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: Patience, Young Man, Patience…
The rule in my family growing up was that I could open one Christmas present on Christmas Eve. The rest of the gifts were opened Christmas morning.
Dave SimpsonDecember 22, 2020
Dave Simpson: What If 2021 Is Even Worse?
The common belief is that if we can just get out of 2020, everything will be better in 2021. But, what if 2021 is even worse? What if 2020 was a walk in the park, a day at the beach, a cake walk, compared to 2021?
Dave SimpsonDecember 16, 2020
Dave Simpson: They Plan To Build Back Behinder
Our delirious friends in the liberal media (is there any other kind?) are beside themselves with joy after Hard-Charging Ball of Fire but Slightly Lame President-Elect Joe Biden named an all-female communications staff, striking a mighty blow for gender equality.
Dave SimpsonDecember 08, 2020
Cowboy State Daily: A Blast From The Past
What I like best about the Cowboy State Daily is that it reminds me of the good old days.
Dave SimpsonDecember 03, 2020
Dave Simpson: First The Sadness, And Then The Joy
Columnist Dave Simpson writes about the loss of his beloved family dog and the birth of his new granddaughter -- both of which happened in the same week.
Dave SimpsonDecember 01, 2020
Dave Simpson: Nine Pounds of Turkey Per Person
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "By sheer force of habit, we bought an 18-pound turkey this year. Then we realized that it would only be the two of us for Thanksgiving dinner."
Dave SimpsonNovember 25, 2020
Dave Simpson: Somehow, I’m Not Feeling The Love
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It's time, our liberal friends and most in the news media tell us, to accept the election results, even though there are still members of Biden's party who haven't accepted the election of Donald Trump four years ago."
Dave SimpsonNovember 19, 2020
Dave Simpson: Gotta Be A Pony In Here Somewhere…
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It looks like Republicans will likley hold on to the Senate. That throws a monkey wrench into liberal plans to expand the Supreme Court, end the legislative filibuster, add two new states to the union, repeal the Trump tax cuts, and make rich people pay their fair share. Oh yeah, and they want to phase out fossil fuels and put a cork in cows."
Dave SimpsonNovember 10, 2020
Dave Simpson: Wringing My Hands Over The Election
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "The threat of fundamental change is real. There is talk of adding new states, to enlarging the Supreme Court, and to doing away with the fossil fuels. There is rioting in our cities, a rejection of capitalism, shocking bias in the news media, and a demand for equal outcomes, instead of equal opportunities."
Dave SimpsonNovember 03, 2020
Dave Simpson: Enough To Boggle Our Lizard Brains
If it turns out that Joe Biden wins the election and becomes the 46th President of the United States, I intend to regard him with all the respect, dignity, good will, cooperation and benefit of the doubt that our Democrat friends have extended to Donald J. Trump.
Dave SimpsonOctober 28, 2020
Western Wildfires: ‘Log It, Graze It, Or Watch It Burn’
There's the distinct feeling that unless something changes in the management of our national forest neighbor, watching it burn is a real possibility.
Dave SimpsonOctober 20, 2020
Dave Simpson: Our Nightmare Year Ain’t Over Yet
We still have two months and a bitter, angry, hateful presidential election to go, that could well be tied up in the courts for weeks, if not months.
Dave SimpsonOctober 14, 2020