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: 2020 Will Be Remembered As A Whirlpool Of Strange Events
It seems like we all have been in the middle of a vortex during this crazy year of 2020.
Bill SniffinOctober 19, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Mulling Wyoming’s Future With Or Without Trump As The Miles Go By
It was an ideal time for some serious thinking and pondering. We were enduring extensive windshield time recently as Nancy and I hauled our 2005 motorhome to its winter home in Las Vegas.
Bill SniffinOctober 11, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis Proves Campaign Could Not Get Any Stranger
In 58 years of covering news, I have never covered a candidate like Trump and never covered campaigns like the ones he has conducted. This one had already taken a strange twist with the bitter debate Tuesday night, but now the virus?
Bill SniffinOctober 02, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Finally, a Road Trip! Fall Colors in Wyoming Spectacular
After six months of behaving ourselves, my wife Nancy and I finally broke away for a road trip to Buffalo, Sheridan, and Casper. And boy, was it liberating!
Bill SniffinOctober 02, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Cowboy State Outback Took A Beating During The Summer
Wyomings gigantic back yard its national forests and wilderness areas took a mighty beating this summer as Americans tried to escape from urban areas and get away from the scourge of the COVID-19 virus.
Bill SniffinSeptember 23, 2020
Bill Sniffin: One More Column About COVID-19. Are We Sick Of Talking About It, Or What?
What a slog the last six months have been, as we have had to deal with a mysterious worldwide viral pandemic called COVID-19.
Bill SniffinSeptember 18, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Wyoming Mountains Jammed Over Labor Day Weekend
With snow predicted Monday night and Tuesday in many parts of the state, this truly signaled the end of the summer in many peoples minds.
Bill SniffinSeptember 06, 2020
Lander: A Microcosm Of Wyoming’s Growing Pains
Like many cities and towns across Wyoming, Lander residents are choosing up sides when it comes to zoning changes proposed for their communities.
Bill SniffinSeptember 04, 2020
Over 200 Lander Citizens Turn Out For Zoning Discussion
Some 225 Lander citizens jammed the towns community center to comment on a proposal to change zoning in the community to allow for more short-term rentals.
Bill SniffinSeptember 02, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Code Of The West Author Shows How To Age Gracefully, On PBS
Jim Owen is one of the best-known, least-known people in Wyoming. The author of both Cowboy Ethics and The Code of the West, Owen had a huge influence on the state in the last decade by helping Wyoming adopt these codes, which seem to make more sense here in the Cowboy State than anywhere else in America.
Bill SniffinAugust 31, 2020
Bill Sniffin: What Is Wyoming’s Worst Tourist Attraction? Well, Think Again!
Instagram recently did a survey and then published a map of the 50 states which listed the worst tourist attractions in each state.
Bill SniffinAugust 26, 2020
Bill Sniffin: Four Women In The Headlines After Wyoming Primary Elections
National history concerning women was made in Wyoming last Tuesday and it occurred on the 100th anniversary of national suffrage for women. You just cannot make this up.
Bill SniffinAugust 23, 2020