Guest Columnists
Points of view on Wyoming issues from Wyoming people.
Guest Column: We Are Wyoming — Setting the Record Straight on the WEA
Kimberly Amen, president of the Wyoming Education Association, writes, "Recently, Rep. Rodriguez-Williams wrote a guest column mischaracterizing the Wyoming Education Association (WEA) and the educators we represent. It’s time to set the record straight."
Guest ColumnAugust 28, 2025
Guest Column: Empowering Local Expertise: Wyoming's Path To Responsible Coal Residuals Management
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and EPA Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western write, "By putting regulatory authority in Wyoming's hands, we can cut through unnecessary red tape, allowing local voices to guide the future of energy and environmental protection in the state."
Guest ColumnAugust 28, 2025
Guest Column: WEA’s Actions Undermine Wyoming Families and Teachers
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams writes, "The Wyoming Education Association has lost its way, prioritizing bureaucratic control over needs of students, parents, and teachers. Their recent actions reveal a troubling pattern of obstructing educational choice and aligning with divisive, out-of-touch ideologies."
Guest ColumnAugust 27, 2025
Sponsored Guest Column: What You Need to Know About Changing Health Care Costs
Diane Gore, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming, writes, "Health insurance premiums are set to rise and here's why."
Guest ColumnAugust 14, 2025
Sponsored Guest Column: Why I Am Calling for President Trump to Pardon Wyoming Small Business Owner Troy Lake
Reid Rasner writes, " I am speaking out for a man who has been treated unfairly and who needs our help. His name is Troy Lake."
Guest ColumnAugust 13, 2025
Guest Column: 200 days of Progress: Republican Wins for America’s Future
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman writes, "We recently reached the 200-day mark of the new congressional session, and I am proud to reflect on Republicans’ remarkable progress in delivering results for the American people."
Guest ColumnAugust 12, 2025
Guest Column: Let's Quit Chasing Green Scams Like Carbon Capture
Wyoming Speaker of the House Chip Neiman writes, "With President Trump in the Oval Office, we should be taking full advantage of the administration's dedication to unleashing Wyoming energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas have powered America for generations."
Guest ColumnAugust 11, 2025
Guest Column: Why Are Young People Leaving Wyoming?
Rep. Trey Sherwood writes, "I heard from students, recent graduates and young families frustrated with a lack of job opportunities, cost of housing, limited access to healthcare, attacks on education and individual freedoms."
Guest ColumnAugust 06, 2025
Guest Column: Let's Clear Things Up About Wyoming PBS
Central Wyoming College President Dr. Brad Tyndall writes, "I do not think it is unreasonable for Ms. Kail to ask the national PBS to listen more closely to a greater audience of rural and diverse voices and to consider expanding its programming slate, or at the very least, to study these needs in good faith."
Guest ColumnJuly 31, 2025
Guest Column: Setting the Record Straight on “Nuclear Waste”
Dr. Rita Baranwal writes, "As President Trump’s former Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, I am proud to be a part of a company that is leading the way in advancing the president’s vision for energy dominance."
Guest ColumnJuly 29, 2025
Guest Column: Nuclear Is A Devil That Must Be Exorcised From The State
Campbell County Commissioner Scott Clem writes, "[With nuclear], we won't have any hunting or fishing, everyone will get cancer, our hospitals will be overwhelmed, our pets' heads will fall off, and our babies will start to be born with a third eyeball that's blind."
Guest ColumnJuly 28, 2025
Guest Column: The Promise of Modular Nuclear Energy in Wyoming
Peter Gottfried, who serves on the Wyoming Energy Resources Council, writes, "Wyoming has an unprecedented opportunity to embrace modular nuclear energy — a move that promises not only environmental stewardship but also substantial economic benefits."
Guest ColumnJuly 26, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Shouldn’t Rewrite Its Laws for a California Nuclear Startup
Rep. Kevin Campbell writes, "Here’s the deal: Radiant gets the profits, Wyoming absorbs the risk. These microreactors may be small, but they still produce high-level radioactive waste."
Guest ColumnJuly 22, 2025
Guest Column: If You're Curious About Court, Get In There
The Wyoming Judicial Branch writes: "You’ve read the headlines, but how do you know exactly what a judge, jury, or justice decided in any given case, and why? It’s easy to find out. With some exceptions, Wyoming courts are and always have been open to the public."
Wyoming Judicial BranchJuly 18, 2025
Guest Column: When PBS Stopped Listening, America Stopped Watching
Joanna Kail, CEO of Wyoming PBS, writes, "PBS’s unwillingness to confront growing concerns about ideological bias created a perception that it no longer served the public equally. Viewers walked away, unsure if PBS was still for them."
Guest ColumnJuly 18, 2025
Guest Column: Why Are They So Afraid of Choice?
Rep. Darin McCann writes, "If the WEA believes so strongly in public education, they should welcome the opportunity to prove their model is still the best. But instead, they use legal roadblocks and union muscle to deny families the very freedom they themselves enjoy: the freedom to choose."
