Guest Columnists

Points of view on Wyoming issues from Wyoming people.

Your Wyoming Sunrise: Sunday, June 15, 2025

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by David Quatchak. David writes, "First rays of sun on Boar's Tusk in Sweetwater County."

CSD StaffJune 14, 2025

Guest Column: Eliminating Property Tax Will Set Wyoming Back

Former Speaker of the House Albert Sommers writes, "Perhaps the greatest danger of the Freedom Caucus: its members’ lemming-like tendency to jump off a cliff when their leaders make a critical error, as seen in the 11-3 vote to eliminate property taxes."

Guest ColumnJune 10, 2025

Guest Column: Wyoming’s Blockchain Revolution: Freedom, Decentralization, Unity

David Pope writes, "To lead, Wyoming must balance innovation and stability. As other states adopt similar models, blockchain education and public-private partnerships will scale initiatives like the Stable Token."

Guest ColumnJune 10, 2025

Guest Column: Factional Politics in Wyoming

Rep. Rob Geringer writes, "In recent years, we’ve seen an increase in political behavior that prioritizes loyalty over thoughtfulness. Dissent is treated as betrayal. Policy positions are judged not on merit, but on whether they came from the 'correct' faction."

Guest ColumnJune 02, 2025

Mandy Fabel: Matt Kaufman Is Pioneering Wyoming's Digital Frontier

Columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "In the heart of Wyoming, far from the stereotypical technology epicenters of America, Matt Kaufman has emerged as an unexpected visionary helping reshape Wyoming's economic future."

Mandy FabelMay 29, 2025

Guest Column: Defending The Tenth Amendment In The Big, Beautiful Bill

Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Preventing states from passing their own AI laws for a decade undermines the Tenth Amendment, which reserves powers not granted to the federal government to the states and to the people. That principle isn’t just legal — it’s foundational."

Guest ColumnMay 28, 2025

Guest Column: Is Cloud Seeding Harming Wildlife & Water? Time to Ask Hard Questions

Rep. Mike Schmid writes, "Wyomingites care deeply about their land, water, and wildlife. So why are we tolerating a program that, after decades, still offers no proof of long-term benefits but carries growing evidence of environmental risks?"

Guest ColumnMay 27, 2025

Guest Column: Protecting Our Children Isn’t “Book Banning” — It’s Common Sense

Rep. Ann Lucas writes, "The real extremists are those who believe there is no issue with young children being handed a how-to manual on anal sex while they’re at school or the public library – and yes, this is happening in Wyoming."

Guest ColumnMay 26, 2025

Guest Column: It's Time For Energy Abundance – No More Subsidizing Bad Energy Policy

Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "In Congress, I am working diligently to disband the green energy agenda. President Trump is also working to shield constituents from both tax implications of the Green New Scam and the related repercussions to their utility bills."

Guest ColumnMay 16, 2025

Guest Column: Weaponizing Federal Lawyers Against Westerners

Former BLM chief William Perry Pendley writes, "After my three decades representing westerners unable to hire attorneys to fight injustice at the hands of the federal government, what happened to the Maudes doesn't surprise me. Thank goodness for President Trump and the Maude’s friends and neighbors..."

Guest ColumnMay 14, 2025

Guest Column: Raw Deal for Wyoming -- Pronghorn and Sidewinder Projects Undermine Our Values

State Reps. Campbell and Strock write, "These turbines aren't being built to power Wyoming homes or strengthen our energy independence — they're designed to churn out carbon offset credits, so Denver elites can feel better about flying over our wide-open spaces while claiming a low-carbon footprint."

Guest ColumnMay 13, 2025

Guest Column: Transfer, Sale Of Public Lands Is No Longer Just A Threat -- It’s A Reality

Rick Mickelsen writes, "The prospect of selling off hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands to the highest bidder has seemed like a hypothetical issue — until now."

