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Tom Lubnau:  One Instance Where the 2025 Legislature Got it Right

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Tom LubnauAugust 27, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: Serving As ‘Bear Bait’ May Have Been Worst Job In The World?

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Bill SniffinAugust 27, 2025

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Dave Simpson: The Death Of Gerry Spence, A True Wyoming Legend

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Dave SimpsonAugust 25, 2025

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Cassie Craven: Get Ready For School Discipline To Get Political

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Cassie CravenAugust 24, 2025

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    Dave SimpsonPolitical, Wyoming Life Columnist
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    Candy MoultonWyoming Life Columnist
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    Tom LubnauWriter
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    Sally Ann ShurmurWriter
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    Dennis SunAgriculture Columnist
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    Bill SniffinWyoming Life Columnist
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    Jonathan LangeWriter
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    Dave WalshSports Columnist
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Gail Symons: They’re Making Laws About You. Show Up

Columnist Gail Symons writes: “Civic education is not about memorizing the Federalist Papers. It is about knowing whom to call, what meeting to attend, and how to make your voice count when decisions affect you.”

Gail SymonsAugust 24, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: My Very Own Wyoming Painted Morning – Just Me And The Ducks

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Walking along a Wyoming river during the early morning hours is perhaps the most therapeutic thing you can do during the best time of the day.”

Bill SniffinAugust 23, 2025

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Dennis Sun: Wyoming State Fair, Another Great One

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Juan Reyes, a rancher out of Wheatland, and Doug Miyamoto, director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, were honored as the 2025 Wyoming Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees at the Wyoming State Fair."

Dennis SunAugust 22, 2025

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Jonathan Lange: Rescued Newspapers Can Help Their Communities

Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “That is the real tragedy of small-town life. Most townsfolk know nothing of what is happening on their local school board or city council. But they can recite every detail of distant scandals and outrage du jour. Local newsprint can affect this...”

Jonathan LangeAugust 22, 2025

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Tom Lubnau: Wyoming’s Not So Free Market Economy

Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Recent political events indicate a trend in Wyoming away from a free market economy into a bureaucratic government economy where those in power pick the winners and losers."

Tom LubnauAugust 20, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: My Friend Buck Valdez Died On One Of My Favorite Roads – US 287

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "This column was going to be my love letter to U. S. Highway 287, which I drove this past weekend from central Wyoming to Fort Worth, Texas. I paused to say a prayer for my friend when I came over that hill and drove down to the site where the horrible collision occurred."

Bill SniffinAugust 20, 2025

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Dave Simpson: Stay Put, Harriet. We Need You In DC!

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Harriet Hageman, in two short terms in Congress, has established herself as a powerful voice in Washington in support of Donald Trump's ambitious and vitally important agenda.”

Dave SimpsonAugust 18, 2025

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Gail Symons: Wyomingites Are Smart Enough To Look Past Flippant Insults

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "One legislator accused another of not being a 'conservative leader.' But I’ve watched both lawmakers in action. The one being criticized leads with skill and substance. It got me thinking."

Gail SymonsAugust 17, 2025

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Cassie Craven: Here Comes A Governor's Election Across Republican War Camps

Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “The problem with the establishment Republicans, while they may be likable enough on the surface, lies deep within their voting records. They have no interest in your rights over the establishment."

Cassie CravenAugust 17, 2025

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Bill Sniffin: ‘Home Town’ Emphasis Was Key To Saving Eight Wyoming Newspapers

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Folks in eight Wyoming towns breathed a big sigh of relief when the announcement was made that veteran newspaper publishers Robb and Jen Hicks of Buffalo plus Rob Mortimore of Torrington were stepping in to save the publications.”

Bill SniffinAugust 16, 2025

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Joan Barron: Solution For Cheyenne Eyesore  “Big Hole”

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Cheyenne residents got good news recently about plans for a what is known as the Big Hole. Well, maybe. We residents of the capital city have been down this road before — many times."

Joan BarronAugust 16, 2025

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Dennis Sun: Leave Our Water Alone

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The lower basin states – with their exploding populations – have really mismanaged their water, from Las Vegas to Phoenix. Now they are starting to realize they have a problem with water usage."

Dennis SunAugust 15, 2025

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