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Jackson Hole High School Speech and Debate Team

Guest Column: The Cost Of Cutting Champions

The Jackson Hole Speech and Debate team writes, "From soccer to FFA to speech and debate to All Northwest Musicians, Wyoming has a long history of excellence. Besides outstanding students, these activities all have something else in common: Proposed financial changes to the Wyoming High School Activities Association would fundamentally rewrite the way that students are able to participate."

Guest ColumnJune 18, 2026

Guest Column: Calm Down And Make Data Centers Play By The Rules

Guest columnist Rex Arney writes, "Data centers bring substantial capital investment, generate tax revenues, support construction employment, and help diversify Wyoming's economy. The economic benefits are real."

Guest ColumnJune 15, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Should Not Fear Artificial Intelligence Or Data Centers

Guest columnist Matt Micheli writes, "By embracing data center development, strengthening energy infrastructure, and supporting American technology companies in AI development, we secure economic growth and create more opportunities for Wyoming communities."

Guest ColumnJune 07, 2026

Guest Column: Managing Data Centers to Protect Wyoming Way While Securing Our Economic Future

Gov. Mark Gordon writes, "Data centers are not new to Wyoming. For over 20 years, this industry has maintained a proven track record here, quietly employing Wyoming citizens, diversifying our economy, and providing stable, high-paying technology careers."

Guest ColumnJune 05, 2026

Guest Column: Gordon Gets It Wrong Again by Trying to Fast-Track Data Centers

Sen. Cheri Steinmetz writes, "Despite public concern over water, electricity rates, land use, infrastructure impacts, the governor appears determined to fast-track data centers under the banner of doing it 'the Wyoming way.'"

Guest ColumnJune 04, 2026

Guest Column: I Grew Up on This Land. I'll Continue to Protect It.

Prometheus Hyperscale founder Trenton Thornock writes, "My family has ranched in Uinta County for six generations. When people in Evanston and Casper raise concerns about what a proposed data center means for Wyoming's water, I'm here to talk about it."

Guest ColumnMay 24, 2026

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Guest Column: Hunger Doesn’t Take Vacations

First Lady Jennie Gordon writes, "If we believe in feeding children during the school year, we must believe in feeding them during the summer. Hunger does not take a vacation.”

Guest ColumnMay 12, 2026

Guest Column: Why We Need A Special Prosecutor To Investigate Chuck Gray

Guest columnist George Powers writes, "I have asked the attorney general to hand this case to an independent, disinterested, special prosecutor, someone who will not be encumbered with any conflicting duty owed to Secretary of State Chuck Gray."

Guest ColumnMay 07, 2026

Guest Column: Make Your Independent Vote Count

Guest columnist Pete Illoway writes, "Wyoming independents who care about this state's future might want to seriously consider re-registering as Republicans by May 13 so you can vote in the election that will decide 90% of our leaders in 2026."

Guest ColumnMay 07, 2026

Guest Column: Why Did I Vote To Let Hungry Kids Starve?

Rep. Ken Pendergraft writes, "Why did I vote to let hungry kids starve? Who in their right mind would deny food to a hungry child? Certainly, I would not, so why did I vote against Sun Bucks?"

Guest ColumnMay 03, 2026

Guest Column: Judge Forgey Doesn’t Deserve to Die

Guest Columnist Ryan Semerad writes: “On my drive to the office each day, I pass the Wellspring clinic in Casper. I see peaceful protesters carrying signs reading: 'Pray to end abortion.' Pray. Not kill to end abortion."

Guest ColumnApril 30, 2026

Guest Column: Wyoming Powered America for a Century. It’s Not Done Yet.

Guest columnist Betsey Hale writes, "The digital economy needs power. Wyoming has it. The question is whether we are going to compete hard enough to make sure the investment lands here rather than somewhere else."

Guest ColumnApril 27, 2026

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