Bill Sniffin
Bill Sniffin has been a publisher and author in Wyoming for 53 years. He formerly owned all or part interest in 20 different newspapers, magazines, print shops, ad agencies, and internet companies.
He is one of Wyoming's best-known columnists, having written a statewide column for more than 22 years and a local column for 38 years prior to that.
Sniffin has published six books including three Wyoming-themed coffee table books, called the Wyoming Trilogy. He lives in Lander with his wife Nancy.
Latest from Bill Sniffin
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming In 2043? Here Are Some Predictions, Fears, And Hopes
Columnist Bill Sniffin quotes a futurist who says: “In two decades, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will totally dominate all jobs. If you have AI for every job, where people use skilled minds, any mental job will be obsolete.”
Bill SniffinApril 01, 2023
Bill Sniffin: A Season Called ‘Sprinter’ Is Chilling Wyoming This Time Of Year
Bill Sniffin writes: “Some locals love to tease tourists by telling them that these are not snow fences, but bleachers for folks watching the antelope races.”
Bill SniffinMarch 28, 2023
Bill Sniffin: What Will Wyoming Be Like In 20 Years? Let’s Look Back Two Decades For A Clue
Bill Sniffin writes: “Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: "So, what will Wyoming look like in 20 years, in 2043? I hope to be there. We shall see. Before looking forward, it might make sense to take a look back."
Bill SniffinMarch 25, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Dinosaur Digs, Petroglyphs, Big New Museum Are On My 2023 Wyoming Bucket List
Bill Sniffin writes: “I like to keep my list localized to Wyoming and I love to share it with all my friends around the state. Some of them are even kind enough to say they eagerly await my annual list and then travel the state visiting my suggested sites.”
Bill SniffinMarch 18, 2023
Bill Sniffin: ‘Common Sense Republicans’ Are Practical Wyomingites Avoiding Progressive Trends
In response to Rod Miller's column last week, columnist Bill Sniffin writes: 'Common sense Republicans' are folks who are anti-abortion, anti-gender-bending, anti-boys competing against girls, anti-pornographic books in our schools, anti-global warming hysteria, and who are upset about a new emphasis on how bad America is."
Bill SniffinMarch 12, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Welcome To Siberia – Wyoming’s Winter Body Count Has Been High
Bill Sniffin writes: If you made a movie about this years Wyoming winter, it would have to be a survival story. There have been so many great rescue stories but also some awful accident stories.
Bill SniffinMarch 05, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming’s The Hole In The Donut Compared To Other Rocky Mountain States
Bill Sniffin writes: Wyoming produces 13 times more energy than it consumes. We are the second largest net supplier of energy of the 50 states behind only Texas.
Bill SniffinFebruary 25, 2023
Bill Sniffin: 770 Dead Wyoming Eagles Launched Tom Bell’s Career, Says New Rodger McDaniel Book
Bill Sniffin writes: 50 years ago when a rancher named Herman Werner went to war against various endangered species at his Douglas ranch, some 770 eagles had been shot, along with 222 coyotes, six elk, five bobcats and a bear.
Bill SniffinFebruary 22, 2023
Bill Sniffin: 2 of 3 Wyoming’s ‘USA Record’ Triplets Killed In Crash
Two of the three triplets who were the heaviest ever at birth -- died in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Chugwater on Feb. 9.
Bill SniffinFebruary 18, 2023
Brain Fungus-Infected Mutants To Take Over Wyoming Town In HBO Hit ‘The Last Of Us’
Previews for Sunday's sixth episode of HBOs hit series The Last of Us shows the main characters riding horses into a dystopian Wyoming ski town.
Bill SniffinFebruary 16, 2023
Bill Sniffin: The Horrible Winter Of 2022-23 Will Go Down In History – It Was Awful Everywhere We Went
Bill Sniffin writes: We have endured minus 39 temperatures in Lander, snow in Dallas, bitter cold winds in Las Vegas, and snow-packed highways through Denver.
Bill SniffinFebruary 16, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Al Simpson Recalls His Dad Was Upset At The Corner Of Simpson And ‘Millard’ – Doh!
Bill Sniffin writes: They held the street-naming ceremony for Milward Simpson at the corner of Simpson and Milward Streets, but when they unveiled the signs, the signs read Simpson and Millard.
Bill SniffinFebruary 06, 2023