Opinion
Joan Barron: Although Flawed, Wyoming Has Best System For Independent Judiciary
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "It is heartening to see so many people standing up for Wyoming’s method of selecting an independent judiciary. Although flawed, this is the best system there is for maintaining an independent judiciary."
Joan BarronMay 17, 2025
Dennis Sun: What’s Your Beef?
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Better management practices and technology, along with genetics, are just some of the reasons consumers want more lamb and are still buying beef at record-high prices at the meat counter and at restaurants."
Dennis SunMay 16, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Wyoming’s Constitution Demands Election Purity, Not Voter Turnout
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Wyoming has long required documentary proof of residency to qualify voters. But, oddly, nobody has to show them unless a county clerk officially asks to see them. Such unequal treatment of voters was remedied by HB 156."
Jonathan LangeMay 16, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Analyzing The Freedom Caucus’s Excuses For Keeping Their Secrets
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Rep. Rodriguez Williams' column does not deny the existence of daily text messages coming from a puppet master. Her column does not tell who the puppet master is. She does not offer to disclose those text messages."
Tom LubnauMay 14, 2025
Dave Simpson: He Negotiated Like Donald Trump
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Like Ronald Reagan walking out of nuclear arms talks with Gorbachev in Reykjavik, he got up and walked out. Time to head home to Gillette.”
Dave SimpsonMay 12, 2025
Cassie Craven: Lawsuit Challenging Wyoming Voter ID Law Treats Women Like Idiots
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, "The Left appears conflicted on women, as if we were only a means to an end: Take our sports, our definitions and our dignity – but moralize about women’s rights when we’re asked to get our voting documentation in order."
Cassie CravenMay 11, 2025
Gail Symons: What I Actually Mean When I Say 'Fourth-Generation Wyomingite'
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "We’re fiercely protective of Wyoming’s identity because we’ve seen how hard-won it is. But that perspective, if not tempered with humility, can come across as arrogant. As if being born here makes someone more Wyoming than anyone else. That’s not how it works."
Gail SymonsMay 11, 2025
Bill Sniffin: A Time To Celebrate The Mothers In Our Family And All Other Mothers Too
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “She was the prettiest girl and the nicest girl. Would I ever have a chance to get a gal like that?”
Bill SniffinMay 10, 2025
Joan Barron: New Changes Are An Opportunity for Change In The Wyoming Legislature
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "Legislative leaders recently adopted sweeping changes in the interim committee bill process that collapsed in the last session. It is an opportunity."
Joan BarronMay 10, 2025
Dennis Sun: America And Its Foreign Ownership
Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "I’ll never understand why the U.S. has let China, Russia, and Iran buy any private lands in our country. America has to wake up and be very cautious of who comes into our country and buys private lands, especially our enemies."
Dennis SunMay 09, 2025
Jonathan Lange: Education Savings Accounts Are The Answer For Parents And Teachers
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "The powerful education lobby treats parents as a problem, and 'privacy' as the answer. Its power is its money. Until now, that power was mostly one-sided. But Wyoming’s ESA program gives you, as a common-sense teacher, a louder voice."
Jonathan LangeMay 09, 2025
Tom Lubnau: A Primer On Governmental Immunity
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "One area where reform might be appropriate is when elected government officials ignore the law and do whatever the hell they want to do. Perhaps, some personal liability for those people who get the government sued would cause some introspection."
Tom LubnauMay 07, 2025
Dave Simpson: 'The Bad News Is, You've Got Cancer'
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “If just one guy reading this decides it's time to go get that PSA test he's been putting off, and a cancer that is slow moving in its early stages is caught in time, then this column will be a success.”
Dave SimpsonMay 05, 2025
Cassie Craven: Leave Our Children Alone
Columnist Cassie Craven writes: “Telling kids anything except they're fearfully and wonderfully made in their given bodies is evil. Saying there's something about them that demands medicalization is an atrocity toward everything it means to be the adult in the room.”
Cassie CravenMay 04, 2025
Gail Symons: GOP Leaders Are Caught Between Power And Independence
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "What the GOP is experiencing is not a violation of rights – it’s the discomfort of having to choose between power and independence. You can’t complain about house rules when you are living rent-free. "
Gail SymonsMay 04, 2025
Joan Barron: The Amendment That Bit Back
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "I would bet that the 2011 class of lawmakers had no idea that the amendment they passed against Obamacare would be used to protect abortion rights more than 10 years later. It opened the door for a person to claim that their health care decisions are protected by the Wyoming Constitution."
Joan BarronMay 03, 2025
Bill Sniffin: Amazing Wyoming Love Story Includes Long Delays, Unreal Military Heroism
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Who could imagine the unbelievable adventures that this couple had experienced before finally getting together in their old age.”
Bill SniffinMay 03, 2025
Dennis Sun: Current Ag Facts At 100 Days In The Trump Administration
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "I write this column as President Donald J. Trump celebrates his first 100 days in office, and those in agriculture are worried about how bad tariffs will hurt."
Dennis SunMay 02, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Disturbing Trend Of Secrecy With Republican Entity Leadership.
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Freedom Caucus members are instructed by secret puppet masters, covertly on how to vote on bills and their campaigns are getting paid if they vote as instructed enough. Does anyone see any problems with this scheme?"
Tom LubnauApril 30, 2025
Candy Moulton: Robins, Bluebirds, Sandhill Cranes Are Signs Of Spring
Columnist Candy Moulton writes, "Robins, bluebirds, sandhill cranes, and pussy willows are all signs that it’s spring on Beaver Creek and it seemed to take a while to get here in spite of the fact that our winter was mild. With spring comes new beginnings and changes.”
Candy MoultonApril 29, 2025
Dave Simpson: They're Up The Creek Without A Paddle
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “You Democrats have made yourselves the steadfast defenders of government waste, bloat, sexy books in elementary schools, and our (bipartisan) $36 trillion national debt.”
Dave SimpsonApril 28, 2025
Cassie Craven: Belief In The Judiciary Is What Makes It Effective
Columnist Cassie Craven writes, “A judge blocking the government from executing deportations and using executive branch enforcement tactics is sending people into outrage. In our own back yard, a judge was called out of retirement to decide one of the most important cases in our state.”
Cassie CravenApril 27, 2025
Guest Column: Don't Hand Your County Clerk's Duties To Someone In Cheyenne
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Believe the county clerk who lives in your town, not the politician in Cheyenne making headlines by spreading distrust and disinformation."
CSD StaffApril 27, 2025
Joan Barron: Tread Lightly, Wyoming Lawmakers Looking To Broaden The Obscenity Laws
Columnist Joan Barron writes, "The Joint Judiciary Committee's top priority is Wyoming obscenity laws and whether changes are needed to limit access. I hope the committee treads cautiously. High school kids should be encouraged to read books like Gatsby."
Joan BarronApril 26, 2025