Letters to the Editor
Have a comment on one of our stories or an issue you care about? Submit a Letter to the Editor! Please make sure to include your full name, city, and phone number. Your phone number will not be published. Keep the letter under 500 words, please!
Letter To The Editor: Bill Gates Didn't Ask Me If I Wanted Russian Nuclear Reactors
Dear editor: I must have missed the phone call from Mr. Gates. The call, where he asked me, if I wanted to live in a state loaded with Russian nuclear reactors.
August 17, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Grow A Backbone!
Dear editor: It is the chairperson's job to maintain decorum through calm leadership and the use of properly followed Robert's Rules of Order. It is not done by eliminating scheduled speakers; such as recently happened to former House Speaker Tom Lubnau.
August 17, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Radiant Nuclear's Micro-Reactor Project Is Great For Wyoming
Dear editor: As a lifelong resident of Wyoming, I believe we are standing at the threshold of one of the most promising economic and technological opportunities our community has ever seen: welcoming Radiant Nuclear’s Kaleidos micro-reactor project to be built right here in our hometown.
August 16, 2025
Letter To The Editor: The Freedom Caucus’s Misguided War on Free Markets
Dear editor: The Wyoming Freedom Caucus has embraced a bold strategy! Being anti-free market and anti-energy at the same time!
August 15, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Is The Far Right Destroying Conservatism?
Dear editor: I've personally observed political elitism making its way throughout conservative circles across our great state. This idea that we must be all or nothing and have lost all civility.
August 14, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Begich Is Willing To Take The Plunge
Dear editor: My reference is to Mr. Begich's willingness to invest time and significant financial resources into breathing life back into the Star Plunge.
August 13, 2025
Letter To The Editor: I Don't Like President Trump Nor Do I Like Harriet Hageman
Dear editor: The lies which they utter are so obvious as to be laughable, but the situation in America, with this corrupt line of ‘leaders,’ is dire, not funny.
August 13, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Land Is More Than Acreage, It's How Families Make A Living
Dear editor: Trying to stop folks from using their land for energy projects, especially ones that bring in new income without harming the land, isn’t just short-sighted. It’s a threat to the very values this state was built on.
August 12, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Promote The Sale Of Public Lands At Your Own Peril
Dear editor: There are millions of people who agree with keeping public lands public. If any politician, especially from Wyoming, wants to die on this hill, they will enjoy a swift political death.
August 11, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Can Lead The Way In Powering America Again
Dear editor: Wyoming has always led the way in powering America. We lead in uranium, coal, oil, and gas. Now, we have the chance to lead again with next-generation nuclear manufacturing.
August 11, 2025
Letter To The Editor: 40% Of Wyoming's Newspapers Were Shutdown Today
Dear editor: Shocked! What just happened? Forty percent of Wyoming’s newspapers were closed today by outside owners.
August 07, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Defending Wyoming From Harriet Hageman And Her D.C. Handlers
Dear editor: Cowboy State Daily ran an article this week about Project Winchester full of attacks from Harriet Hageman and her nervous DC handlers — but let’s set the record straight.
August 06, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Life Ain't Grand
Dear editor: With all due respect to your community, we suggest that for Teton County to achieve the “Life is Grand” motto you desire, kick the tires on your local law enforcement. Anyone who lawfully exercises their right to self-defense should have a place in your town.
August 06, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Republicans Have Not Slashed Medicaid Funding
Dear editor: “Republicans slashed Medicaid funding.” This is the false talking point promoted by the Democrats and their media lackeys. Medicaid spending will still increase over the next 10 years from the current level of $656 billion this year to $861 billion in 2034.
August 06, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Shoshoni Town Council Meeting Should Have Remained Open
Dear editor: Mayor Joel Highsmith advised the council that state statute has a provision to go into executive session to discuss “potential litigation." I think the council was poorly advised by the mayor, and by their lawyer. There is no [such] provision in state law...
August 05, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Cowboy State Daily Newsletter Is Highlight Of My Morning
Dear editor: I cannot recall how I came across your newsletter. However, I am glad I did, because your newsletter is now the highlight of my morning routine.
August 05, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Thank You, Cowboy State Daily
Dear editor: That's why I am writing to you folks at Cowboy State Daily. You are a breath of fresh air to those of us left, out here, who know the value of real journalism.
August 05, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Everything Is Horrible. We Need Term Limits.
Dear editor: Dear editor: Our representatives are all unrelatable and too eager to sell out Wyoming while "patting" themselves on the back for so called work done on our behalf. Nothing is done on our behalf....
August 04, 2025
Letter To The Editor: I Don't Know About Dennis Sun's Column About Steroids
Dear editor: I am not sure why Dennis Sun would use vegetables and beef as a comparison when it comes to hormones in foods we Americans consume? That would be like comparing apples to oranges.
August 04, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Why Is Laramie County Undoing The Food Freedom Act?
Dear editor: I moved here for Wyoming's rugged individualism, not for the same nanny-state nonsense I escaped. Let's keep Wyoming free. I urge Laramie County commissioners to scrap the home occupation permit requirement for Food Freedom Act-compliant businesses.
July 31, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Hold Harriet Hageman Accountable
Dear editor: Rep. Harriet Hageman came to Pinedale this week well-scripted and ready to show off legislative accomplishments, both for Wyoming and at the federal level at large. All of her talking points require scrutiny, here is just one egregious example:
July 31, 2025
Letter To The Editor: What Is Central Wyoming College Hiding?
Dear editor: I urge Central Wyoming College President Brad Tyndall to release the requested metrics and prove Wyoming PBS serves its viewers, not a political agenda.
July 31, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Who Exactly Is The Freedom Caucus?
Dear editor: As the Wyoming Freedom Caucus puts out statements in support of or in opposition to an issue, the question in my mind is who exactly is the Wyoming Freedom Caucus?
July 31, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Gap Pucci Enters the Pearly Gates
Dear editor: I really appreciate the excellent article about the life of my old friend, Gap Pucci. So special that the nuns are going to buy his home.
July 29, 2025