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.
- A guest column and a letter to the editor are considered the same thing.
We will publish no more than one letter from the same reader within 30 days. No exceptions.
News
Letter To The Editor: The "View Entire Message" Link On Newsletter Is Annoying
Dear editor: I can't be the only one, but man am I tired of hitting the 'view entire message' button in your newsletter. Is that really necessary?"
June 21, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Trump Using Judicial System For Political & Financial Advantage
Dear editor: "Following Trump’s guilty verdict on all 34 felony counts, the Wyoming Congressional delegation and the governor rushed to defend their presumptive GOP presidential candidate by repeating the same highly charged rhetoric used by the former president."
June 09, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Gordon Continues To Disappoint
Dear editor: Sixteen honorable legislators sent this letter to Gov. Gordon Wednesday morning. We are disappointed in the governor's vetoing of Senate File 13..."
May 22, 2024
Letter To The Editor: How Do You Get The Sunrise Photos Before The Sun Rises?
Dear editor: I get up at 5 to 5:30 almost every morning. Interestingly enough, I find a picture of the morning sunrise for that day, when the sun has yet to rise.
May 20, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming Reforms Needed to Protect Against Foreign Adversaries
Dear editor: President Biden sounded an awful lot like President Trump this week when he announced massive tariffs on Chinese cars and green technology.
May 15, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Dave Simpson Is Not Buying Crap And That's Crap
Dear editor: "So Dave Simpson is not buying crap, according to his May 13 column. Dave rested his case. Case closed. This publication won't let anybody argue with Dave. There is no debate here, no contest of ideas. You just push hard right propaganda, and pretend it's mainstream."
May 15, 2024
Letter To The Editor: John Bear Is Right, Rod Miller Is Wrong
Dear editor: "People who read the newspaper need to know every commentary isn't true. I don't believe that the Freedom Caucus are either naive nor uninformed. I realize that we're in an election season so this kind of thing could happen again."
May 13, 2024
Letter To The Editor: BLM Oil And Gas Bonding Rule A Boon Not A Burden
Dear editor: I spent 31 years working with landowners to address the negative impacts of oil and gas development on their property. I witnessed first-hand the damages caused by thousands of idle or orphan oil and gas wells.
May 01, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Game And Fish's Hands Are Tied In Wolf Torture Case
Dear editor, "Because of the way game and fish laws are developed, often the department’s officers’ hands are tied in what can be cited even if the violation seems more serious than what the charge is."
April 22, 2024
Letter to the Editor: "Coyote Mashing" Is A Thing And Should Be Illegal
Dear editor: Apparently, the practice of running down varmits from a motorized vehicle is big fun in the Equality State. No. It is actually cruelty and an outward expression of disdain for the nature of the animal being “mashed.”
April 20, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Cody Roberts Deserves His Notoriety
Dear editor, "What Cody Roberts did has nothing to do with Western values, nor any values—what, his wife wasn’t safe from harm while Roberts was showing off the mortally injured animal in a bar?"
April 19, 2024
Letter To The Editor: Wyoming GOP Having Its Own Salem Witch Trials
Dear editor: "To our Republican leaders: Get off your high horse. To claim that you are a better Republican than another because you consider yourself as such is the Salem Witch Trials all over again."
April 19, 2024