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Bill Sniffin: Going to the Killpecker Sand Dunes Is Like Going To Another Planet
Bill Sniffin writes, "For all my Wyoming life, at the top of my bucket list, has been a visit to the huge Killpecker Sand Dunes north of Rock Springs. I finally made that trip in August. It was a wonderful trip and I wrote a big story about it for Cowboy State Daily."
Bill SniffinDecember 24, 2025
Zak Sonntag: I Wrote About A Homeless Couple Thinking It’d Help. Did I Make Their Lives Harder Instead?
Zak Sonntag writes, "I felt so terrible to learn they were 'evicted' from their only shelter – the abandoned sedan – as a result of the story I wrote. "The day after it published, Casper Police knocked on the roof of the car early in the morning and explained they were on private property and needed to leave immediately, Springer told me."
Zakary SonntagDecember 24, 2025
Jackie Dorothy: Wyoming Sleuths Help Return WWI Dog Tags Buried In France For A Century
Jackie Dorothy writes, "As a historian, I have heard it said that a 'second death' occurs is when someone is forgotten here on earth. It is thus one of my greatest joys when I get to be part of someone coming back to life, so to speak, when their story is shared. "Of all the stories I was able to unearth in 2025, my favorite story that exemplifies someone ‘coming back to life’ would be the story of the World War I dog tags and how strangers came together half a world apart to find the families that they belonged to."
Jackie DorothyDecember 24, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Christmas Opportunities
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "It was Christmas Eve. I was a teenager, which meant I already knew everything worth knowing and listened to almost nothing."
Tom LubnauDecember 24, 2025
Ken Buck: The Freedom of Christmas
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "Religious intolerance and violence is occurring all over the globe. Thousands of Christians have been slaughtered by jihadists in Nigeria. Fifteen Jews were recently murdered at a Hannukah celebration at an Australian beach."
Ken BuckDecember 23, 2025
Dave Simpson: Only White Lights On The Tree? No Way!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "About 10 years ago, my wife said our Christmas trees should have only white lights. No colored lights. 'I hope you and your NEW HUSBAND enjoy those Christmas trees,' I replied."
Dave SimpsonDecember 22, 2025
Gail Symons: Trigger-Happy Misconduct Complaints Will Scare Off Good Local Leaders
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If we allow a 'remove them' reflex to replace our braver culture of confrontation, we'll teach good people to stay home, and we'll hand power to the loudest and most relentless factions."
Gail SymonsDecember 21, 2025
Cassie Craven: Hold Onto Christmas, Even Once It Fades Back To Politics
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Mary is the legend, the holder of the promise in the dark night. She is our Winter Solstice love song. I hope that we hold onto that long after the tinsel is taken down and we get back to politics."
Cassie CravenDecember 21, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Last Night Was The Longest Night Of Wyoming’s Year
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Although winter is now officially here, this date also means the days will be getting longer and the darkness of the nights will be getting shorter. Wonderful!”
Bill SniffinDecember 21, 2025
Joan Barron: Freedom Caucus Subpoenas Burn Bridges
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “The Freedom Caucus members were reckless and overly aggressive in their decision to issue subpoenas to local officials over some questionable audit findings.”
Joan BarronDecember 21, 2025
Dennis Sun: Christmas Way Out West
Columnist Dennis Sun shares a Christmas poem by Rhonda Sedgewick Stearns
Dennis SunDecember 19, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Wyoming’s Delegation Delivered Coal for Christmas
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: The repeal of the Buffalo RMPA was a wonderful Christmas present to the people of Wyoming. Hageman, Barrasso, and Lummis preserved an entire economic ecosystem for generations to come.
Jonathan LangeDecember 19, 2025
Scott Clem: Generosity, Not Scarcity, Built Wyoming's Wealth
Columnist Scott Clem writes, "Gov. Hathaway’s shift toward abundance and generosity cast a vision for the benefit of others. With a little sacrifice, the value of finite minerals could be multiplied through stewardship for the benefit of multiple generations."
Scott ClemDecember 19, 2025
Tom Lubnau, Scott Ortiz: Like It Or Not, NIL Money Is Critical To UW's Future
Columnists Tom Lubnau and Scott Ortiz write: "Here’s the uncomfortable truth (about NIL money): if we don’t adapt, we won’t merely stay mediocre winning 4-5 games per year. We will slide backward. Conference realignment has already shown how quickly programs can be left behind."
Tom LubnauDecember 17, 2025
Ken Buck: The Left Hijacked the US Education System. It's Time to Take It Back.
Columnist Ken Buck writes, "For a nation founded on principles of limited government, personal liberty and free-market competition, the United States has a socialism problem. And one of the chief contributors is an unlikely culprit: our schools."
Ken BuckDecember 16, 2025
Dave Simpson: LIBERALS Will Make America More Affordable?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “We all know that Democrats, with their big hearts and vast faith in government, almost always want to spend more on everything except the military and tax cuts. And about half the Weak Sauce Republicans agree.''
Dave SimpsonDecember 16, 2025
Gail Symons: Show Up This Christmas
Columnist Gail Symons writes: “Faith traditions remind us that celebration and compassion belong together. They also remind us that many blessings arrive through other people's hands.”
Gail SymonsDecember 15, 2025
Cassie Craven: We Love Wyoming, Keep Her Free
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “As the Joint Appropriations Committee hears from the bureaucrats this month about how many hundreds of millions they need of our money, I want to remind our public servants who they are fighting for."
Cassie CravenDecember 15, 2025
Joan Barron: Hands Off Wyoming's Exclusive Miners' Fund
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Miners are in a special class when it comes to budgets. They have their very own program, with a healthy pot of money. But, like all healthcare programs, it is faced with increasing costs. Today it totals $99,275,233."
Joan BarronDecember 13, 2025
Bill Sniffin: A Love Letter To My Wife Nancy On Her Birthday
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “When you have spent 60 years with your best friend, the person you love, it is appropriate to write her a personal love letter. This is my best attempt.”
Bill SniffinDecember 13, 2025
Dennis Sun: Challenges Of The Beef Industry
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "At some point our cattle numbers are going to be rising and the U.S. beef industry is going to have to have some strong export markets. Now is the time to develop those markets."
Dennis SunDecember 12, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Colorado Should Honor Trump’s Pardon of Clerk Tina Peters
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Late Thursday, President Trump announced he was issuing a full pardon for Tina Peters. This has been a long time coming, and will certainly provoke a fiery response from the Left. I hope this national hero can come home for Christmas."
Jonathan LangeDecember 12, 2025
Scott Clem: Free Speech — The Unpopular Truth We Don’t Want to Hear
Columnist Scott Clem writes, "Christians must defend truth without becoming jerks for Jesus. Boldness must be paired with humility and love. Respect the office, but reserve the right to tell the present holder of the office that he or she is out of line."
Scott ClemDecember 12, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Military Academy Interviews and Summer Leadership Experiences
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "I serve on Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ interview committee for the United States service academies. Last Saturday, we had the pleasure interviewing 23 outstanding young people to see if they qualified for a nomination to a military academy."
Tom LubnauDecember 10, 2025