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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
Dave Simpson: I Looked Hard, And Finally Found It
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Couple weeks ago, a fellow columnist asked his friends to come up with some good news."
Dave SimpsonFebruary 10, 2021
Dave Simpson: It’s a Goose/Gander Kind of Deal
Not long ago, I wrote that we should show our new president all the courtesy, respect, good will and benefit of the doubt that was afforded to Donald J. Trump four years ago.
Dave SimpsonFebruary 02, 2021
Dave Simpson: Who You Calling a Proud Boy?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Apparently the Proud Boys are some kind of nutty response to nuts on the other end of the political spectrum. But one pack of nuts isn't any better than another pack of nuts."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 29, 2021
Dave Simpson: One Fascinating Day in Jackson
An old swivel chair in a famous lawyer's office came to mind last week when I read an obituary in our local paper. The obituary was for Edward Moriarity, 79, for years a partner of famed Wyoming lawyer Gerry Spence.
Dave SimpsonJanuary 26, 2021
Dave Simpson: Stay Away From DC? No Problem!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "A good rule of thumb: Whoever calls someone a Nazi first, or mentions Hitler, loses the argument."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 20, 2021
Dave Simpson: Still Thinking 2021 Will Be Better?
Cowboy State Daily columnist Dave Simpson writes: "How much damage can hordes of rioters swarming into the U.S. Capitol cause? Untold damage. Damage that will last for years."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 12, 2021
Dave Simpson: One Last-Gasp Effort To Get Answers
Weekly columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I'm glad our new U.S. Senator, Cynthia Lummis, won't be going along to get along when the Electoral College vote arrives this week in the Senate."
Dave SimpsonJanuary 06, 2021
Dave Simpson: Two Sides of the Health Care Coin
Weekly columnist Dave Simpson writes health care in the U.S. isn't perfect but it's better than the alternatives.
Dave SimpsonDecember 29, 2020
Dave Simpson: Patience, Young Man, Patience…
The rule in my family growing up was that I could open one Christmas present on Christmas Eve. The rest of the gifts were opened Christmas morning.
Dave SimpsonDecember 22, 2020
Dave Simpson: What If 2021 Is Even Worse?
The common belief is that if we can just get out of 2020, everything will be better in 2021. But, what if 2021 is even worse? What if 2020 was a walk in the park, a day at the beach, a cake walk, compared to 2021?
Dave SimpsonDecember 16, 2020
Dave Simpson: They Plan To Build Back Behinder
Our delirious friends in the liberal media (is there any other kind?) are beside themselves with joy after Hard-Charging Ball of Fire but Slightly Lame President-Elect Joe Biden named an all-female communications staff, striking a mighty blow for gender equality.
Dave SimpsonDecember 08, 2020
Cowboy State Daily: A Blast From The Past
What I like best about the Cowboy State Daily is that it reminds me of the good old days.
Dave SimpsonDecember 03, 2020
Dave Simpson: First The Sadness, And Then The Joy
Columnist Dave Simpson writes about the loss of his beloved family dog and the birth of his new granddaughter -- both of which happened in the same week.
Dave SimpsonDecember 01, 2020
Dave Simpson: Nine Pounds of Turkey Per Person
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "By sheer force of habit, we bought an 18-pound turkey this year. Then we realized that it would only be the two of us for Thanksgiving dinner."
Dave SimpsonNovember 25, 2020
Dave Simpson: Somehow, I’m Not Feeling The Love
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It's time, our liberal friends and most in the news media tell us, to accept the election results, even though there are still members of Biden's party who haven't accepted the election of Donald Trump four years ago."
Dave SimpsonNovember 19, 2020
Dave Simpson: Gotta Be A Pony In Here Somewhere…
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It looks like Republicans will likley hold on to the Senate. That throws a monkey wrench into liberal plans to expand the Supreme Court, end the legislative filibuster, add two new states to the union, repeal the Trump tax cuts, and make rich people pay their fair share. Oh yeah, and they want to phase out fossil fuels and put a cork in cows."
Dave SimpsonNovember 10, 2020
Dave Simpson: Wringing My Hands Over The Election
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "The threat of fundamental change is real. There is talk of adding new states, to enlarging the Supreme Court, and to doing away with the fossil fuels. There is rioting in our cities, a rejection of capitalism, shocking bias in the news media, and a demand for equal outcomes, instead of equal opportunities."
Dave SimpsonNovember 03, 2020
Dave Simpson: Enough To Boggle Our Lizard Brains
If it turns out that Joe Biden wins the election and becomes the 46th President of the United States, I intend to regard him with all the respect, dignity, good will, cooperation and benefit of the doubt that our Democrat friends have extended to Donald J. Trump.
Dave SimpsonOctober 28, 2020