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Mandy Fabel: Matt Kaufman Is Pioneering Wyoming's Digital Frontier
Columnist Mandy Fabel writes, "In the heart of Wyoming, far from the stereotypical technology epicenters of America, Matt Kaufman has emerged as an unexpected visionary helping reshape Wyoming's economic future."
Mandy FabelMay 29, 2025
Guest Column: Defending The Tenth Amendment In The Big, Beautiful Bill
Rep. Daniel Singh writes, "Preventing states from passing their own AI laws for a decade undermines the Tenth Amendment, which reserves powers not granted to the federal government to the states and to the people. That principle isn’t just legal — it’s foundational."
Guest ColumnMay 28, 2025
Guest Column: Is Cloud Seeding Harming Wildlife & Water? Time to Ask Hard Questions
Rep. Mike Schmid writes, "Wyomingites care deeply about their land, water, and wildlife. So why are we tolerating a program that, after decades, still offers no proof of long-term benefits but carries growing evidence of environmental risks?"
Guest ColumnMay 27, 2025
Guest Column: Protecting Our Children Isn’t “Book Banning” — It’s Common Sense
Rep. Ann Lucas writes, "The real extremists are those who believe there is no issue with young children being handed a how-to manual on anal sex while they’re at school or the public library – and yes, this is happening in Wyoming."
Guest ColumnMay 26, 2025
Guest Column: It's Time For Energy Abundance – No More Subsidizing Bad Energy Policy
Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "In Congress, I am working diligently to disband the green energy agenda. President Trump is also working to shield constituents from both tax implications of the Green New Scam and the related repercussions to their utility bills."
Guest ColumnMay 16, 2025
Guest Column: Weaponizing Federal Lawyers Against Westerners
Former BLM chief William Perry Pendley writes, "After my three decades representing westerners unable to hire attorneys to fight injustice at the hands of the federal government, what happened to the Maudes doesn't surprise me. Thank goodness for President Trump and the Maude’s friends and neighbors..."
Guest ColumnMay 14, 2025
Guest Column: Raw Deal for Wyoming -- Pronghorn and Sidewinder Projects Undermine Our Values
State Reps. Campbell and Strock write, "These turbines aren't being built to power Wyoming homes or strengthen our energy independence — they're designed to churn out carbon offset credits, so Denver elites can feel better about flying over our wide-open spaces while claiming a low-carbon footprint."
Guest ColumnMay 13, 2025
Guest Column: Transfer, Sale Of Public Lands Is No Longer Just A Threat -- It’s A Reality
Rick Mickelsen writes, "The prospect of selling off hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands to the highest bidder has seemed like a hypothetical issue — until now."
Guest ColumnMay 12, 2025
Guest Column: Don't Listen To The Loudest Voice And Mistake It For The Truth
Rep. Cody Wylie writes, "Rep. Darin McCann wrote a guest column criticizing legislators for not supporting a 2024 Freedom Caucus bill on parental rights. That version of the story is misleading at best — and a Freedom Caucus hack job in misinformation at worst."
Guest ColumnMay 12, 2025
Guest Column: When Conservatives Organize, the Left Cries Foul
Wyoming Freedom Caucus chair Rachel Rodriguez-Williams writes, "When a group of conservative lawmakers stands up, says 'we’re organized,' and follows through with a consistent commitment to limited government, individual liberty, and fiscal responsibility — suddenly it’s a scandal."
Guest ColumnMay 08, 2025
Guest Column: Economics In Action -- Understanding Government Inefficiency
Guest columnist Island Richards writes, "Government will never be 100 percent efficient. Those who insist otherwise don’t show profound observation, just shallow slogans. Perfect efficiency in government is impossible because government itself stands in the way."
Guest ColumnMay 06, 2025
Guest Column: Judicial Selection Process Is Secretive, Controlled By Liberal Legal Insiders
State Rep. Joe Webb writes, "Wyoming’s judges should be picked in a way that is open, honest, and reflects the values of the people — not just the opinions of a small group of lawyers."
