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: No, The Women Weren't Making Coffee
Dear editor: I also was around the Crandall Ranger Station, where there were two women who were the trail crew for the trails around the Beartooth Mountain areas. They would go out on Monday and come back on Fridays, backpacking and carrying their crosscut saw, axes and whatever else they needed.
May 22, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Gigantic Black Bear Might Really Be A Grizzly
Dear editor: I think Wyoming Fish and Game biologists should do an examination of the bear to determine the species before pronouncing it a huge black bear.
May 22, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Columnist Dave Simpson Is Wrong Again
Dear editor: The Freedom Caucus angers a lot of “traditional” Republicans and encourages crossover voting not because they are too conservative, but because they keep trying to consolidate governmental power over decisions better left to individuals and communities.
May 19, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Gender Discrimination At Crandall Ranger Station Didn't Happen
Dear editor: Valerie Pierson’s recent allegations of gender discrimination at “the Crandall Ranger Station” couldn’t be further from the truth.
May 19, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Don’t Judge Fremont County Without Knowing Us
Dear editor: I’m disappointed Chuck Gray didn’t take the time to come to our county, ask questions, and learn more about our unique situation here before he passed judgment from afar.
May 14, 2026
Letter To The Editor: We Still Have Hungry Kids
Dear editor: Rep. Ken Pendergraft’s guest column: "Why Did I Vote To Let Hungry Kids Starve?” in his own words, proves more than he intended. The short answer to his question is: because he decided it was too expensive to feed them.
May 14, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Democracy Is Disappearing
Dear editor: Our great constitutional government creates checks and balances, but our entire congressional delegation is convinced — somehow — to stay quiet and go along with one man and all his strange delusions.
May 11, 2026
Letter To The Editor: GOP Loyalty Oaths Could Resurrect The Democratic Party
Dear editor: Requiring a "loyalty oath" to the Republican Party platform is a new concept for me as an American. My only familiarity with such a phenomenon is under communist, fascist and Sharia law regimes.
May 10, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Quit Insulting The Hard Workers Of Wyoming
Dear editor: To say employees performing janitorial and custodial spring snowplowing of Yellowstone roads is 'the hardest work in Wyoming' is an insult to engineers, heavy equipment operators, truck drivers, and others who actually built the roads.
CSD StaffMay 07, 2026
Letter To The Editor: If You Claim To Be A Legitimate News Organization, Act Like It
Dear editor: The outlet covered the story with a clear editorial posture, quoting party participants favorably, while failing to disclose that one of its own co-owners holds a position on the Wyoming Republican State Central Committee and is a major financial sponsor of a related media operation.
CSD StaffMay 07, 2026
Letter To The Editor: What Data Does Gordon Use To Measure Food Insecurity In Wyoming?
Dear editor: Because of inherent obfuscation of the USDA’s survey questions (perhaps deliberate desire to justify increased government spending), we really don’t know how many Wyoming children are actually going hungry.
CSD StaffMay 07, 2026
Letter To The Editor: Yes, Destroy Iran's Nuclear Capability
Dear editor: "Is it reasonable to expect Iran (should it acquire a nuclear weapon) to attack the U.S., knowing that our superiority in nuclear capability would assure the complete destruction of their country? It clearly would be suicidal for them to do so."
May 07, 2026