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
Antarctica? Cowboy State was a sea of blowing snow during Great Thanksgiving Blizzard
Travel in Wyoming was horrific on the days leading up to the 2019 Thanksgiving holiday. Heavy snow and high winds struck at least three-fourths of the state. It was a mess.
Bill SniffinDecember 05, 2019
Thanksgiving thoughts: Sanctity of life: Stacy M and Baby M
We live in unusual times when what defines life is under constant attack. This got me thinking about two instances in my past that involved the dignity of life concerning two seemingly useless human lives.
Bill SniffinNovember 27, 2019
In hunting, who is at the top of the food chain?
One of the largest armed forces in the history of the world is taking to the field right now. We are talking about the 36 million hunters who stalking the mighty deer and elk in the USA.
Bill SniffinNovember 15, 2019
Giant bronze horses created in Cowboy State, headed for Sicily
In a state where the cowboy culture of horses is almost a religion, it was fitting that two of the largest horses in the world were created here.
Bill SniffinNovember 03, 2019
‘Rising from the Plains’ is classic Wyoming book
It's been said there are no boring stories, just boring writers. And with that thought it mind, it would seem that a book about geology would be interesting only to geologists.
Bill SniffinOctober 23, 2019
Breast cancer awareness month: An old twisted tree taught me an important lesson
There was a twisted, ugly bushy tree in our back yard. It was next to Big Dickinson Creek and had all kinds of limbs that had shot out in all directions.
Bill SniffinOctober 20, 2019
Lies, damned lies, statistics; Here are Cowboy State facts
You could always find lots of cars and trucks around my home. I am an admitted car nut and just love vehicles of all kinds.
Bill SniffinOctober 16, 2019
My chaotic college years of dodging Vietnam & chasing dreams; Half century later, two stories about young college students
Just about the most exciting time in a young persons life is when he or her heads off to that freshman year of college.
Bill SniffinOctober 10, 2019
Yikes, a cancer scare and a smart phone ‘tech neck’
Like a great many Wyomingites, I suffer from persistent pains in my neck and back. More particularly, my neck has bothered me for 12 years, when I herniated a disk.
Bill SniffinOctober 04, 2019
September Song: One Shot memories remind why I love this month so much
To me, September in Wyoming means it is time for the annual One Shot Antelope Hunt in Lander, Wyoming.
Bill SniffinSeptember 18, 2019
Yellowjackets are carnivores – they don’t want you; they want your barbecued steak!
This time of year a yellowish bee-type critter and its buddies swarm down on you just as you sit down to eat a newly barbecued steak. Or hamburger. Or chicken.
Bill SniffinSeptember 14, 2019
Sniffin: Linkages over the ages of time
From 1989 to 1994, I was a member of the Wyoming Travel Commission. Gov. Mike Sullivan appointed me to the post. I was chairman of that wonderful entity in 1992-1993.
Bill SniffinSeptember 03, 2019