Guest Columnists

Guest Column Guidelines

Keep guest columns under 750 words. Longer columns will be considered but people, as a rule, don’t have a tolerance for more than 750.
In order to be considered, you must have standing on the issue. In other words, you’re an expert. It’s our determination if you qualify as an expert.
Must be factually accurate and free of libel, personal attacks, hate speech or offensive language.
Guest columns should be constructive — no back-and-forth personal arguments.
Publication is not guaranteed. Please re-read this bullet. Publication is not guaranteed.
Editors reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and style.
A guest column and a letter to the editor are considered the same thing. No one will be published more than once within 30 days. No exceptions ever.

Guest Column: Wyoming Survives Together, So Let’s Talk About Suicide

Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "For generations, the celebrated independent spirit of the West seemed anchored by an unspoken expectation: buck up, pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get on with it; but that is the stuff of movies and dimestore novels."

Guest ColumnNovember 07, 2026

Guest Column: I Am Ready To Take Wyoming’s Fight From The House Floor To the Senate

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "As my time in the House winds down, momentum for my legislative priorities will only pick up. I am eager to build upon my accomplishments from the House by accelerating an aggressive legislative agenda in the Senate for the betterment of Wyoming."

Guest ColumnNovember 04, 2026

Guest Column: Impacts Of Prop #1 On Education And State Finances

Rep. Bob Nicholas writes, "Because funding education is a constitutional priority, the funding shortfall for education will have to come from existing revenue (other state funded programs) or a new revenue source. This will require the legislature to raise or create new taxes."

Guest ColumnOctober 30, 2026

Guest Column: The Democrat And Freedom Caucus Cliques Using Dark Money Need To Stop

Guest columnist Jessica Sell Chambers writes: "This is not Liz Storer against the Freedom Caucus, or one party against the other. Dark money infecting Wyoming backs Democrats and moderate Republicans, and the Freedom Caucus allies run the same play. Both sides should own it."

Guest ColumnOctober 30, 2026

Guest Column: You Don’t Own Your Home If the Government Can Tax You Out of It

Sen. Bob Ide writes: "Proposition 1 offers a 50% tax exemption on a primary home for qualified owners. It is good policy for people who live in and maintain Wyoming homes, and the loudest claims about collapsing schools and empty fire stations are exaggerated fear campaigns."

Guest ColumnOctober 29, 2026

Ashley Harpstreith is the Executive Director for the Wyoming Association of Municipalities (WAM) which serves all of Wyoming’s 99 municipalities.

Guest Column: Proposition 1 — Local Funding And Local Consequences

WAM Dir Ashley Harpstreith writes, "Prop 1 provides no backstop. A town can't hire a police officer, fix a water main, or keep a fire station staffed on the strength of a possible appropriation from Cheyenne that hasn't been made and can't be guaranteed."

Guest ColumnOctober 28, 2026

Former House Speaker and Senate President Eli Bebout (left), former Republican nominee for governor and longtime attorney Ray Hunkins

Guest Column: Republicans! Bury The Hatchet And Enact Needed Election Reform

Guest columnists Eli Bebout and Ray Hunkins write, "Abandoning your party because you don’t like the candidate your fellow party members nominated, is like abandoning the Cowboys and rooting for CSU because you don’t like the coach."

Guest ColumnOctober 27, 2026

Guest Column: Dark Money — The Election Integrity Issue Wyoming Voters Care About

Sen. Ed Cooper writes, "Members of the Freedom Caucus – all members of the House who lost their reelects and complained that it wasn’t voters holding them accountable, it was dark money that beat them – instead voted to protect dark money."

Guest ColumnOctober 24, 2026

Guest Column: Proposition 1 — An Historically Huge Mistake

Former Gov. Dave Freudenthal writes, "Among the generally bad ideas brought by the Freedom Caucus, Proposition 1 may be the worst. Perhaps they should be renamed the 'Freedom from Responsibility Caucus'."

Guest ColumnOctober 23, 2026

Guest Column: There Is No Such Thing As A Free Backfill

10 Wyoming legislators write, "Some proponents of Prop 1. suggest the state can simply 'backfill' the resulting losses to schools, counties, cities and special districts. There is nothing simple – or particularly conservative – about that. First, a state backfill isn't tax relief. It is a tax shift."

