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 Your phone number will not be published.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: Simplifying And Increasing Fairness Of Wyoming Property Tax
Dear editor: The following changes would greatly simplify and increase fairness of Wyoming property tax while establishing a firm, predicable basis for county revenue:
September 10, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Could Be Next if Congress Guts Land Plans
Dear editor: When the House voted this summer to erase Bureau of Land Management plans in Montana, North Dakota, and Alaska, many Wyomingites may have looked away.
September 10, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Don't Fool Yourself, Wyoming Has A Gambling Problem
Dear editor: When gambling was legalized in 2020, it was a recipe for disaster. Since then, suicides have spiked — 859 from 2020 to 2025 compared to 577 in the five years before.
September 10, 2025
Letter To The Editor: A Discussion About Education Savings Accounts
Dear editor: First Citizen: Parents should be the sole arbitrators of how and where their children receive education. Second Citizen: Including even parents who are neglectful? Those who are bad parents?
September 04, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Harriet Hageman Supports Trump But Not Us
Dear editor: Columnist Dave Simpson is right in saying Harriet Hageman is a Trump woman. However, we need a Wyoming representative who will take care of the people in Wyoming.
September 02, 2025
Letter To The Editor: I Don't Like Taylor Swift!
Dear editor: I can’t believe that you printed all of the garbage about Taylor Swift, and Travis Kelce!!
August 31, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Laramie County Can Ban Wind Turbines
Dear editor: Laramie County – exercising its police powers for the good of the county as a whole – could certainly follow Knox County [Nebraska] and ban industrial wind turbines.
August 30, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Is A Coward
Dear editor: [Wolves] do not parade their victims around while still alive. They do not gloat and preen in the public eye. I would have no trouble taping this coward's mouth shut and parading him around local bars.
August 26, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Rifles Are Much Better Protection Against Grizzlies Than Bear Spray
Dear editor: It’s time for Wyoming Game and Fish to start teaching hunters how to use their rifle quickly and effectively for self-defense against a grizzly that charges after a surprise encounter.
August 26, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Alternatives To The Proposed 43% Fuel Tax Hike
Dear editor: Sadly, a fuel tax has limitations. I ask that the legislature pause for a moment and consider alternatives to the current fuel tax approach to funding.
August 26, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Thousands at Risk Along Horse Creek Road In Laramie County
Dear editor: From traffic overload to habitat loss, a proposed wind project would upend life for residents and wildlife northwest of Cheyenne.
August 21, 2025
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