Guest Columnists
Points of view on Wyoming issues from Wyoming people.
Letter To The Editor: Defending Wyoming From Harriet Hageman And Her D.C. Handlers
Dear editor: Cowboy State Daily ran an article this week about Project Winchester full of attacks from Harriet Hageman and her nervous DC handlers — but let’s set the record straight.
CSD StaffAugust 06, 2025
Guest Column: Why Are Young People Leaving Wyoming?
Rep. Trey Sherwood writes, "I heard from students, recent graduates and young families frustrated with a lack of job opportunities, cost of housing, limited access to healthcare, attacks on education and individual freedoms."
Guest ColumnAugust 06, 2025
Guest Column: Let's Clear Things Up About Wyoming PBS
Central Wyoming College President Dr. Brad Tyndall writes, "I do not think it is unreasonable for Ms. Kail to ask the national PBS to listen more closely to a greater audience of rural and diverse voices and to consider expanding its programming slate, or at the very least, to study these needs in good faith."
Guest ColumnJuly 31, 2025
Guest Column: Setting the Record Straight on “Nuclear Waste”
Dr. Rita Baranwal writes, "As President Trump’s former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, I am proud to be a part of a company that is leading the way in advancing the president’s vision for energy dominance."
Guest ColumnJuly 29, 2025
Guest Column: Nuclear Is A Devil That Must Be Exorcised From The State
Campbell County Commissioner Scott Clem writes, "[With nuclear], we won't have any hunting or fishing, everyone will get cancer, our hospitals will be overwhelmed, our pets' heads will fall off, and our babies will start to be born with a third eyeball that's blind."
Guest ColumnJuly 28, 2025
Guest Column: The Promise of Modular Nuclear Energy in Wyoming
Peter Gottfried, who serves on the Wyoming Energy Resources Council, writes, "Wyoming has an unprecedented opportunity to embrace modular nuclear energy — a move that promises not only environmental stewardship but also substantial economic benefits."
Guest ColumnJuly 26, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Shouldn’t Rewrite Its Laws for a California Nuclear Startup
Rep. Kevin Campbell writes, "Here’s the deal: Radiant gets the profits, Wyoming absorbs the risk. These microreactors may be small, but they still produce high-level radioactive waste."
Guest ColumnJuly 22, 2025
Guest Column: If You're Curious About Court, Get In There
The Wyoming Judicial Branch writes: "You’ve read the headlines, but how do you know exactly what a judge, jury, or justice decided in any given case, and why? It’s easy to find out. With some exceptions, Wyoming courts are and always have been open to the public."
Wyoming Judicial BranchJuly 18, 2025
Guest Column: When PBS Stopped Listening, America Stopped Watching
Joanna Kail, CEO of Wyoming PBS, writes, "PBS’s unwillingness to confront growing concerns about ideological bias created a perception that it no longer served the public equally. Viewers walked away, unsure if PBS was still for them."
Guest ColumnJuly 18, 2025
Guest Column: Why Are They So Afraid of Choice?
Rep. Darin McCann writes, "If the WEA believes so strongly in public education, they should welcome the opportunity to prove their model is still the best. But instead, they use legal roadblocks and union muscle to deny families the very freedom they themselves enjoy: the freedom to choose."
Guest ColumnJuly 17, 2025
Guest Column: D.C. Lawfare Meddling In Wyoming’s Election Integrity Movement
Rep. John Bear writes, "When radical left-wing activists from Washington, D.C., backed by millions in dark money and parroting the talking points of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are trying to overturn our common sense law, we know we’re over the target."
Guest ColumnJuly 16, 2025
Guest Column: Accountability Is Not Control
Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Rep. Mike Yin argues that recent judicial reform proposals threaten the separation of powers. In reality, they aim to restore public accountability. Wyoming’s judicial retention system is one of the least transparent in state government."
Guest ColumnJuly 15, 2025