Tom Lubnau
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Tom Lubnau, Scott Ortiz: Like It Or Not, NIL Money Is Critical To UW's Future
Columnists Tom Lubnau and Scott Ortiz write: "Here’s the uncomfortable truth (about NIL money): if we don’t adapt, we won’t merely stay mediocre winning 4-5 games per year. We will slide backward. Conference realignment has already shown how quickly programs can be left behind."
Tom LubnauDecember 17, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Military Academy Interviews and Summer Leadership Experiences
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "I serve on Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ interview committee for the United States service academies. Last Saturday, we had the pleasure interviewing 23 outstanding young people to see if they qualified for a nomination to a military academy."
Tom LubnauDecember 10, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Great Spam Debate
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "What Honor Wyoming is really complaining about is that the Microsoft Office has a spam filter. Apparently, some of Honor Wyoming’s emails are finding themselves in a spam filter. Honor Wyoming contracts with a bulk emailer for its email service."
Tom LubnauDecember 04, 2025
Tom Lubnau: A Wyoming Thanksgiving for Our Politics
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Every state has its share of sky-watchers who believe contrails hold mysterious powers. But most folks in Wyoming know that if the government truly wanted to influence the weather, they’d start by figuring out how to stop the wind in Rawlins..."
Tom LubnauNovember 26, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Clear Creek Wood Bank – Making Wyoming Better
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The Clear Creek Wood Bank is a charitable project out of Buffalo. Its mission is to 'ensure no one ever has to choose between eating and heating.' Last year it distributed 128 cords of cut/split firewood to 892 families in northern Wyoming.
Tom LubnauNovember 19, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Freedom Caucus – A Year In Review
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The Freedom Caucus has never passed a budget. They are living off the wisdom of prior legislators, they call the 'insiders' or the 'elite.' We haven’t yet seen the long-term effect of their policies. They are living on the coat tails of those they ridicule."
Tom LubnauNovember 13, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Wyoming Lawmakers Are Here To Vanquish The Contrails
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Watching the Ag Committee debate contrails is like watching an Adam Rose construction accident video on the internet. You know it is going to be bad, but you still can't look away."
Tom LubnauNovember 05, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Playing Political Games With Our Safety
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Certain legislators are making a taxation for highway financing a campaign issue, instead of a safety priority. Remember the joys of driving poorly maintained roads when you find yourself in the ballot box next year."
Tom LubnauOctober 29, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Spending Other People’s Money To Fund A Political Crusade
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "There are 700,000 reasons the Campbell County Library Board should be apologizing for its actions. Don’t hold your breath."
Tom LubnauOctober 22, 2025
Tom Lubnau: What Can We Learn From The Failed Federal Coal Sale?
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "It’s time to take off the aluminum foil hats filled with wishful thinking, and make some real decisions based on responsible predictions."
Tom LubnauOctober 16, 2025
Tom Lubnau: SparkTank, Where UW Students Learn to Lead with Purpose
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Wonderful things happen in Wyoming all the time. SparkTank, a UW program designed to train students while helping nonprofit organizations, is a gem."
Tom LubnauOctober 09, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Becky Hadlock Saga Just Got Worse
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock ignored the subpoena. She informed the lawmakers she would not come to their tar and feathering because she had a prior commitment. Ignoring a subpoena is a really bad idea."
Tom LubnauOctober 01, 2025