CSD StaffMay 05, 2025
Guest Column: Let Judges Do Their Jobs
Guest columnists Alaina Stedillie and Grant Lawson write: "Judges should be allowed to do their jobs, which is to apply the facts of each case to the governing law. This is the only way the system can work the way our Founders so wisely designed it."
CSD StaffMay 01, 2025
Guest Column: An Assessment Of The First 100 Days Of Trump’s Second Term
Guest columnist Ray Hunkins writes, "Trump’s most visible success has been in the field of illegal immigration belying the Biden Administration’s falsehood that he could do nothing to stem the flow of illegals without Congress passing legislation."
CSD StaffApril 29, 2025
Guest Column: Trump’s First 100 Days Are A Vast Improvement Over Biden
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman writes, "If you want proof that the Trump administration is a vast improvement over Joe Biden’s presidency, we need only look to our Southern Border [where] daily border encounters are down by 93 percent and migrant crossings are down a whopping 99.99 percent."
CSD StaffApril 28, 2025
Guest Column: Don't Hand Your County Clerk's Duties To Someone In Cheyenne
Columnist Gail Symons writes: "Believe the county clerk who lives in your town, not the politician in Cheyenne making headlines by spreading distrust and disinformation."
CSD StaffApril 27, 2025
Guest Column: President Trump’s Bold Postal Reforms Must Meet Wyoming’s Needs
Frontiers of Freedom President George Landrith writes, "The solution is not perpetual taxpayer-funded bailouts. Instead, the Postal Service should adopt a hybrid model that preserves its essential functions while allowing private industry to handle the rest."
CSD StaffApril 22, 2025
Guest Column: Entitlement and Nobility: Results Matter More than Roots.
Rep. Ken Pendergraft and Rep. Steve Johnson write, "The Wyoming Freedom Caucus doesn’t care how many generations you’ve been here — we care whether you’ll stand up for liberty, fiscal responsibility, and the Constitution."
CSD StaffApril 21, 2025
Guest Column: Stop And Be Curious About Those Older Folks
Gail Symons writes: "My dad and his siblings sat in our living room. In their early 80s, they made fun of each other and laughed about youthful escapades. That day, they were rambunctious. But I didn’t write anything down, and now it's too late."
CSD StaffApril 20, 2025
Guest Column: Social Security Customer Service Crisis Puts Spotlight on New Social Security Commissioner
AARP Wyoming State Director Sam Shumway writes, "SSA scrapped a service change last week that would have forced many Wyomingites to have to go in-person to a Social Security office for routine services that have been handled over the phone."
CSD StaffApril 17, 2025
Guest Column: Americans Elected Donald Trump - Not Liberal Judges
U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis writes, "When Democrats fail at the ballot box, they turn to the courts to accomplish their goals. They used the Justice Department to go after President Trump during the last four years - and they are now using unelected federal judges to block what they can’t stop in the executive or legislative branch."
CSD StaffApril 17, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming’s Mental Health Crisis Deserves an Honest Conversation
Former Speaker of the House Albert Sommers writes, "After the Wyoming Freedom Caucus’s actions over the last 3 years of voting against nearly every effort to support mental health solutions, I was dumbfounded to read Cassie Craven’s opinion piece, 'It's Time For Elementary School Counselors In Wyoming.'"
CSD StaffApril 14, 2025
Guest Column: Maybe The Freedom Caucus Should Read The Good Samaritan
Guest Columnist Gail Symons writes: “You can’t claim to ‘protect life’ while voting against suicide prevention. Or say you value families while blocking hospice funding. And you certainly can’t promote ‘truth’ while spreading falsehoods about your colleagues and state institutions.”
CSD StaffApril 13, 2025
Guest Column: Wyoming Deserves Common-Sense Election Integrity
Guest columnists Harriet Hageman and Chuck Gray write, “Passage of the SAVE Act in the Senate is critical to ensure that every state requires proof of United States citizenship to vote, thereby preserving the integrity and security of our elections. Common sense, and the people of Wyoming, demand no less.”
CSD StaffApril 10, 2025