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Tom Lubnau: The Days When High Powered Cattle Barons Ruled Wyoming
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Today, we have the modern-day equivalent of Big Cattle trying to take over Wyoming. Instead of using guns and marauders, they finance the political process, slick advertising and politicians to accomplish their ends."
Tom LubnauJuly 26, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Suggestions On Further Investigations By The Management Audit Committee
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "On the 56th anniversary of Apollo 11, the Management Audit Committee should investigate whether Wyoming tax dollars funded man walking on the moon, or whether the moon launch was simply a Hollywood generated fiction."
Tom LubnauJuly 23, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Why Is There An Effort To Make Public Comment To The Legislature Impossible?
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The current legislature has developed a pattern of stifling public comment. Could it be the input of the Wyoming citizens is an impediment to consolidation of power in a few puppet masters in the legislature?"
Tom LubnauJuly 16, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Don’t Let Sloppy Politicians Try To Blame The Legislative Service Office
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Since recent legislatures are bound and determined to bring back every bad idea from the last 50 years, I expect to see the secession bill dusted off and brought out of the filing cabinet, to waste more time and effort."
Tom LubnauJuly 09, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Tour Of Sunrise Should Be On Your Bucket List.
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Last Saturday, the Sunrise Historic and Prehistoric Preservation Society offered a sample of Wyoming’s rich, diverse and amazing history. Put next year’s annual tour of Sunrise on your bucket list."
Tom LubnauJuly 02, 2025
Tom Lubnau: At This Point, House Appropriations Members Should Just Go Full Clown Show
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Wyoming needs serious-minded people who are not using the committee meetings as campaign stunts, but as gatherings to conduct the serious business of the state. We do not need a clown show."
Tom LubnauJune 25, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Sale Of Our Public Lands Brings More Questions Than Answers
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "My understanding of the public land sale proposals is they are so vague, with so many unanswered questions, that at this point, I can’t get behind risking Wyoming’s way of life to pay the bills for the United States."
Tom LubnauJune 19, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Hey, Don't Implode The Whole State By Cutting All Property Taxes
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "We need a legislature that will dig down deep, understand the effect of our taxes, and figure out how to keep them low. We don’t need knee-jerk uninformed reactions from legislators who are too lazy to figure the system out."
Tom LubnauJune 11, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Library-Book Politicking Is More Convenient Than Effective
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "True to the Freedom Caucus’s playbook, we’ve seen a flurry of bill drafts, letters to the editor and other postings talking about how the Freedom Caucus is going to root out pornographers and pedophiles from our schools and libraries.
Tom LubnauJune 07, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice Fox Stresses Judicial Independence
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "Last week, I attended the retirement ceremony for Wyoming Supreme Court Chief Justice Kate Fox. Like many who work in the judicial branch, she expressed concern about those who are attacking the judiciary."
Tom LubnauJune 05, 2025
Tom Lubnau: Chuck Gray Uses East-Coast Political Tactics
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The words Chuck Gray deployed last week against the governor match many of his past comments. They sound like focus-group-tested terms, manufactured to win political advantage. The people of Wyoming can see through this."
Tom LubnauMay 29, 2025
Tom Lubnau: The Power Performance That Calls Us Higher
Columnist Tom Lubnau writes: "Let's chat about excellence for a change, and that time rock and roll supergroup Led Zeppelin released arguably the best song in rock and roll history - Stairway to Heaven."
Tom LubnauMay 21, 2025