Guest Columnists
Points of view on Wyoming issues from Wyoming people.
Daily Smile: Sunday, February 23, 2025
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CSD StaffFebruary 22, 2025
Guest Column: Teton County’s Workforce Housing Regulations Are Unconstitutional
Guest columnist Austin Waisanen writes, "'Workforce housing' fees — a bad idea that drives up the cost of housing and unconstitutionally places the burden of other people’s housing on individual property owners — may soon run their course in Wyoming."
CSD StaffFebruary 20, 2025
Guest Column: Another Municipal View on Property Tax Relief
Star Valley Ranch Mayor Ruzena Rok writes, "In Lincoln County, locally assessed residential valuations have increased 122% over the past 5 years. For many families who want to stay and raise their children in Lincoln County they simply can no longer afford to do so."
CSD StaffFebruary 18, 2025
Guest Column: I'm Fighting For Moms And Ranchers. John Bear Says That Makes Me A "Lobbyist."
Rep. Karlee Provenza writes, "Last week in this publication, Rep. John Bear called me and some of his other non-Freedom Caucus colleagues in the Wyoming House 'lobbyist-legislators.'"
CSD StaffFebruary 15, 2025
Guest Column: A Perfect Storm on the Horizon
Upton Mayor Nick Trandahl writes, "The misconception that small Wyoming towns like Upton are sitting on any sort of fat whatsoever in our budgets is mind-blowing to me and, frankly, it's uninformed.
CSD StaffFebruary 13, 2025
Guest Column: A Testament to Wyoming’s Culture of Opportunity, Merit and Excellence
UW President Ed Seidel writes, "Since Josh Allen was crowned MVP last week, the university hasn’t been just celebrating. We also are reaffirming a powerful truth: Excellence is built where opportunity is given, merit is recognized and hard work is rewarded."
CSD StaffFebruary 11, 2025
Guest Column: Let's Repeal Gun Free Zones
State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz and John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, write, "By identifying and targeting gun-free zones, attackers can ensure they will be the only armed people present."
CSD StaffFebruary 06, 2025
Guest Column: Lobbyists on the House Floor Are Wasting Your Money
Rep. John Bear writes, "There are some skilled lobbyists who have found their way to the House floor, and they even cast votes on bills. These lobbyist-legislator hybrids have made it clear who they represent, and it’s not the people – it’s the government."
CSD StaffFebruary 06, 2025
Guest Column: Bringing Law And Order To Digital Wild West -- Protecting Our Children Online
Rep. Martha Lawley writes, "I have long been concerned about the safety of our children online. I want to make sure Wyoming is doing all that it can to protect children from online pornography."
CSD StaffFebruary 01, 2025
Guest Column: The Freedom Caucus “Five And Dime” Plan Failed
Rep. Karlee Provenza writes, "For the Freedom Caucus to claim that it has somehow stopped 'woke' investments is dishonest. So is the claim that its Five and Dime plan was a success."
CSD StaffJanuary 31, 2025
Guest Columnist Ray Hunkins: The Whirling Dervish President
Guest columnist Ray Hunkins writes, "Donald Trump is off to the most incredible start of any president in my lifetime and unlike his first term, he knows what he is doing and how to do it."
CSD StaffJanuary 31, 2025
Guest Column: Protecting Private Property Rights -- A Core Wyoming Value
State Rep. Rob Geringer writes, "If a rancher, farmer, or homeowner decides that selling their land to the federal government is in their best interest, it is not the role of the state to stand in their way. That decision belongs to the property owner and the property owner alone."
CSD StaffJanuary 28, 2025