Guest ColumnJuly 17, 2025
Guest Column: D.C. Lawfare Meddling In Wyoming’s Election Integrity Movement
Rep. John Bear writes, "When radical left-wing activists from Washington, D.C., backed by millions in dark money and parroting the talking points of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are trying to overturn our common sense law, we know we’re over the target."
Guest ColumnJuly 16, 2025
Guest Column: Accountability Is Not Control
Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Rep. Mike Yin argues that recent judicial reform proposals threaten the separation of powers. In reality, they aim to restore public accountability. Wyoming’s judicial retention system is one of the least transparent in state government."
Guest ColumnJuly 15, 2025
Guest Column: Windmills for Jet-Set Elites?
Rep. Tomi Strock writes, "Wyoming is not a testing ground for climate experiments. We’re not here to prop up Denver’s carbon-neutral dreams or help wealthy corporations cash in on federal tax schemes. Our energy policy should serve the interests of Wyomingites."
Guest ColumnJuly 14, 2025
Wyoming’s University: A Legacy of Service, A Future of Promise
Guest columnist Ed Seidel writes, "As we look ahead to the upcoming academic year at a time of intense nationwide scrutiny of higher education, it’s worth noting the University of Wyoming’s most important truth: UW is Wyoming’s university."
Guest ColumnJuly 14, 2025
Guest Column: We Need To Save Public Media
Ruby Calvert, chair of the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), writes, "In Wyoming alone, CPB provides nearly $2 million each year to public media. That support allows Wyoming PBS and Wyoming Public Radio to reach 97% of the state’s citizens."
Guest ColumnJuly 08, 2025
Guest Column: Freedom Caucus Chipping Away At What Makes Wyoming Great
State Rep. Mike Yin writes, "Right now, the “Freedom Caucus” is busy passing laws that tell you how to go about your personal life. They’ve passed laws that control how you parent your kids. They’ve passed laws telling your small business what it’s allowed to do."
Guest ColumnJuly 07, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Leading Nation With Election Integrity Measures Effective July 1
Secretary of State Chuck Gray writes, "Make no mistake. Wyoming is leading the nation in election integrity. A number of these key reforms go into effect July 1."
Guest ColumnJuly 01, 2025
Guest Column: Sen. Mike Lee Needs To Learn About The Importance Of Transparency
Guest columnist Rob Wallace writes, "My hope is that Sen. Lee adopts Wyoming’s proven way of patience and truly listening over coffee if he continues to undertake matters that are so deeply felt by us. Whether in the state Legislature or in Congress, the public has to be a part of public land decisions."
Guest ColumnJune 27, 2025
Guest Column: When the State Silences the Town – A Betrayal of Local Government
Pinedale Mayor Matt Murdock writes, "Wyoming’s Constitution guarantees that municipalities may govern their own affairs. Yet this session, we saw bills that sought to ban our memberships, override our ordinances and zoning with one-size fits all mandates, and second-guess our public votes."
Guest ColumnJune 26, 2025
Guest Column: It's Coal’s Moment to Lead Again
CEO of the American Coal Council Emily Arthun writes, "The American people have been sold a false narrative of energy 'transition.' A narrative that suggests we can power a modern economy with intermittent energy, dependent on foreign supply chains, and subsidized by taxpayers."
Guest ColumnJune 23, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Is Full Of Politicians Who Want To Sell Your Public Lands
Rep. Karlee Provenza writes, "This past October, Rep. Hageman, Gov. Gordon, and 26 members of the Wyoming Legislature filed a legal brief in support of a request that Sen. Lee sent to the U.S. Supreme Court to 'transfer' ownership of all federal public lands to the states."
Guest ColumnJune 23, 2025
Guest Column: Setting The Record Straight On Federal Land Sale Proposal
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Unfortunately, a lot of the talk surrounding Sen. Lee's efforts has been misleading or flat out untrue, and as this proposal takes shape in the Senate, it’s important that everyone be armed with accurate information. Here are the facts..."
Guest ColumnJune 21, 2025
Guest Column: The Real Waste, Fraud And Abuse In Wyoming Is Coming From The Freedom Caucus
State Sen. Mike Gierau writes, "Whether undercutting industry, decrying the process producing good policy, or trying to preempt local government, the Freedom Caucus wastes your time and your dollars."
Guest ColumnJune 19, 2025
Guest Column: Our Public Lands Are Not for Sale
Rep. Mike Schmid writes, "As a member of the Wyoming Legislature, I have deep concerns about the proposal buried in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” that would allow the federal government to sell off large swaths of our public lands — under the guise of solving housing shortages."
Guest ColumnJune 19, 2025
Guest Column: We Are Committed To Carrying Out Sec. Kennedy's Policy Recommendations
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams writes, "As a MAHA mom and your representative, I am committed to helping carry out Sec. Kennedy's policy recommendations and I hope to encourage everyone to be part of the solution as this administration develops strategies to make our children healthy again."
Guest ColumnJune 18, 2025
Guest Column: Trump's Border Triumph -- Making America Secure Again
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis writes, "President Trump promised to fix our broken border, and he has delivered. The numbers don't lie. Border crossings are down. Drug seizures are up. Law enforcement morale has been restored. And most importantly, Americans are safer."
Guest ColumnJune 15, 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