Guest ColumnOctober 17, 2026

Guest Column: Making Room for the Next Generation

Guest columnist Nikki Gill writes, "For nearly seven years, my family and an extraordinary team of people have fought battle after battle in Teton County for something we believed this community desperately needed: housing. Not simply houses, but homes. Starter homes, multi-family homes, ones within the realm of affordability."

Guest ColumnOctober 16, 2026

Guest Column: Why I’m Voting NO On Proposition 1

Guest columnist Dale Bohren writes, "There are philosophical reasons I’m voting against the Freedom Caucus sponsored Proposition 1 property tax cut. I hope you will vote against it too. Here is why..."

Guest ColumnOctober 15, 2026

Guest Column: Why Passing Prop. 1 Would Have A Devastating Impact On Wyoming

Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "Property tax does not go to the state - it stays at the local level. Reducing an essential obligation’s funding does not eliminate it, and remarkably this ill-conceived Proposition lacks any plan to cover those costs."

Guest ColumnOctober 12, 2026

Today In Marriage: Saturday, October 10, 2026

What's more fun than an upside down cup prank on husband......

CSD StaffOctober 09, 2026

Rep. Lee Filer represents House District 44 in Cheyenne

Guest Column: A Utility Monopoly Should Never Be A Roadblock To Wyoming’s Economic Future

Guest columnist Rep. Lee Filer writes, "The conversation surrounding third-party electrical generation in Wyoming needs to be broader than data centers. This issue is ultimately about whether our state will have the power necessary to grow our economy, support existing industries, and attract new businesses."

Guest ColumnOctober 02, 2026

Guest Column: Hearing Someone Out Is Not The Same As Agreeing With Them

Sen. Ogden Driskill writes, "What should concern Wyoming voters isn't a senator having iced tea with friends in a public bar where anyone could walk up and join in. What should concern them is the effort to turn an ordinary, open conversation into a scandal."

Guest ColumnSeptember 30, 2026

Guest Column: Birth Tourism Is Diluting American Citizenship. Here’s What Trump Should Do

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "The Supreme Court’s recent interpretation of America’s “birthright citizenship” laws would actually give the privileges of U.S. citizenship to the children of Hamas terrorists."

Guest ColumnSeptember 17, 2026

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Guest Column: The Roadless Rule Protects More Than Wild Places

Greater Yellowstone Coalition Director Scott Christensen writes, "Scrapping the Roadless Rule could have real consequences for our fall outdoor adventures, but also for drinking water, wildlife that defines the West, and our efforts to prevent wildfires."

Guest ColumnSeptember 11, 2026

Carl Fisher, Executive Director of the Wyoming Outdoor Council

Guest Column: Now Is Your Chance To Define Responsible Data Center Development

Wyoming Outdoor Council Director Carl Fisher writes, "It’s time we worked together to define what responsible data center development looks like on Wyoming’s terms — now and for future generations. Leaders who fail to give the public modern tools to address modern challenges are merely feeding “Club no”.

Guest ColumnSeptember 11, 2026

Guest Column: Property Rights Must Be Part Of The Data Center Debate

Guest columnist Frank Falen writes, "For those who oppose them, consider the alternative: if this infrastructure is not built here, more will be built in countries like China, where our communities have no say, oversight and economic benefit whatsoever."

Guest ColumnSeptember 04, 2026

William Perry Pendley: Carrying Concealed At The Post Office Is Constitutional: A Decade Late

Guest columnist Perry Pendley writes, "Therefore, Congress’ attempt to bar the constitutionally protected carrying of firearms from all federal buildings isֻ 'presumptively unconstitutional.'"

Guest ColumnAugust 21, 2026

Mandy Fabel: Learning To Walk

Columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "In mid-December we were blindsided by the news that our daughter had a terminal diagnosis. Doctors gently explained that she wouldn’t survive outside of the womb and there was absolutely nothing they could do to change that."

Mandy FabelAugust 21, 2026

Guest Column: Why I'm Supporting Eric Barlow To Be Wyoming’s Governor

Former Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer writes, "Eric Barlow doesn't show up with a stump speech and a stopwatch. He shows up with questions. He wants to know what's working, what's broken, and what people need to succeed."

Guest ColumnAugust 15, 2026

Nathan Winters: Why I Support Megan Degenfelder for Governor

Guest columnist Nathan Winters says, "It is not enough for the candidate to exercise wisdom. Those of us choosing the candidate must exercise wisdom as well. That is why I am proud to support Megan Degenfelder for governor."

Guest ColumnAugust 13, 2026