Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Guidelines
- Keep letters under 500 words.
- Include your full name, city or town, email and phone for verification.
- Must be factually accurate and free of libel, personal attacks, hate speech or offensive language.
- Letters should be constructive — no back-and-forth personal arguments.
- Publication is not guaranteed; editors reserve the right to edit for length, clarity and style.
We will publish no more than one letter from the same reader within 30 days. No exceptions.
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Letter To The Editor: What The Heck Did Gail Symons Just Say?
Dear editor: Gail Symons' column is based overwhelmingly on opinion and personal emotion, not fact. Despite [her] service in the Navy, it is apparent [she has] very little knowledge of the service level processes the Secretary of War is intent on changing.
October 07, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Trump Is Not A Dictator, But He Acts Like One
Dear editor: Trump may not be a dictator in the full, tragic sense of history. But he acts like one, and every step toward dictatorship is a step away from the constitutional self-government we are supposed to defend.
October 03, 2025
Letter To The Editor: The Sky Is Not Falling
Dear editor: There seems to be a false notion that a 50% homestead ballot exemption on the 2026 ballot will so greatly reduce the revenues of the 23 counties that they may go out of business.
October 03, 2025
Letter To The Editor: The Wyoming Legislature Isn't As Bad As It Looks
Dear editor: There are countless examples of how a normal, everyday citizen here in Wyoming can go to the halls of power and make a difference. This proves once and for all: Our legislature works.
October 02, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Barrasso, Lummis, & Hageman Are To Blame
Dear editor: Barrasso, Lummis and Hageman, having not fulfilled their oaths of office should resign their offices immediately – before drawing one more paycheck.
October 01, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Of Course President Trump Is Not A Dictator
Dear editor: Our president is not a dictator because such accusations for this would never make publication.
September 30, 2025
Letter To The Editor: It's Easy To Criticize Charlie Kirk When He's Gone
Dear editor: For what it's worth, the Wyoming Democrats have put their two cents in about Charlie Kirk's murder, though I'm not sure why they bothered.
September 27, 2025
Letter To The Editor: When Does Preserving Life Become An Imposition On The Dignity It Aims To Protect?
Dear editor: The state’s “381” which is shorthand for the Title 25 emergency detention process, is designed to protect those at risk, but it also raises a moral question: when does preserving life become an imposition on the dignity it aims to protect?
September 27, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Benefits Of Renewable Energy Are Exaggerated
When the governor speaks of "trying to balance the state’s energy needs with residents’ desire to keep Wyoming the way it is," the energy contribution of wind farms is often highly exaggerated.
September 25, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Congress Is Incapable Of Discipline But Our Legislature Needs Help Too
Dear editor: Closer to home, I have personally experienced the dramatic decline of the discipline that formerly defined the Wyoming Legislature.
September 25, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Enough With The Inflammatory Rhetoric Which Is Causing Violence
Dear editor: Anne MacKinnon's inflammatory letter demonstrates precisely the kind of dialogue that led to two assassination attempts on the life of Donald Trump last year, an assassination attempt on the life of a Supreme Court judge, and the recent murder of Charlie Kirk.
September 24, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Calling Our President A Dictator Is Just Trump Derangement Syndrome
Dear editor: I am always amazingly shocked when I see someone label our president as a dictator. It makes me wonder if these people actually ever studied history in school or were sleeping.
September 24, 2025