Guest ColumnMay 12, 2025

Guest Column: Don't Listen To The Loudest Voice And Mistake It For The Truth

Rep. Cody Wylie writes, "Rep. Darin McCann wrote a guest column criticizing legislators for not supporting a 2024 Freedom Caucus bill on parental rights. That version of the story is misleading at best — and a Freedom Caucus hack job in misinformation at worst."

Guest ColumnMay 12, 2025

Guest Column: When Conservatives Organize, the Left Cries Foul

Wyoming Freedom Caucus chair Rachel Rodriguez-Williams writes, "When a group of conservative lawmakers stands up, says 'we’re organized,' and follows through with a consistent commitment to limited government, individual liberty, and fiscal responsibility — suddenly it’s a scandal."

Guest ColumnMay 08, 2025

Guest Column: Economics In Action -- Understanding Government Inefficiency

Guest columnist Island Richards writes, "Government will never be 100 percent efficient. Those who insist otherwise don’t show profound observation, just shallow slogans. Perfect efficiency in government is impossible because government itself stands in the way."

Guest ColumnMay 06, 2025

Guest Column: Judicial Selection Process Is Secretive, Controlled By Liberal Legal Insiders

State Rep. Joe Webb writes, "Wyoming’s judges should be picked in a way that is open, honest, and reflects the values of the people — not just the opinions of a small group of lawyers."

CSD StaffMay 05, 2025

Guest Column: Let Judges Do Their Jobs

Guest columnists Alaina Stedillie and Grant Lawson write: "Judges should be allowed to do their jobs, which is to apply the facts of each case to the governing law. This is the only way the system can work the way our Founders so wisely designed it."

CSD StaffMay 01, 2025

Guest Column: An Assessment Of The First 100 Days Of Trump’s Second Term

Guest columnist Ray Hunkins writes, "Trump’s most visible success has been in the field of illegal immigration belying the Biden Administration’s falsehood that he could do nothing to stem the flow of illegals without Congress passing legislation."

CSD StaffApril 29, 2025

Guest Column: Trump’s First 100 Days Are A Vast Improvement Over Biden

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "If you want proof that the Trump administration is a vast improvement over Joe Biden’s presidency, we need only look to our Southern Border [where] daily border encounters are down by 93 percent and migrant crossings are down a whopping 99.99 percent."

CSD StaffApril 28, 2025

Guest Column: Don't Hand Your County Clerk's Duties To Someone In Cheyenne

Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Believe the county clerk who lives in your town, not the politician in Cheyenne making headlines by spreading distrust and disinformation."

CSD StaffApril 27, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz as Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator in the Oval Office at the White House on April 18, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Guest Column: President Trump’s Bold Postal Reforms Must Meet Wyoming’s Needs

Frontiers of Freedom President George Landrith writes, "The solution is not perpetual taxpayer-funded bailouts. Instead, the Postal Service should adopt a hybrid model that preserves its essential functions while allowing private industry to handle the rest."

CSD StaffApril 22, 2025

Rep. Steve Johnson (left), Rep. Ken Pendergraft (right)

Guest Column: Entitlement and Nobility: Results Matter More than Roots.

Rep. Ken Pendergraft and Rep. Steve Johnson write, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus doesn’t care how many generations you’ve been here — we care whether you’ll stand up for liberty, fiscal responsibility, and the Constitution."

CSD StaffApril 21, 2025

Guest Column: Stop And Be Curious About Those Older Folks

Gail Symons writes: "My dad and his siblings sat in our living room. In their early 80s, they made fun of each other and laughed about youthful escapades. That day, they were rambunctious. But I didn’t write anything down, and now it's too late."

CSD StaffApril 20, 2025

Guest Column: Social Security Customer Service Crisis Puts Spotlight on New Social Security Commissioner

AARP Wyoming State Director Sam Shumway writes, "SSA scrapped a service change last week that would have forced many Wyomingites to have to go in-person to a Social Security office for routine services that have been handled over the phone."

CSD StaffApril 17, 2025