Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "How I feel about Liz Cheney isn't influenced by how many county Republican party groups censure her, fail to recognize her walking down the street, or take back her secret GOP decoder ring. What they do has nothing to do with how this former supporter feels about Liz (it's not good)..." Keep Reading | 1046 words
Columnis Dave Simpson writes: "Let's tie up some loose ends as last year disappears over the horizon, and the new year lumbers ominously into place" Keep Reading | 1121 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Has there ever been a better time to stay home than this time of year in Wyoming? To put your favorite chair in front of the fireplace, open a good book, and put a pot of chili on the stove for dinner?" Keep Reading | 1060 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "What did we learn in 2021? My first lesson would be to avoid the supposition that any year will be better than the prior year." Keep Reading | 1062 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "It was only after the obituary I wrote for my mother had appeared in the newspaper six years ago that I learned a fascinating detail: She once baked a cherry pie for Amelia Earhart." Keep Reading | 1035 words
ask me (and I notice you didn't), the jury system has shone in recent verdicts for Kyle Rittenhouse, against those three knuckleheads in Georgia and against the truly ridiculous Jussie Smollett. Keep Reading | 1066 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I learned pretty quickly not to mention my vaccine status in polite company. People who have been vaccinated get really ticked off when they hear you haven't gotten the shot, the second shot, and now the booster. They figure you're Typhoid Mary, selfish, a menace." Keep Reading | 1040 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Whenever you hear politicians – Democrats are the worst, but Republicans aren't much better – talk about making 'investments,' my advice is to go down in your basement or storm cellar and stay there until the all-clear is sounded" Keep Reading | 1061 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Gone are the days when the news media at least tried to avoid convicting the accused before a judge or jury had a chance to reach a verdict." Keep Reading | 1069 words
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I wouldn't want to be on that jury in Kenosha. But experience tells me that whatever happens is in the best possible hands – the hands of 12 jurors." Keep Reading | 1017 words
