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Clair McFarland: Motherhood Is Beautiful Because It’s Really, Really Hard
Clair McFarland writes, “I had this whole plan to be a perfect mother. No harm would befall my baby; he’d witness no selfishness from me. All you mothers reading this know that didn’t work out."
Clair McFarlandDecember 01, 2023
Mandy Fabel: The Day We Stopped Watching the Weather
Columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "As you enter this holiday season, I would encourage you to start watching the weather again. Put yourself in a position to look out over the horizon and feel small."
Mandy FabelNovember 30, 2023
Guest Column: Conservative Commitment to Wyoming
Representatives Clark Stith and Barry Crago write, "We are asking all of our legislative colleagues to join us in a Conservative Commitment to Wyoming and support the following legislative proposals when we return to Cheyenne in February.
CSD StaffNovember 29, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Bidenomics -- Let Them Eat Wind Turbines
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The cost of groceries and electricity are up 25 percent since January 2020. Even used car prices are up 35 percent under Biden, auto loan rates have more than doubled, and insurance for a vehicle is up 33 percent."
Charlie SpieringNovember 29, 2023
Guest Column: Education Savings Accounts: A Constitutional Wyoming Solution
House Speaker Albert Sommers writes, "This Education Savings Accounts bill is a Wyoming solution to two concerns raised by citizens across Wyoming, namely, how to fund early childhood education and increase school choice options."
CSD StaffNovember 28, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: BLM Proposes Increased Powers to Restrict Public Land Uses
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Under its proposal, the BLM would be given the power to determine what is a temporary closure – which could be just days or weeks, or perhaps months or years. The proposal attempts to grant BLM that much power."
Cat UrbigkitNovember 28, 2023
Dave Simpson: Fifty Years Ago Today, I Began My Career As A Newsman
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "One day at the police desk, there was a blotter item about a guy dressed up as the Easter Bunny, threatening people with a gun at Third and Grand in Laramie...
Dave SimpsonNovember 27, 2023
Rod Miller: Barbarians At The Gate Or A New Dawn for Wyoming?
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as they themselves predict, actually runs the table during next year’s election, what can we expect? Don’t laugh, it could happen."
Rod MillerNovember 26, 2023
Bill Sniffin: On My Mind – Blizzards, Folks We’ll Miss, And Advice For Newcomers
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, "Good God, the snow just keeps on coming! It is now being measured in feet here in Lander, not inches."
Bill SniffinNovember 26, 2023
Guest Column: Gordon Was Standing Tall In The Saddle Until He Backed Down
Guest columnist Gregory Wrightstone writes, "Gov. Gordon was standing tall in the saddle when he accepted an invitation to debate publicly his so-called carbon-negative policy in a state heavily engaged in the production of fossil fuels. However, he ultimately backed down."
November 23, 2023
Dennis Sun: Water Is Gold
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "In Western states, water is gold. The only difference is the value of water will never go down."
Dennis SunNovember 23, 2023
Charlie Spiering: This Thanksgiving, Celebrate A Powerful Blow Against Socialists In Latin America
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "As we prepare for our own presidential elections next year, let us pause to identify and reject the 'siren song' of leftist socialism parading in American politics today and give thanks to God for our own heritage of political and economic freedom."
Charlie SpieringNovember 22, 2023
Guest Column: The Market Doesn't Care What 30 Wyoming Legislators Think About Climate Change
Guest columnist Tom Lubnau writes, "The market doesn’t care what 30 Wyoming legislators, Gov. Gordon or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez think about coal and climate change. If buyers of energy are convinced that the product Wyoming sells is killing the planet, then, they won’t buy the product."
November 22, 2023
Guest Column: A Time for Thanksgiving
In a guest column, Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "Most of all, I’m thankful for my fellow Wyomingites – fantastic, patriotic people for whom I work each day as their representative in our nation’s capital."
November 22, 2023
Rod Miller: Mark Gordon Ain’t No Will Kane
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Give me a break. Saying you’ll duke it out and then backing down? Any respect I had for Mark Gordon as a political leader vanished with his 'lets get it on' followed by his 'no mas.' Maybe he just wasn’t cut out to be a cowboy."
Rod MillerNovember 22, 2023
Cat Urbigkit: BLM Decision Will Impact Wyoming’s Economic Future
Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Those who are willing and able to endure this challenging environment discover that it offers a high quality of life, and that is why we remain. We don’t live here because of our jobs: we live here because of the land. Indeed, the ruggedness and remoteness is part of its charm."
Cat UrbigkitNovember 22, 2023
Guest Column: Fixing the Property Tax Problem, Once and For All
In a guest column, Rep. Cyrus Western writes, "The Property Tax Relief Act will provide immediate relief from skyrocketing property taxes and reform the system to put a ceiling on future property tax increases."
CSD StaffNovember 20, 2023
Dave Simpson: The Place That Makes You Happy
Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Picture a joyous black Labrador, ears flapping, racing through the golden prairie in hopeless pursuit of a jackrabbit. For me, this is the good life, pure and simple."
Dave SimpsonNovember 20, 2023
Aaron Turpen: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E EV Floats My Boat
Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The new 2023 Mustang Mach-E drives really well, can blow the doors off almost any other vehicle around it and it’s comfortable. Plus, it has somewhere between 247 and 312 miles of range, depending on which model you choose."
Aaron TurpenNovember 20, 2023
Rod Miller: The “Cowboy Diaspora” & Deep Wyoming Roots
Columnist Rod Miller writes, "When our young cowgirls and cowboys hanker to stretch their legs and see what lies on the other side of yonder ridge, we should encourage ‘em. We should pack ‘em a lunch and let ‘em know they’ll always have a home to come back to."
Rod MillerNovember 19, 2023
Dennis Sun: Beef Producers Are Optimistic
Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "A recent survey showed 65 percent stating they are optimistic about the future; 57 percent reported profitability in the past five years; 54 percent noted they will add another member to their operation in the next five years and 38 percent said they plan to grow their herd size over the next five years."
Dennis SunNovember 19, 2023
Bill Sniffin: Business Forum Is A Statewide Reunion From Across A Big Wyoming
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “Former Gov. Dave Freudenthal talked about how the original founders of the state felt strongly that residents had both the desire and the ability to pay their own way.”
Bill SniffinNovember 19, 2023
Clair McFarland: Only Idiots Get Lost (And I Got Lost)
Clair McFarland writes, "It’s gonna sting, but I have to tell this story. I wrote in an earlier column that if I did not beat my 13-year-old son in a 5-kilometer footrace three days later, I’d crumble into obscurity like an 8-track tape."
Clair McFarlandNovember 18, 2023
Charlie Spiering: Kamala Harris Is Already Running for President
Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "The idea of a presidential campaign for the amateur vice president appears absurd. Americans are well aware of Harris’ terrible polling numbers, her omnipresent word salads, and a terrified, but silent majority of Democrats, who refuse to believe she is the future of the party."
Charlie SpieringNovember 16, 2023