcomer, accused them of acting like 'Super PAC puppets' that were 'bought and paid for' by their donors."
Charlie SpieringAugust 24, 2023
Rod Miller: The Wyoming GOP Rides For Too Many Brands
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When I was a young lad learning to buy horses, the best advice anyone ever gave me was, 'Count the brands.' If a horse had more than one brand, it meant that he was a problem for somebody."
Rod MillerAugust 23, 2023
Opinion: Wednesday Night's Debate Preview -- Republicans Prepare to Battle for Second Place
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The Republican voters who do watch Wednesday night will see a group of candidates fighting for second place, an unusual exercise, but one that the political establishment is desperate to see."
Charlie SpieringAugust 23, 2023
Dave Simpson: Back Then, We Agreed About Spiro
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "I don't remember any debate among Republicans and Democrats about the propriety of a vice president who accepted bribes. He had to go."
Dave SimpsonAugust 21, 2023
Rod Miller: We’re Not In Kansas Anymore, Toto. This Is Wyoming
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When the police chief of Marion, Kansas, raided the office of the small local newspaper a week ago, he did nothing more than reinforce James Madison’s truism that the freedom of the press must not be abridged."
Rod MillerAugust 20, 2023
Dennis Sun: Corner Crossing -- What Do We Do?
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For the last couple of years, corner crossing has been a hot topic causing a lot of concern with farmers and ranchers in Wyoming. The latest judge’s ruling has not helped this concern."
Dennis SunAugust 20, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Basin To Basin To Basin Trip Is Easy To Do In Wyoming
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Wyoming could be called the Basin State. Because of its big mountains and wide-open spaces in-between, a typical journey can find you doing a basin-to-basin-to-basin trip, like I did this past week."
Bill SniffinAugust 19, 2023
Charlie Spiering: It's The Inflation, Stupid
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The president only has a 34 percent approval rating on the economy, despite his aggressive push to remind Americans of his $370 billion spending bill in subsidies for electric cars, solar panels, and green energy just one year ago."
Charlie SpieringAugust 16, 2023
Wolf Advocates Succeed in Getting FWS To Waste More Time On Gray Wolves
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "While the Center for Biological Diversity is expected to seek to expand wolf recovery efforts to other states, the court ruling doesn’t settle the matter, as the case is set to continue in the D.C. federal court. One thing is certain: we can expect more years of litigation."
Cat UrbigkitAugust 15, 2023
Dave Simpson: Not A Place For The Faint Of Heart
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Yogi obviously climbed onto a picnic table at one end of the porch, and reduced a large hummingbird feeder to shards of red plastic. Yellow spouts, red perches and empty bottles littered the deck. He even took a swig of tiki lamp fuel."
Dave SimpsonAugust 15, 2023
Rod Miller: U.S. Women's Soccer Team Comes Across Like Spoiled Losers
On the U.S. women's soccer team collapse, columnist Rod Miller writes, "Leave the politics to folks who are a lot better at it than you are, and forget about scoring points with identity groups who might look at you as their champions while the world looks at you like spoiled losers."
Rod MillerAugust 13, 2023
Dennis Sun: It's Still Not Meat
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "For beef, lamb, pork, poultry and other meat producers, the good news is these “alt-meat companies,” as they like to be called, have seen a decrease in capital raised by 42 percent in 2022 compared to 2021."
Dennis SunAugust 12, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Mentioned In Movie ‘Oppenheimer’ And TV Show About Jerry Buss
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “Wyoming got some mention in the movie “Oppenheimer” and in the HBO series “Winning Time,” which is about the rise of the Los Angeles Lakers and its owner, Kemmerer native Jerry Buss.
Bill SniffinAugust 12, 2023
Rod Miller: That Time I Lost A Bet To A White Supremacist Knuckle-Dragger
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "This is a sordid tale about the doomed path of mixing gambling with fringe politics. There must be some obscure warning in Leviticus about this sort of dangerous behavior. Ma must have cautioned me about the risks. If so, I’ve clearly forgotten."
Rod MillerAugust 11, 2023
Clair McFarland: I Can't Watch The Barbie Movie (Not After What I Did To Her)
Clair McFarland writes, “My boisterous cousin Michael materialized out of nowhere and showed us how to pop off Barbie’s head and stick a firecracker into her neck. We lit the doll, threw her in the air and ran backwards."
Clair McFarlandAugust 11, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rocky Mountain Power's 29.2% Total Rate Increase
Dear editor: Rocky Mountain Power is requesting that YOUR power bill be raised almost 30%, with 7.6% of that already in place on an “interim basis” – prior to any ruling by the state’s Public Service Commission, and prior to the People of Wyoming having a voice and the ability to weigh in on a crippling rate hike."
August 10, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Biden’s Big Battery Bus Boondoggle Bust
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Despite Democrats echoing the siren song of an all-electric public vehicle program that would protect children from diesel fumes, all the president’s shills and all the president’s subsidies could not keep Proterra from going bankrupt."
Charlie SpieringAugust 09, 2023
Guest Column: If Freedom Caucus Holds Majority, Wyoming's Priorities Would Be Addressed
Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman says that if the Freedom Caucus held the majority in Wyoming's House and Senate, property tax reform would happen, school choice & education opportunity would be accomplished, and gender-reassignment surgeries would be prohibited.
August 09, 2023