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Jonathan Lange: Col. Thomas Hutchings Lived Purposefully
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Soft-spoken and tender-hearted, Colonel Thomas C. Hutchings, USANG, Retired was a man like none other. Last week, we suddenly lost this Wyoming treasure. Cowboy State Daily readers might remember last summer’s headline, 'Miracle On I-25: Cheyenne Man Doesn't Know Who Saved His Life After Crash.' That was Tom."
Jonathan LangeOctober 11, 2024
Jonathan Lange: How We Can Help Congress And Our Secretary Of State Keep Elections Clean
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: "Funneling campaign cash through 'straw donors' allows it to be laundered through people who have no idea they are being used. Stolen money or money from foreign donors can be injected into both national and local campaigns undetected."
Jonathan LangeOctober 04, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Why is Wyoming Not Joining States Investigating Child Sex-Change Rules?
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “If the people of Wyoming have an opportunity to join other states in protecting children from snake oil, it should fall under the purview of one elected by her people. As it stands, Wyoming is glaringly absent."
Jonathan LangeSeptember 27, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Party Platforms Are A Voter’s Best Friend
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Bewildered voters just want to know how each candidate intends to act in office. Instead of tossing around inscrutable jargon, just tell me which principles are non-negotiable and which can be sold to the highest bidder.”
Jonathan LangeSeptember 13, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Compulsory Content For Preschool Is The Devil’s Playground
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: “Last year a bill that would lower the age for compulsory school attendance from 7 to 6 years old failed an introductory vote by 7-24. Now, the education lobby wants to compel not only 6-year-olds, but 3-year-olds as well. Parents are wise to be wary.”
Jonathan LangeSeptember 06, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Reflections On A Half-Million Acres Of Fire
Jonathan Lange writes: "A spontaneous government arose across county and state lines because people had an urgent task to accomplish. Should anyone attempt to hijack its power for personal gain, he or she would find that it dissolves as quickly as it arose."
Jonathan LangeAugust 30, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Thankfully, Two-Party Politics Has Returned To Wyoming
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "The increasingly lopsided ratio of Democrats to Republicans has effectively turned Wyoming into an unhealthy one-party state. The emergence of two clear caucuses within the dominant party helps the voter make an informed choice."
Jonathan LangeAugust 23, 2024
Jonathan Lange: How To Know Where Candidates Got Their Money And Who's Funding Their Campaigns
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "For weeks, candidates have been making claims and counterclaims of “dark money” and out-of-state-interest groups backing their opponents. Now, voters have the means available to judge for themselves."
Jonathan LangeAugust 16, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Your Noble Approach To Politics Can Restore Its Beauty
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Partisan harping against the transgressions of others merely adds to the mudslinging. Removing the speck from your brother’s eye should not be a campaign strategy."
Jonathan LangeAugust 09, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Trust, But Verify
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Gov. Gordon’s recent text blast changed the game. Under the banner of, 'Trust, but verify,' he effectively made 50 endorsements in Republican primary races."
Jonathan LangeAugust 02, 2024
Jonathan Lange: The Future Of Drop Boxes In Wyoming
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "After bypassing the formal rulemaking process for five administrations, litigation may be the only way forward. By discovery, we can learn what happened. And by court authority, Wyoming voters can again be treated equally."
Jonathan LangeJuly 26, 2024
Jonathan Lange: Only Passionate Love Can Lower The Temperature
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "My heart aches for Melania and Barron Trump — and all of President Trump’s children. To them, he is neither a political target nor an icon. He is a husband, a father, and a grandfather."
Jonathan LangeJuly 19, 2024