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: God Kept a Promise. We Must Keep Ours To Wyoming’s Children
Dear editor: The Freedom Caucus is preparing to defund our children's schools. Budget hearings began in Cheyenne this week, and public education is once again a target for huge funding cuts. Those decisions weigh on me as I move through my own preparations.
December 07, 2025
Letter To The Editor: No Militarized Zones On Canadian Border, Please
Dear editor: I am appalled by the deterioration of our relationship with Canada in general, and would greatly prefer to keep our borders as demilitarized as possible so as to foster a good and lasting relationship with a nation who has long been our friend and ally.
December 02, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyomingites Pay Very Low Taxes
Dear editor: The notion that Wyoming citizens are overtaxed is absurd. We need to realize how fortunate we are to live in Wyoming. The fact is our tax burden is light.
December 02, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Zak Sonntag's Article On Edmund Fitzgerald Is The Best Ever
Dear editor: Congratulations on the best piece I've ever read on the anniversary of this well known ore boat wreck. It was excellent.
November 29, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Election Integrity Measures Are Needed In Wyoming
Dear editor: During my law enforcement career, I worked extensively with state and local law enforcement agencies. In my experience, if the door to fraud is open, the fraudsters will walk through it.
November 29, 2025
Letter To The Editor: You Don't Need To Live In Wyoming To Shop There
Dear editor: After reading Bill Sniffin’s column about shopping in Wyoming, I thought, “Just because you don’t live in Wyoming doesn’t mean you can’t shop there.“
November 28, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Support Local Government, Don't Cut Property Taxes
Dear editor: I don’t believe the majority of the Wyoming Legislature cares any longer about local control, local investment, local support by local government in what we in Wyoming need. Prove me wrong, legislators. Don’t cut property taxes.
November 26, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Bill Sniffin Missed Some Wyoming Gifts
Dear editor: I enjoyed Bill Sniffin's column on Wyoming local Christmas gift opportunities. I'd like to add a few to that list.
November 26, 2025
Letter To The Editor: What Is The Wyoming-Made Solution For Affordable Health Care?
Dear editor: For the first time in my life, I’m completely helpless when it comes to my own coverage. I cannot afford health insurance in the very state whose health system I’ve helped support.
November 26, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Pricing Of Meat Isn't That Simple
Dear editor: I beg to differ (a little) with Dennis Sun’s op/ed regarding consumer pricing of meat commodities to the end user (consumer). Is meat pricing to the consumer right where it needs to be? It is certainly not as easy and simplistic as Mr. Sun makes it out to be."
November 20, 2025
Letter To The Editor: What About Circumcision?
Dear editor: If the outrage over child genital mutilation is genuine, then Wyoming Republicans should prove it where it’s easiest: stop making taxpayers fund non-therapeutic circumcisions through Medicaid.
November 20, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Dave Simpson Is Right But Also Really, Really Wrong
Dear editor: It’s hard to disagree with your columnist Dave Simpson’s conclusion that the country is suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome," but his diagnosis desperately needs some mirror time.
November 19, 2025