Guest Columnists

Wyoming House Speaker Chip Neiman said Tuesday they’ll work to advance a pro-life constitutional amendment in the upcoming legislative session. That’s in response to a state Supreme Court ruling keeping abortion legal in Wyoming.

Guest Column: Apparently Facts Aren't Getting In The Way Of Ogden Driskill's Campaign

House Speaker Chip Neiman writes: "If Ogden Driskill wants to run against lower taxes, school choice, the Second Amendment, parental rights, and protecting women's sports, that's his decision. But he ought to at least tell the truth while he's doing it."

Guest ColumnAugust 01, 2026

Guest Column: What Has Wyoming’s Freedom Caucus Actually Accomplished?

Sen. Ogden Driskill writes, "When the Wyoming Freedom Caucus took control of the House, its leaders promised big changes. Speaker Chip Neiman famously declared to Politico: 'We have 42 of 62 votes. We’re going to do big things.' What were those big things?

Guest ColumnJuly 31, 2026

Guest Column: Coal And Nuclear In Wyoming

Guest columnist Thomas Lubnau III writes, "Every dollar we invest in our students today is a down payment on a generation that can stay. Build the degree. Invest in these kids now, and we don't just win a plant. We give Wyoming children a reason to raise their families in Wyoming."

Guest ColumnJuly 27, 2026

Guest Column: Consent Is the Whole Point In The Child Marriage Bill

Rep. Mike Yin writes, "Consent matters in marriage. Consent matters in sex. Children cannot give it, and no marriage license should ever paper over that.'

Guest ColumnJuly 27, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2026 in Washington, DC.

NBC, ABC And The Trump Speech: The Century-Old Idea Behind The Networks’ Decision

Guest columnist Sterling Higa writes, "There was a time, within living memory, when a journalist waited for a speech to end before telling the country what to think of it. The waiting was a small courtesy, but it rested on a large assumption: that the people watching could be trusted with the raw facts and come to their own conclusions."

Guest ColumnJuly 24, 2026

Guest Column: Let's Lead. But Let's Lead Wisely.

Rep. Ann Lucas writes, "The question is not whether Wyoming should have data centers. The real questions are where they belong, how many our infrastructure can responsibly support, and whether Wyoming citizens, not just corporations and government budgets, benefit."

Guest ColumnJuly 22, 2026

Guest Column: It’s Time To Make NEPA Work For The American People

EPA Regional Administrator Cyrus Western writes, "EPA’s responsibility is to provide rigorous, science-driven reviews based on a plain reading of environmental law; not to create unnecessary barriers to infrastructure projects based on highly unlikely ‘what if’ scenarios."

Guest ColumnJuly 20, 2026

Guest Column: Data Centers — Lead, Follow, Or Get Out of the Way

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "President Trump, in a recent statement said this, 'Data centers are tremendous wins for the states and communities that are lucky enough to get them.' I concur. He is exactly right."

Guest ColumnJuly 16, 2026

Guest Column: How Long Before Wyoming Elects A Socialist?

Rep. John Bear writes, "Gillette’s community organizations were barred from handing out U.S. Constitutions and Bibles during the Independence Day 250 parade. Is July Fourth really the best day to trash the very FIRST Amendment to the American Constitution?"

Guest ColumnJuly 16, 2026

Guest Column: Let's Make the Data Center Debate Count

Cheyenne LEADS CEO Betsey Hale writes, "Wyoming loses too many of its young people. They graduate, find a career elsewhere, and leave. Data centers, done right, are a chance to change that. A chance to build an economy where our kids and grandkids can stay."

Guest ColumnJuly 10, 2026

Guest Column: Does Wyoming Intend To Build A Future Worth Staying For?

Wyoming Business Council CEO Josh Dorrell writes, "My four kids are developing their own relationships with Wyoming. Statistically, at least two of them will leave, as two out of three Wyoming kids do. I hope they defy the odds. That's why this job is personal."

Guest ColumnJuly 10, 2026

Melissa ‘Mel’ Sanderson lives in Casper and is on the board of American Rare Earths and the co-chair of the Critical Minerals Institute.

