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: Strike ‘Heartland’ From the OK List
Those of us who live in Flyover Country are in big trouble once again with our more evolved bi-coastal cousins.
Dave SimpsonFebruary 04, 2020
Opinion: We’ll Walk Across Hot Coals to Re-elect Donald Trump
So, what have non-coastal, common-sense folks like us odoriferous Walmart shoppers, wearers of hats with ear flaps, purveyors of homespun wisdom learned from the presidency of Donald J. Trump?
Dave SimpsonJanuary 29, 2020
Joan Barron: Hall of Fame Reporter
Joan Barron is being inducted into the Wyoming Press Association Hall of Fame, at the group's annual convention this week.
Dave SimpsonJanuary 23, 2020
