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Guest Column: Permitting Reform Will Build a Stronger Wyoming

Rep. Bill Henderson writes, "One of the most common complaints I hear from Wyoming business leaders is that the current federal permitting and environmental review processes create massive, unwarranted delays that prevent critical energy and infrastructure projects from moving forward."

CSD StaffNovember 16, 2023

Rod Miller: The Kelly Parcel -- Fertile Ground for Creativity

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Under an auction, the Kelly Parcel could wind up in the hands of some fatback greedhead developer who would slather the countryside with McMansions, strip malls and roundabouts. Or a Russian oligarch or a Saudi prince could snap it up and do God knows what with it."

Rod MillerNovember 16, 2023

Guest Column: Ranchers And Game And Fish Working Together On Elk Management

Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik and Laramie County rancher Juan Reyes write, "No good will come from creating division between ranchers, the [Game and Fish] Department and hunters. Advocating for extreme ideas that are unacceptable to Wyoming’s citizens and most ranchers will not get us to where we need to be."

CSD StaffNovember 15, 2023

It was a packed house Tuesday for the 40th annual Wyoming Business Alliance meeting in Laramie.

Bill Sniffin: Creating Jobs By Involving All 30,000 Wyoming College Students

UW President Ed Seidel said, “We realized we could have more success with 30,000 college students as a working number than just the 12,000 students at the University of Wyoming.”

Bill SniffinNovember 15, 2023

Cat Urbigkit: Wyoming Game And Fish Provides Input for Colorado Wolf Reintroduction

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "Gov. Mark Gordon didn’t mince words last spring when he announced that Wyoming wouldn’t be supplying wolves for Colorado’s voter-initiated wolf reintroduction

Cat UrbigkitNovember 14, 2023

Dave Simpson: Wake Me When The Nightmare's Over

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "Over the last three months, our country has borrowed $3 trillion."

Dave SimpsonNovember 13, 2023

Rod Miller: Debate in the Cowboy State? Great!

Columnist Rod Miller says he does his best to help with climate change. "...all those bubbles rising in a frosty glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon are bubbles of that dreaded gas. When I drink it all down, I am sequestering carbon in my body, thus doing my part to save humanity."

Rod MillerNovember 12, 2023

Bill Sniffin: Influential National Heritage Foundation Leader Has Deep Wyoming Roots

Bill Sniffin writes: “Heritage President Kevin Roberts predicts Joe Biden will be dumped by the Democrats and California Gov. Gavin Newsom will become their nominee.”

Bill SniffinNovember 11, 2023

Dennis Sun: U.S. Debt is Too High

Ag columnist Dennis Sun writes, "Our current government doesn’t have much of a plan to service the debt, except to keep printing money and acting like drunken sailors."

Dennis SunNovember 11, 2023

Guest Column: Supporting Our Wyoming County Clerks on Election Security

Rep. Jared Olsen writes, "Wyoming’s elections are not just secure; they are some of the most secure in the world. The credit for this goes to Wyoming’s dedicated county clerks."

November 11, 2023

Cat Urbigkit: Natural Pulses -- Falling and Trailing Toward Winter

Columnist Cat Urbigkit writes, "The livestock guardian dogs have been working overtime during the migration, as the sheer number of wild predators on the landscape they share surges."

Cat UrbigkitNovember 10, 2023

Charlie Spiering: Biden's Influence Peddling Should Be Too Big for Media to Ignore

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, "Why would James Biden, a longtime financial beneficiary and peddler of the family's political influence, require big loans from his brother Joe?"

Charlie SpieringNovember 08, 2023

Rod Miller: The Media Landscape in Wyoming is Changing

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "If you mount up on a tall horse and survey the media landscape in Wyoming today, you’ll see an unavoidable truth. The venerable old institutions of newsprint journalism are mere shadows of their former selves."

Rod MillerNovember 08, 2023

Dave Simpson: My Sad Smoke Alarm Tale Of Woe

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, "At 2:41 am, we were awakened by a full-fledged, ear-piercing, all-hands-on-deck fire alarm, with the recorded voice of a lady yelling, “FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!” Every alarm in the house – 13 of them – was going off, and the dog was in a panic."

Dave SimpsonNovember 06, 2023

Rod Miller: Schroeder And Inner Circle Broke The Law Besides Looking Like Nincompoops

Columnist Rod Miller writes, "Not only did [the Wyo Dept. of Education's] secrecy look sketchy as hell on its face, their reluctance to divulge information violated the Wyoming Public Records Act. It took an order from a District Court judge to pry the requested records from their sneaky hands."

Rod MillerNovember 05, 2023

Bill Sniffin: We Boomers Were Born On Third Base And Thought We Hit A Triple

Bill Sniffin writes: “Pretty soon, our generation was running the country and the world. Just 46 years after our arrival, we elected our first of four baby boomer presidents with Bill Clinton in 1992.”

Bill SniffinNovember 04, 2023

Dennis Sun: What's Happening with the Farm Bill?

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "The five-year 2018 Farm Bill ended on Sept. 30, which is frustrating and problematic for those in agriculture."

Dennis SunNovember 04, 2023

Aaron Turpen put the new Indian Hooligan e-bike through its paces.

Aaron Turpen: The Indian Hooligan e-Bike Is The Coolest Thing Since, Well, Ever

Automotive writer Aaron Turpen writes, “The Indian eFTR Hooligan is the adult version of the banana seat Huffy, but without the skinned knees, questionable homemade ramps for getting air and constant chain and sprocket maintenance.”

Aaron TurpenNovember 03, 2023

Guest Column: Gordon Needs To Speak To Wyoming, Not Harvard

Rep. John Bear writes, "It is embarrassing for the governor of Wyoming to give even an inch to the anti-fossil fuel crowd and their utopian view of green energy."

CSD StaffNovember 03, 2023

Guest Column: Suicide Prevention and Mental Health in Wyoming -- A Moral Imperative

Rep. Lloyd Larsen writes, "It’s certainly easier to look away from these vulnerable populations, but we must face Wyoming’s suicide prevention and mental health issues head-on because every life has inherent value and worth."

CSD StaffNovember 03, 2023

Clair McFarland: High Heels Are Only Useful For Kicking Bad Guys In The Throat

High heels are the cigarettes of shoes. They’ll soon be known for their health risks, relegated to glass cupboards at the store and advertised amid disclaimers.

Clair McFarlandNovember 03, 2023

An illustration of the planned Cody Temple.

Letter To The Editor: Do LDS Temples ‘Significantly Boost’ property values”?

Dear editor: Reports that LDS temples boost property values around them is “mythology” that’s not supported by hard data.

November 03, 2023

Mike Krampner is a former Wyoming attorney who now lives in Jerusalem, Israel.

Guest Column: "Never Again" Is Now

Guest columnist Mike Krampner writes, "The current attack on Israel is an attempt to 'cleanse' the Middle East of Jews (Hamas actually uses that language). That effort is underway now."

CSD StaffNovember 02, 2023

Charlie Spiering: Mike Pence Ends His Unsuccessful and Incomprehensible Run for President

Columnist Charlie Spiering writes, " Republican voters rejected Pence — just as they rejected Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney — as their political careers faded to nothing. Trump’s brand of America First Republican populism, however, thrives..."

Charlie SpieringNovember 02, 2023

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