Guest Columnists
Guest Column Guidelines
- Keep guest columns under 750 words.
- 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.
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Rep. Harriet Hageman: Why I’m Running For The U.S. Senate
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "My mother is 102 years old — and God bless her she’s still going strong. She has witnessed unrivaled changes in the last century in this great country, and her personal story reflects what her generation means to all of us."
Guest ColumnFebruary 07, 2026
Gov. Mark Gordon: A Cautionary Tale About “Cutting Just to Cut”
Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "Wyoming’s future depends not on how loudly we argue about spending, but on how well we understand it. As the Chief Executive, I want to take a moment to share some of the more important data points about how our state budget actually works."
Guest ColumnFebruary 07, 2026
Guest Column: Everybody Got Hamsters
Guest columnist Amy Albrecht writes, "My husband heard a comedian discuss the differences between men’s and women’s brains. Men have boxes all over their brain but they don’t touch. Women's brains are a big ball of wires, and everything is connected."
Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026
Guest Column: It's Time To Pick Wyoming By Investing In Wyoming Communities
Ashley Harpstreith writes, "As decisions are made about the future role of the Wyoming Business Council and other state partners, success should be measured by whether communities are better positioned to support business growth in real, tangible ways."
Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026
Guest Column: The World Needs More Cowboys, Not Eco-Feminists
Rep. John Bear writes, "What kind of Wyoming we want to live in -- a Wyoming of cowboys, or a Wyoming of gender-fluid, eco-feminist gender studies majors? I don’t think that is a tough question for most Wyomingites to answer."
Guest ColumnFebruary 05, 2026
Guest Column: The Wyoming Business Council Is Worth Keeping
Guest columnist Albert Sommers writes, "The Wyoming Business Council is not picking winners and losers as the Freedom Caucus claims, but is investing in the future of Wyoming with the goal of keeping more of our youth in this great state working for it."
Guest ColumnJanuary 31, 2026
Guest Column: Fulfilling UW’s Land-Grant and Statutory Missions
UW Board of Trustees chair Kermit Brown writes, "It would be a terrible shame if misunderstandings regarding what being a land-grant university really means end up being the cause of cuts that severely harm UW’s ability to fulfill its land-grant mission."
Guest ColumnJanuary 29, 2026
Guest Column: Delivering Results For Wyoming, Laying The Groundwork For 2026
EPA Region 8 Administrator Cyrus Western writes, "Americans expect their government to be a responsible partner – one that protects clean air, land and water while also respecting local expertise, supporting economic growth and keeping energy affordable."
Guest ColumnJanuary 28, 2026
Guest Column: The Budget Is Not Missing — It Is The Foundation
Wyoming GOP chair Bryan Miller writes, "A Cowboy State Daily columnist recently suggested that Wyoming Republicans are somehow inattentive to the state budget because the word 'budget' did not appear prominently in a recently released list of party priorities."
Guest ColumnJanuary 27, 2026
Guest Column: Myth v. Fact — School Recalibration Without The Spin
Rep. Scott Heiner writes, "There has been a lot of confusion, conflation, and outright lying about the work of the School Finance Recalibration Committee over the last few weeks. As the House Chairman of the committee, I want to set the record straight."
Guest ColumnJanuary 25, 2026
Guest Column: Fourth Amendment Questions We Should All Be Asking
Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Cameras placed near busy roadways and residential areas do not only observe crime. They observe daily life. I am calling specifically on the Cheyenne City Council to slow down and carefully reconsider these policies..."
Guest ColumnJanuary 24, 2026
Guest Column: Freedom Caucus Math Is The New Math
Guest columnist Albert Sommers writes, "Wyoming taxpayers deserve straight talk. I encourage folks to look at the published fiscal profile themselves. Follow the facts and don’t be fooled by Freedom Caucus math."
Guest ColumnJanuary 22, 2026
David Pope: Reforming Wyoming’s Economic Development Engine
Guest columnist David Pope writes, "The path forward is reform: transform the Business Council into a lean, marketing-focused 'Wyoming Office of Business Development,' not unlike the Wyoming Office of Tourism."
Guest ColumnJanuary 22, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Is Not Washington, D.C. — That’s Why We Demand Accountability
In a guest column, Rep. Ann Lucas writes, 'Honest debate about how tax dollars are used is not 'nuts,' as the governor’s policy director claimed — it is an obligation owed to the people who fund this government."
Guest ColumnJanuary 21, 2026
Guest Column: A Confounding Crossroads Moment For Wyoming’s University
UW Pres Ed Seidel writes: This $40 million cut would mean we’d be unable to do as much as the people of Wyoming need, expect and deserve. It would cause damage that will last years. A confounding situation when state government is not suffering financially.
Guest ColumnJanuary 21, 2026
Guest Column: It’s Open Season In Wyoming for Preborn Babies
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams writes, "The court is failing to protect the most vulnerable population, preborn babies without a voice to speak for themselves. A woman’s womb is now the most dangerous place in Wyoming."
Guest ColumnJanuary 20, 2026
Guest Column: The Wyoming Business Council Is Long On Rhetoric, Short On Results
Wyoming House Speaker Chip Neiman writes: "Over the past two decades, the WBC has spent roughly a billion dollars in the name of economic development. During that same period, economic growth has actually worsened in Wyoming."
Guest ColumnJanuary 20, 2026
Guest Column: Wyoming Is Not Washington, D.C.
Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "I call on the Legislature to reject this demolition budget, restore funding to core institutions, and remember why we were elected, not to perform outrage for cameras, but to protect the people and communities of Wyoming."
Guest ColumnJanuary 20, 2026
Guest Column: Democrat Math — What’s NOT Being Said About the Budget
In a guest column, Rep. John Bear writes, "If you relied solely on hysterical media coverage and the online outrage machine of Democrats, you’d think government had been slashed to the bone."
Guest ColumnJanuary 19, 2026
Guest Column: President Trump Has Delivered More Results in 1-Year Than Most Presidents Have In 4
Sen Lummis writes, "One year ago, President Trump took office with a clear mandate: restore common sense to Washington, secure our borders, unleash American energy, and end the failed policies of the past administration. I'm proud to report President Trump has kept his promises."
Guest ColumnJanuary 19, 2026
Guest Column: Budget Bloodbath — Wyoming’s Future on the Chopping Block
Guest columnist Albert Sommers writes, "The actions of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies in the Senate were a blood bath for Wyoming’s future. These cuts were punitive, designed to send a political message instead of moving Wyoming forward."
Guest ColumnJanuary 16, 2026
Guest Column: In Abortion Ruling, The Judiciary Has Stepped Beyond Its Proper Role
Wyoming Family Alliance CEO Nathan Winters writes, "The decision by the Wyoming Supreme Court to allow abortion to continue in our state is a deeply painful blow to all who believe that every innocent human life is made in the image of God and worthy of protection."
Guest ColumnJanuary 07, 2026
Guest Column: The Right to Life Is Not “Health Care”
Discussing Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling on abortion, State Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "This ruling should now serve as a call to action for the people of Wyoming and their elected representatives. When judicial interpretation strays from constitutional intent, the citizens themselves must speak with clarity."
Guest ColumnJanuary 06, 2026
Guest Column: Behavioral Health v Churches – A Fictitious Conflict Which Only Harms Wyoming
Guest columnist Jon Conrad writes, "It is past time for Rep. Bear and the Wyoming Freedom Caucus to step up, advocate and support funding suicide prevention and the Behavioral Health Division; who have historically voted ‘NO’, against their constituents and our citizens of this great state."
Guest ColumnJanuary 04, 2026