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Gail Symons: That Federal Lands Measure Would Have Betrayed Wyoming
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Supporters of this plan spoke of affordable housing and local control. Let’s call that what it is: a smokescreen. This bill wouldn’t have solved Wyoming’s housing crisis. It would create playgrounds for the wealthy."
Gail SymonsJune 29, 2025
Gail Symons: The Big Gun Bill Vs. Grassroots Governance
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Don’t miss the irony. By repealing local discretion, the gun-zones bill doesn’t expand freedom. It concentrates decision-making into the hands of a few state legislators rather than the communities directly affected."
Gail SymonsJune 22, 2025
Gail Symons: Lean Into That Wyoming-Forged Artwork
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "From the murals in Lander to kinetic sculptures in Cheyenne to bronze tributes in Sheridan, public art has become part of our landscape."
Gail SymonsJune 15, 2025
Gail Symons: I Shocked Even Myself When I Sued The Republican Party
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "But after witnessing the Wyoming Republican Party's handling of the nomination for the Superintendent of Public Instruction, I was livid. The process was rigged."
Gail SymonsJune 08, 2025
Gail Symons: Wyoming Runs On Faith, And The Springtime Knows It
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Faith is choosing to believe that our lives have meaning even when the reasons are not immediately visible. That what we plant today will matter - maybe not now, to us - but someday."
Gail SymonsJune 01, 2025
Gail Symons: Cutting Local Officials' Groups Would Slip More Power To The State
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "If local governments are weakened, their support systems and collective voices dismantled, then a small number of ideological actors get to fill the vacuum. That’s not protecting the people. That’s silencing them."
Gail SymonsMay 25, 2025
Gail Symons: Just Who Benefits From Ousting Lobbyists?
Gail Symons writes: "The next time you hear someone rail against lobbyists, take a moment to ask who stands to gain from that outrage. It might not be you. In fact, it might be the person trying to make sure your voice is no longer heard."
Gail SymonsMay 18, 2025
Gail Symons: What I Actually Mean When I Say 'Fourth-Generation Wyomingite'
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "We’re fiercely protective of Wyoming’s identity because we’ve seen how hard-won it is. But that perspective, if not tempered with humility, can come across as arrogant. As if being born here makes someone more Wyoming than anyone else. That’s not how it works."
Gail SymonsMay 11, 2025
Gail Symons: GOP Leaders Are Caught Between Power And Independence
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "What the GOP is experiencing is not a violation of rights – it’s the discomfort of having to choose between power and independence. You can’t complain about house rules when you are living rent-free. "
Gail SymonsMay 04, 2025
Guest Column: Even In Wyoming, No Man Is An Island
Guest Columnist Gail Symons writes: " At its core, community is about the voluntary connections we build through shared interests and benefits. It is a recognition that that we cannot thrive on our own, that our lives are made richer by changing our focus from ourselves to others."
Gail SymonsApril 06, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Doesn't Need To Go Soul-Searching On Social Media
Guest Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Technology and electronic media accelerate everything in a whirlwind of noise and turmoil. We need a moral compass anchoring us to what matters most. And we have one: The Code of the West."
Gail SymonsMarch 30, 2025
Gail Symons: Slow Down On Changing Wyoming Election Law
Guest columnist Gail Symons writes: "To rush through a change of such magnitude (Senate File 145) without the full vetting and participation of the electorate is both poor policy and poor representation."
Gail SymonsMarch 22, 2021