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Dave Simpson: What In Sam Hill Does That Mean?
Columnist Dave Simpson wonders what in the Sam Hill does "what in the Sam Hill" mean...
Dave SimpsonMay 11, 2021
Karen Budd Falen: Will Biden’s 30 X 30 Plan Be A Repeat of History?
Columnist Karen Budd Falen writes: "How are farmers and ranchers going to feed 8.5 billion people in 2030 if there is no American oil and gas for tractors, we are paying landowners not-to-produce or produce less, and multiple use on federal lands is curtailed or eliminated to reach the 30 X 30 Plan goals?"
May 05, 2021
Joe McGinley: You Are The Solution To Political Extremism
Guest columnist Joe McGinley writes: "The extremism we are currently witnessing in the WRP is the result of apathy. True Wyoming Republicans are currently sitting on the sidelines, too disgusted and embarrassed to participate."
May 05, 2021
Dave Simpson: Friends Don’t Let Friends Become Landlords
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I learned that to be a landlord, you need the disposition of a prison warden, with a demeanor that tells renters you eat puppy dogs for breakfast, and kittens for lunch."
Dave SimpsonMay 04, 2021
William Perry Pendley: Junk Science From The Government? Wyoming Has Heard It Before
Columnist William Perry Pendley writes: "At some point, many concluded Fauci, et al. were making it all up and stopped listening.
May 03, 2021
Dave Simpson: Both Sides Get Their Share Of Crazy
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "For months now, I've been seeing a car parked at the grocery store with this bumper sticker: 'Ted Bundy was a Republican.'"
Dave SimpsonApril 27, 2021
Opinion: Not The Color Of Our Skin; Congress & Presidents (except Trump) Abdicated, So Only Hope Is SCOTUS
Columnist Perry Pendley writes: "Meanwhile, United Airlines, Wyomings primary air carrier, proudly announced that it will hire pilots, not for their skills at aviating the 'Friendly Skies,' but due to their race and gender."
April 27, 2021
Dave Simpson: Who Cares? Let Our Kids Pay!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Bear in mind, $27 trillion in debt will soon be a quaint memory, as the $1.9 trillion Covid relief blowout is being followed by a $2 trillion (maybe more) infrastructure blowout, to be followed by another trillion dollar blowout for whatever Joe Biden and his wild-eyed progressives dream up next."
Dave SimpsonApril 21, 2021
Biden’s “30 By 30 Plan” – a Slap at American Private Property Rights
Guest columnist Karen Budd Falen says the Biden administration's solution to climate change is: "for the federal government to (1) acquire more private land to take it out of production and (2) eliminate all use on federal land."
April 15, 2021
Dave Simpson: She Might Need New License Plates
Columnist Dave Simpson said an elderly Wyoming woman is getting threatened because of her "MAGA" license plates. "MAGA" is what her grandkids have always called her.
Dave SimpsonApril 13, 2021
Pendley: You Can Keep Firefighters Out Of Harm’s Way As 80% Of All Wildfires Are Caused By Humans
Perry Pendley writes: "A full 80 percent of wildfires are human caused, including 2020s Cameron Peak, at 208,663 acres, the largest ever in Colorado, and the subsequent Mullen fire that began in Wyoming and swept into Colorado consuming 176,878 acres."
April 09, 2021
Rob Shaul: New Wildlife Taskforce Stacked Against Resident Hunters
Guest columnist Rob Shaul writes: "given the way the membership is stacked against resident hunters, it's doubtful that any significant license change recommendations benefitting resident hunters will come out of the Taskforce."
Rob ShaulApril 07, 2021
Will “Fly-Over Country” Have a Voice to Protect Private Property Rights Under the Endangered Species Act?
Guest columnist Karen Budd Falen writes: "It is simply back to the mindset that one size fits all from Washington D.C. is the correct answer to all problems."
April 06, 2021
Dave Simpson: That 79-Cent Pizza Had Potential
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Folks like us are shaking our heads at a federal government that, while we were pinching our pennies, was spending about $1.36 for every dollar they collected in taxes, amassing a $27 trillion debt along the way."
Dave SimpsonApril 06, 2021
Dave Simpson: Hey Baby, They’re Playin’ Our Song
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "As Merle Haggard sang, we're 'rollin' downhill like a snowball headed for Hell.'"
Dave SimpsonMarch 30, 2021
Dave Simpson: So Much For Those Lucky Oysters
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Who paid for those Biden Please Let Us In t-shirts that many of the people streaming toward our southern border are wearing? Is there a bargain t-shirt shop somewhere along the route to the United States?"
Dave SimpsonMarch 24, 2021
Gail Symons: Slow Down On Changing Wyoming Election Law
Guest columnist Gail Symons writes: "To rush through a change of such magnitude (Senate File 145) without the full vetting and participation of the electorate is both poor policy and poor representation."
Gail SymonsMarch 22, 2021
William Perry Pendley: BLM Law Enforcement Officers Are Part of West’s ‘Thin Blue Line’
William Perry Pendley writes: "Given the attacks on law enforcement by the media, the Biden administration, and Democrat politicians, I ask that, next time you see a Ranger, say Howdy and thanks!
William Perry PendleyMarch 17, 2021
Dave Simpson: Miss Frances Didn’t Mince Words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "My mother-in-law, Frances Elvira Wood, came to live with us 10 years ago. She was 86 at the time, and didn't mince words. That's where her salty Franisms came from."
Dave SimpsonMarch 17, 2021
Wendy Corr: Quit Changing The Time
Wendy Corr writes: "I say, lets just pick a plan and stay with it. After all, the hours of daylight that we experience dont change - its what we DO within those hours that matter."
Wendy CorrMarch 15, 2021
Dave Simpson: We’re Just As Bad As The Democrats
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "A column I wrote about the death of Rush Limbaugh netted over 140 comments on Facebook, many of them skewering me for having listened to Rush for 32 years. They beat me like a rented mule."
Dave SimpsonMarch 10, 2021
Dave Simpson: Old Retired Guys Wrestling With Pots
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "When I retired I took over most of the cooking at our house. Seemed like the least I could do. For all those years I spent working, the chore of cooking fell on my wife. And it plum wore the old gal out. (She's a lot older than I am 24 days.)"
Dave SimpsonMarch 04, 2021
Dave Simpson: Rush Limbaugh, A 32-Year Habit Comes To An End
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I never met Rush Limbaugh, but I will say here what I have heard many say in the last week: l feel like I've lost one of my best friends."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 23, 2021
Dave Simpson: Like An Incredibly Tough Old Truck
If you need proof that they don't make 'em like they used to, look no further than the venerable American B-52 bomber.
Dave SimpsonFebruary 15, 2021