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Guest Column: It’s Time To Make NEPA Work For The American People

EPA Regional Administrator Cyrus Western writes, "EPA’s responsibility is to provide rigorous, science-driven reviews based on a plain reading of environmental law; not to create unnecessary barriers to infrastructure projects based on highly unlikely ‘what if’ scenarios."

Guest ColumnJuly 20, 2026

Guest Column: Data Centers — Lead, Follow, Or Get Out of the Way

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "President Trump, in a recent statement said this, 'Data centers are tremendous wins for the states and communities that are lucky enough to get them.' I concur. He is exactly right."

Guest ColumnJuly 16, 2026

Guest Column: How Long Before Wyoming Elects A Socialist?

Rep. John Bear writes, "Gillette’s community organizations were barred from handing out U.S. Constitutions and Bibles during the Independence Day 250 parade. Is July Fourth really the best day to trash the very FIRST Amendment to the American Constitution?"

Guest ColumnJuly 16, 2026

Guest Column: Does Wyoming Intend To Build A Future Worth Staying For?

Wyoming Business Council CEO Josh Dorrell writes, "My four kids are developing their own relationships with Wyoming. Statistically, at least two of them will leave, as two out of three Wyoming kids do. I hope they defy the odds. That's why this job is personal."

Guest ColumnJuly 10, 2026

Guest Column: Let's Make the Data Center Debate Count

Cheyenne LEADS CEO Betsey Hale writes, "Wyoming loses too many of its young people. They graduate, find a career elsewhere, and leave. Data centers, done right, are a chance to change that. A chance to build an economy where our kids and grandkids can stay."

Guest ColumnJuly 10, 2026

Melissa ‘Mel’ Sanderson lives in Casper and is on the board of American Rare Earths and the co-chair of the Critical Minerals Institute.

Guest Column: Wyoming, America’s Secret Rare Earth Resource

Guest columnist Mel Sanderson writes, "Wyoming is like a secret weapon. We have some of North America’s largest rare earth deposits under development, including Halleck Creek (American Rare Earths), Bear Lodge (Rare Earth Elements) and Brook Mine (Ramaco)."

Guest ColumnJuly 03, 2026

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Guest Column: America at 250 — Remembering Our Past and Building Our Future Together

Cheyenne City Councilman Jeff White writes, "As we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday this week, I find myself reflecting not only on our nation's past, but also on its future. Like many Americans, I sometimes worry that we spend too much time focusing on our differences and too little time recognizing our shared values."

Guest ColumnJune 28, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Finally Exposed The True Cost of Student Activities

Chase Christensen writes, "If Wyoming believes activities are essential to education, the funding model should reflect that reality instead of relying on a compromise that partially restores a system that never fully funded them."

Guest ColumnJune 27, 2026

Guest Column: The Freedom Caucus Agenda?

Rep. Tomi Strock writes, "When I learned that a few attorneys paid for billboards across the state urging people to “stop the Freedom Caucus agenda,” I thought it was a waste of money. I’m proud of what the Freedom Caucus has accomplished."

Guest ColumnJune 27, 2026

Guest Column: The Importance Of An Independent Judiciary

U.S. District Judges Alan Johnson, Kelly Rankin, and Scott Skavdahl write, "The Framers of the Constitution understood that freedom cannot survive if judges are merely extensions of political power. History demonstrates why that independence matters."

Guest ColumnJune 26, 2026

Guest Column: The 4% Property Tax Cap Breaks Wyoming’s Promise of Equal Taxation

Rep. Liz Storer writes, "By artificially limiting how much a property’s assessed value can increase each year, the cap creates a system where two homes of identical market value can be taxed very differently based solely on how long they have been owned."

Guest ColumnJune 25, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Can Save Its Rural Hospitals

Dr. John Mansell writes, "Direct support for Wyoming’s 25 public hospitals operating at a loss pays for itself. The current system causes this problem, and it is not these hospitals’ fault that they lose money. Our legislature is smart and nimble enough to fix this problem."

Guest ColumnJune 19, 2026