Guest Column: Wyoming, America’s Secret Rare Earth Resource

Guest columnist Mel Sanderson writes, "Wyoming is like a secret weapon. We have some of North America’s largest rare earth deposits under development, including Halleck Creek (American Rare Earths), Bear Lodge (Rare Earth Elements) and Brook Mine (Ramaco)."

Guest ColumnJuly 03, 2026

Guest Column: America at 250 — Remembering Our Past and Building Our Future Together

Cheyenne City Councilman Jeff White writes, "As we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday this week, I find myself reflecting not only on our nation's past, but also on its future. Like many Americans, I sometimes worry that we spend too much time focusing on our differences and too little time recognizing our shared values."

Guest ColumnJune 28, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Finally Exposed The True Cost of Student Activities

Chase Christensen writes, "If Wyoming believes activities are essential to education, the funding model should reflect that reality instead of relying on a compromise that partially restores a system that never fully funded them."

Guest ColumnJune 27, 2026

Guest Column: The Freedom Caucus Agenda?

Rep. Tomi Strock writes, "When I learned that a few attorneys paid for billboards across the state urging people to “stop the Freedom Caucus agenda,” I thought it was a waste of money. I’m proud of what the Freedom Caucus has accomplished."

Guest ColumnJune 27, 2026

Guest Column: The Importance Of An Independent Judiciary

U.S. District Judges Alan Johnson, Kelly Rankin, and Scott Skavdahl write, "The Framers of the Constitution understood that freedom cannot survive if judges are merely extensions of political power. History demonstrates why that independence matters."

Guest ColumnJune 26, 2026

Guest Column: The 4% Property Tax Cap Breaks Wyoming’s Promise of Equal Taxation

Rep. Liz Storer writes, "By artificially limiting how much a property’s assessed value can increase each year, the cap creates a system where two homes of identical market value can be taxed very differently based solely on how long they have been owned."

Guest ColumnJune 25, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Can Save Its Rural Hospitals

Dr. John Mansell writes, "Direct support for Wyoming’s 25 public hospitals operating at a loss pays for itself. The current system causes this problem, and it is not these hospitals’ fault that they lose money. Our legislature is smart and nimble enough to fix this problem."

Guest ColumnJune 19, 2026

Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Team

Guest Column: The Cost Of Cutting Champions

The Jackson Hole Speech and Debate team writes, "From soccer to FFA to speech and debate to All Northwest Musicians, Wyoming has a long history of excellence. Besides outstanding students, these activities all have something else in common: Proposed financial changes to the Wyoming High School Activities Association would fundamentally rewrite the way that students are able to participate."

Guest ColumnJune 18, 2026

Guest Column: Calm Down And Make Data Centers Play By The Rules

Guest columnist Rex Arney writes, "Data centers bring substantial capital investment, generate tax revenues, support construction employment, and help diversify Wyoming's economy. The economic benefits are real."

Guest ColumnJune 15, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Should Not Fear Artificial Intelligence Or Data Centers

Guest columnist Matt Micheli writes, "By embracing data center development, strengthening energy infrastructure, and supporting American technology companies in AI development, we secure economic growth and create more opportunities for Wyoming communities."

Guest ColumnJune 07, 2026

Guest Column: Managing Data Centers to Protect Wyoming Way While Securing Our Economic Future

Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "Data centers are not new to Wyoming. For over 20 years, this industry has maintained a proven track record here, quietly employing Wyoming citizens, diversifying our economy, and providing stable, high-paying technology careers."

Guest ColumnJune 05, 2026

Guest Column: Gordon Gets It Wrong Again by Trying to Fast-Track Data Centers

Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "Despite public concern over water, electricity rates, land use, infrastructure impacts, the governor appears determined to fast-track data centers under the banner of doing it 'the Wyoming way.'"

Guest ColumnJune 04, 2026

Guest Column: I Grew Up on This Land. I'll Continue to Protect It.

Prometheus Hyperscale founder Trenton Thornock writes, "My family has ranched in Uinta County for six generations. When people in Evanston and Casper raise concerns about what a proposed data center means for Wyoming's water, I'm here to talk about it."

Guest ColumnMay 24, 2026