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Guest Column: Gordon Needs To Speak To Wyoming, Not Harvard
Rep. John Bear writes, "It is embarrassing for the governor of Wyoming to give even an inch to the anti-fossil fuel crowd and their utopian view of green energy."
CSD StaffNovember 03, 2023
Guest Column: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in Wyoming -- A Moral Imperative
Rep. Lloyd Larsen writes, "It’s certainly easier to look away from these vulnerable populations, but we must face Wyoming’s suicide prevention and mental health issues head-on because every life has inherent value and worth."
CSD StaffNovember 03, 2023
Guest Column: "Never Again" Is Now
Guest columnist Mike Krampner writes, "The current attack on Israel is an attempt to 'cleanse' the Middle East of Jews (Hamas actually uses that language). That effort is underway now."
CSD StaffNovember 02, 2023
Mandy Fabel: Deal Friends and Real Friends
Guest columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "Real friends also take time to become. There is no scientific formula, but if I had to guess it would be some combination of time + hard things = real friends."
Mandy FabelOctober 26, 2023
Guest Column: Despite Pendley’s Bad Advice, BLM Plan Is Perfectly Legal & Wise Step For Wyoming
Guest columnist Erik Molvar writes, "When [William Perry] Pendley argues that Congress directs the Bureau’s management 'for multiple use, not preservation,' he displays a galloping ignorance of what preservation means."
CSD StaffOctober 24, 2023
Letter To The Editor: I Live In The Hellhole Of New York But Love Cowboy State Daily
Dear editor: I live in New York City, home of the New York Times, CNN, giant black Escalades, subway stabbers, 100% Democratic voters who in their wisdom elected the dumbest mayor and governor in the entire USofA AND Senator Schumer.
CSD StaffOctober 23, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Only Biological Women Should Be Members of DAR
Dear editor: We are a biological women’s organization. … What was the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution thinking when it REQIURED we make this change at the chapter level?
CSD StaffOctober 20, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rocky Mountain Power Wants to Take Inflation from Bad to Worse
Dear editor: Rocky Mountain Power, the Utah-based utility, wants to increase electricity rates in Wyoming by as much as 30% to pay for their own corporate budget mismanagement. They even want Wyoming ratepayers to pay an emissions tax in Washington State.
CSD StaffOctober 18, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Nuclear Family Is Convenient Construct
Dear editor: The term nuclear family, first coined in the 1920’s, is a convenient construct. One designed to exclude and marginalize those who pursue their dreams, loves and lives in ways that don’t fit its definition.
CSD StaffOctober 17, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Quit Writing Stories About Liz Cheney!
Dear editor: I otherwise love Cowboy State Daily as an avid daily reader. But please, no more Liz Cheney. This coverage of her views has seriously gotten old.
CSD StaffOctober 16, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Forrest Chadwick Is A True Conservative
Dear editor: Forrest Chadwick is the epitome of the conservative hometown legislator Wyoming so desperately needs. Converse County stands tall and proud in support of our dedicated Representative who has taken on the radical left...
CSD StaffOctober 13, 2023
Guest Column: BLM Must Work Closely With Wyoming Citizens, Not Washington, D.C.
Rep. Landon Brown writes, "Just listening to the citizens and not fixing the concerns is where I am most concerned about the federal government’s trajectory."
CSD StaffOctober 13, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Eating Prairie Dog Is Horrible
Dear editor: Never again will I eat another prairie dog.
CSD StaffOctober 10, 2023
Rep. Daniel Singh: While Washington Fumbles, Wyoming Unites
Rep. Daniel Singh writes, “Despite conflicts in political ideology, we can agree to fight for the people. I saw people from all sides of the ideological spectrum working together.”
CSD StaffOctober 09, 2023
Letter To The Editor: A Solution To Escalating Property Taxes
Dear editor: Most assessors get it right. They are compelled by law to revalue as property goes up, or down, in value. But there's a simple solution: lower the multiplier.
CSD StaffOctober 06, 2023
Your Wyoming Sunrise: Friday, October 6, 2023
Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Stephanie Mullen west of Rock Springs. Stephanie writes, "Heading out to elk hunt in southwest Wyoming. Spotted deer on a horizon."
CSD StaffOctober 06, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Thank You To The Legislature
Dear editor: During the 2023 general session of the Wyoming State Legislature, funds were appropriated to increase rates for agency providers of supports and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and acquired brain injuries across the state of Wyoming.
CSD StaffOctober 05, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rod Miller Brings Sanity & Humor Into Dismal World
Dear editor: Many of us cheer on Rod Miller for bringing a bit of sanity and humor into this dismal political landscape.
CSD StaffOctober 04, 2023
Your Wyoming Sunrise: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Ogden Driskill from his ranch in Devils Tower, Wyoming.
CSD StaffOctober 04, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rocky Mountain Power Is Dodging The Public
Dear editor: On September 27, 2023, I sent a message to Rocky Mountain Power asking about the reasoning for their rate increase...
CSD StaffOctober 03, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Tom Lubnau Is Wrong On States Taking Land Back
Dear editor: The Supreme Court disagrees with Tom Lubnau's "We Can't Take Our Land Back..."
CSD StaffOctober 03, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Thanks To Cat Urbigkit For BLM Proposal Coverage
Dear editor: I read Cat Urbigkit's comments and greatly appreciate her interpretation and comments on the proposed BLM closure of public lands.
CSD StaffOctober 01, 2023
Guest Column: We Can't Take Our Land Back If We Never Owned It In The First Place
Tom Lubnau writes, "I read the musing of another politician pontificating we need to 'take our land back!' The truth is, Wyoming never had title to the lands in the first place, so to say we are 'taking them back' is a nice political rallying cry, but has little to do with the law."
CSD StaffOctober 01, 2023
Letter To The Editor: Rod Miller Probably Loves Hate Mail
Dear editor: The truth is, I picture Mr. Miller wringing his hands with glee over the hate mail he receives.
CSD StaffSeptember 30, 2023