Dave Simpson: Will Another One Bite The Dust?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “This golden opportunity to finally get a handle on our debt crisis seems to be slipping through our fingers. Yet again."
Dave SimpsonJune 09, 2025
Cassie Craven: Turns Out, Wyo Dems Are Funded By Out Of State Interests
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Wyoming's Democratic Party is substantially funded by out-of-state interests, which means so too are the 'Republicans' who help advance their far-left agenda."
Cassie CravenJune 08, 2025
Gail Symons: I Shocked Even Myself When I Sued The Republican Party
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "But after witnessing the Wyoming Republican Party's handling of the nomination for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, I was livid. The process was rigged."
Gail SymonsJune 08, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Library-Book Politicking Is More Convenient Than Effective
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "True to the Freedom Caucus’s playbook, we’ve seen a flurry of bill drafts, letters to the editor and other postings talking about how the Freedom Caucus is going to root out pornographers and pedophiles from our schools and libraries.
Tom LubnauJune 07, 2025
Joan Barron: Is It Time For Wyoming To Drastically Change Its Property Tax System?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Clearly, the bundle of property tax cuts and changes made in recent years has produced a chaotic system that muddles the mind to figure out exactly what is happening."
Joan BarronJune 07, 2025
Dennis Sun: First Eggs, Now Milk, Butter and Cheese
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "When a person is at the grocery store and they reach for milk, butter, ice cream or other dairy products, I’m not sure they understand what it takes to get those dairy products on the shelves. We’re taking it for granted."
Dennis SunJune 06, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Family Month Helps Us Focus on Our Most Vulnerable Citizens
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Kudos to Rep. Harriet Hageman for cosponsoring a bill that designates June as Family Month. The resolution begins by declaring that 'the traditional nuclear family is the foundation of a healthy society.'"
Jonathan LangeJune 06, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Fox Stresses Judicial Independence
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Last week, I attended the retirement ceremony for Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox. Like many who work in the judicial branch, she expressed concern about those who are attacking the judiciary."
Tom LubnauJune 05, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Besides Natural Wonders, Wyoming Is Full Of Oddball Places And Sites
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "I love showing off Wyoming’s beautiful places. But there are a bunch of lesser-known odd places that deserve our attention, too.”
Bill SniffinJune 03, 2025
Dave Simpson: Swell Advice From An Oldster
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Do society a favor and don't be an English major like I was in college. Be a plumber. When your toilet backs up, the last thing you need is an English major.”
Dave SimpsonJune 02, 2025
Cassie Craven: For One Grieving Mother, Local Control Ain’t What It Used to Be
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “Our school districts are incentivized into a cull the cattle approach. If a child is too problematic, expensive, or sick, it's cheaper to push them off to the next grade level and never address the real root cause.”
Cassie CravenJune 01, 2025
Gail Symons: Wyoming Runs On Faith, And The Springtime Knows It
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Faith is choosing to believe that our lives have meaning even when the reasons are not immediately visible. That what we plant today will matter - maybe not now, to us - but someday."
Gail SymonsJune 01, 2025
Joan Barron: The Belvoir Ranch Project Moves Ahead But Slowly
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "One of the attributes needed to work in government is patience. The wheels grind very slowly sometimes in achieving a goal. For Cheyenne City Councilman Scott Roybal his pet project — the Belvoir Ranch master plan — took 15 years of effort."
Joan BarronJune 01, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Gordon Ignored Weston Clerk's Report; Attorney General Must Step Up
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes," Gordon whiffed his chance to signal the importance of strict adherence to election laws. But the AG is about to step up to the plate. Whether he prosecutes the alleged crimes or not will speak volumes."
Jonathan LangeMay 30, 2025
Dennis Sun: America Needs a Labor Force
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "President Trump wants to bring more factories and manufacturing to America. We applaud his efforts but realize he has an uphill road to get there, mainly having the workforce to do the job."
Dennis SunMay 30, 2025
Mandy Fabel: Matt Kaufman Is Pioneering Wyoming's Digital Frontier
Columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "In the heart of Wyoming, far from the stereotypical technology epicenters of America, Matt Kaufman has emerged as an unexpected visionary helping reshape Wyoming's economic future."
Mandy FabelMay 29, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Chuck Gray Uses East-Coast Political Tactics
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The words Chuck Gray deployed last week against the governor match many of his past comments. They sound like focus-group-tested terms, manufactured to win political advantage. The people of Wyoming can see through this."
Tom LubnauMay 29, 2025
Bill Sniffin: A Dad And His Young Son Conquer Their First Wyoming Mountain
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “This was one of the first of many father-son adventures. We always called it ‘Climbing Michael’s Mountain.’”
Bill SniffinMay 27, 2025
Dave Simpson: We're Not Tired Of Being Right Yet
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “My wife announced over breakfast, early in the Biden administration, 'No way that guy's getting elected to a second term. No way.'”
Dave SimpsonMay 26, 2025
Cassie Craven: Who Are The Majority Of Wyomingites Listening To?
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “As for the situation with Gov. Gordon and Sec. Gray, I think the winner of that round goes to the individual with whom most Wyomingites agree. The Lusk town hall sent a pretty clear message on that one."
Cassie CravenMay 25, 2025
Gail Symons: Cutting Local Officials' Groups Would Slip More Power To The State
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If local governments are weakened, their support systems and collective voices dismantled, then a small number of ideological actors get to fill the vacuum. That’s not protecting the people. That’s silencing them."
Gail SymonsMay 25, 2025
Joan Barron: What Is Happening To Wyoming’s Sacred Cow — Local Control?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "What was a shocker was the sudden attack on the tax money local governments spend to get representations from the such organizations as the Wyoming Association of Municipalities and the Wyoming County Commissioners Association."
Joan BarronMay 24, 2025
Dennis Sun: More Competition In The Meat Case
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Beef is still king but competition will come from other meat. Pork, lamb, chicken, turkey and bison are showing up in the grind."
Dennis SunMay 23, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Power Performance That Calls Us Higher
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Let's chat about excellence for a change, and that time rock and roll supergroup Led Zeppelin released arguably the best song in rock and roll history - Stairway to Heaven."
Tom LubnauMay 21, 2025