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Points of view on Wyoming issues from Wyoming people.

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Guest Column: Ranchers And Game And Fish Working Together On Elk Management

Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik and Laramie County rancher Juan Reyes write, "No good will come from creating division between ranchers, the [Game and Fish] Department and hunters. Advocating for extreme ideas that are unacceptable to Wyoming’s citizens and most ranchers will not get us to where we need to be."

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CSD StaffNovember 15, 2023

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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."

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CSD StaffNovember 03, 2023

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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."

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CSD StaffNovember 03, 2023

Mike Krampner is a former Wyoming attorney who now lives in Jerusalem, Israel.

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."

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CSD StaffNovember 02, 2023

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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."

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Mandy FabelOctober 26, 2023

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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."

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CSD StaffOctober 24, 2023

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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.

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CSD StaffOctober 23, 2023

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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?

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CSD StaffOctober 20, 2023

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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.

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CSD StaffOctober 18, 2023

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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.

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CSD StaffOctober 17, 2023

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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.

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CSD StaffOctober 16, 2023

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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...

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CSD StaffOctober 13, 2023

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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.

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CSD StaffOctober 06, 2023

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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."

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CSD StaffOctober 06, 2023

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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.

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CSD StaffOctober 05, 2023

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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..."

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CSD StaffOctober 03, 2023

There is General consensus over preserving the Greater Little Mountain area in Sweetwater County, although a draft plan for managing other federal lands around it was slammed by Wyoming elected officials.

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.

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CSD StaffOctober 01, 2023

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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."

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CSD StaffOctober 01, 2023

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Your Wyoming Sunrise: Thursday, September 28, 2023

Today's Wyoming sunrise was captured by Mike Schmid near the confluence of LaBarge Creek and the Green River. Mike writes, "I love this picture because it depicts the beauty our high desert landscape, the morning shadows of the cottonwoods and our beloved ranch lands."

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CSD StaffSeptember 28, 2023

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Guest Column: BLM Breaches Local Policies and Trust With Resource Management Plan

In a guest column, 10 Wyoming legislators says the BLM's draft Resource Management Plan will "devastate a hardworking community of energy, agricultural users, and recreationalists who depend on the ability to use these lands for productive uses."

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CSD StaffSeptember 25, 2023

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Rep. Dalton Banks: Wyoming, Not Feds, Knows How To Best Manage Its Public Lands

Guest Columnist Rep. Dalton Banks writes, “This issue will spread like a plague around our state, negatively affecting our way of life. We as the citizens of Wyoming must take a strong stance against this land grab and stop it in its tracks.”

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CSD StaffSeptember 25, 2023

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