Dave Simpson
Dave Simpson started his newspaper career in 1973 as a reporter for the Laramie Daily Boomerang. He moved on to editing posts at the Rawlins Daily Times and the Casper Star-Tribune. He then published newspapers in Colorado and Illinois for Howard Publications owners at the time of the Star-Tribune for 17 years.
Dave has written a weekly column about a wide variety of topics for 39 years, winning top columnist awards in Wyoming, Colorado, Illinois and Nebraska.
He and his wife Caryl are retired and live on an old wheat field east of Cheyenne. Their dog Mitch the latest in a long line of black Labrador Retrievers was rescued from the pound in Torrington.
Dave built his log cabin in the Snowy Range of Carbon County in the 1980s, where he spends as much time as possible every summer.
Latest from Dave Simpson
Dave Simpson: These Nuts Will Make Life More Affordable?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Are the people who want 'Medicare for all,' at a cost of trillions, going to ease the price of eggs, cookies and bratwurst at your local grocery store? Did their vaunted Obamacare travesty cure health care's ills, let you keep your doctor, and save you $2,500 a year, like they said it would?"
Dave SimpsonNovember 10, 2026
Dave Simpson: Nobody 'Replaced' Our Property Tax Dollars
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “I've witnessed some pretty hysterical reactions to tax-cutting efforts in other states. But what I've seen in Wyoming in recent weeks - canceling that Halloween candy give-away in Laramie County was the most obvious overreaction - takes the proverbial cake.”
Dave SimpsonNovember 03, 2026
Dave Simpson: Bextel Says Barlow Is Really A Democrat
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "It was the old Tucker Carlson asking questions this time, interviewing Constitution Party candidate Bextel to find out how the overwhelmingly red state of Wyoming is in the process of turning blue."
Dave SimpsonOctober 27, 2026
Dave Simpson: What's Next? A Plague Of Locusts?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Threats and dire predictions are coming fast and furious, with just two weeks left before we vote on Prop 1, the property tax reduction referendum. I expect to hear there will be a plague of locusts if voters pass Prop 1."
Dave SimpsonOctober 20, 2026
Dave Simpson: No Thanks. I Won't 'Turn Off Fox News'
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Those of us with high mileage on our odometers remember what the news media was like in the days before Fox News. The nightly news was all put together by dedicated liberals. And that was the only option.”
Dave SimpsonOctober 12, 2026
Dave Simpson: Will There Be Anarchy If Prop 1 Passes?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “At election season, we often hear threats from elected officials that if we vote to reduce property taxes, they will have to lay off sheriff's deputies, hamstring rural fire districts, and cruelly jerk textbooks away from innocent little school children.”
Dave SimpsonOctober 05, 2026
Dave Simpson: A Pending Blue Wave? God Help Us!
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “The current price of gasoline is a burden to us all, but it's small price to pay to keep the lunatic leaders of Iran from getting the bomb. What's the Democrat policy for preventing a nuclear-armed Iran?"
Dave SimpsonSeptember 29, 2026
Dave Simpson: Do 70 Percent Of Us Still Like Trump?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Now that moderate Republicans and crossover Democrats have given the heave-ho to the most conservative members of Legislature, you have to wonder if Donald Trump's most faithful state has gone wobbly on him. I doubt it."
Dave SimpsonSeptember 21, 2026
Dave Simpson: Just Like That, There's A Data Center Next Door
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “Last time I wrote about our new data center neighbor, a critic up in Jackson wrote on Facebook that with my pro-business background, a huge data center in the back yard couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Ouch.”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 15, 2026
Dave Simpson: Thanks For The Memories, Laramie
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “I almost never take the fast, I-80 way around Laramie when I head home to Cheyenne. The memories as I head east on Grand are just way too fun to miss.”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 08, 2026
Dave Simpson: All Sam Wanted Was To Come Home
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “I've been there more times than I want to remember. And left without a truly loved member of our family. All I could think of was hip dysplasia. Cancer. An enlarged spleen.”
Dave SimpsonSeptember 01, 2026
Dave Simpson: Voters Got It Wrong On The Freedom Caucus
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Charlie Kirk predicted Wyoming will become a blue state because of lawmakers running as Republicans, but voting like Democrats. By rejecting many of the most staunch conservatives last week, the state seems to be on its way."
Dave SimpsonAugust 25, 2026