Dave Simpson
Dave Simpson started his newspaper career in 1973 as a reporter for the Laramie Daily Boomerang. He moved on to editing posts at the Rawlins Daily Times and the Casper Star-Tribune. He then published newspapers in Colorado and Illinois for Howard Publications owners at the time of the Star-Tribune for 17 years.
Dave has written a weekly column about a wide variety of topics for 39 years, winning top columnist awards in Wyoming, Colorado, Illinois and Nebraska.
He and his wife Caryl are retired and live on an old wheat field east of Cheyenne. Their dog Mitch the latest in a long line of black Labrador Retrievers was rescued from the pound in Torrington.
Dave built his log cabin in the Snowy Range of Carbon County in the 1980s, where he spends as much time as possible every summer.
Latest from Dave Simpson
Dave Simpson: Less Is More, But This Is Ridiculous
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "For years we had natural Christmas trees, and my wife took the kids into town while I struggled to get the tree up, so the kids wouldn't learn new words from dad."
Dave SimpsonDecember 20, 2022
Dave Simpson: Tom Horn Got More Due Process Than Anthony Bouchard
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "I hope Sen. Anthony Bouchard will continue to address the needs of his district and our state, and forego his pursuit of slime balls and swamp monsters."
Dave SimpsonDecember 13, 2022
Dave Simpson: The Best Darned Library In Wyoming
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Wyoming has an abundance of quality libraries and friendly librarians. But for the best, come to Cheyenne."
Dave SimpsonDecember 05, 2022
Dave Simpson: What’s The Name Of That Paper Again?
Columnist Dave Simpson got his start at the Laramie Boomerang 49 years ago this week. He covered everything from cattle mutilations and UFOs, failed prison escapes, and an intoxicated Easter bunny getting arrested.
Dave SimpsonNovember 28, 2022
Dave Simpson: A TV Dinner For Thanksgiving? Yup.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "One year we had TV dinners for Thanksgiving. The kids loved it. They could have whatever they wanted, and they chose macaroni and cheese."
Dave SimpsonNovember 22, 2022
Dave Simpson: Let’s Turn Our Frowns Upside Down
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina said a Republican wave would be tantamount to Hitler taking over the country. Maybe the limp showing by Republicans will result in some lesser despot emerging, say a Benito Mussolini, a Fidel Castro, or a Papa Doc."
Dave SimpsonNovember 14, 2022
Dave Simpson: Time To Forgive And Forget? Nope.
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "After almost three years of vilifying us over one often contradictory decree after another, the folks who made no secret of their frustration with us even firing some for not taking an experimental vaccine now those folks want understanding. I don't think so."
Dave SimpsonNovember 07, 2022
Dave Simpson: Never A Better Time To Live In Wyoming
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Just once in the horrible surveillance videos we see of innocent people being beaten to within an inch of their lives, I long to see someone with the ability and the tools necessary to fight back."
Dave SimpsonOctober 31, 2022
Dave Simpson: You Say You Want More Of THIS?
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Why WOULDN'T there be a big Republican wave on Nov. 8th? Imagine looking around and saying, 'I gotta get me more of THIS!'"
Dave SimpsonOctober 25, 2022
Dave Simpson: Scary Talk In The ‘Nuclear Sponge’
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Call me paranoid, but when the president who can't figure out which side of the stage to exit from, and who shakes hands with people who aren't there when that guy talks about being on the brink of nuclear Armageddon, I get nervous."
Dave SimpsonOctober 17, 2022
Dave Simpson: Smile When You Call Me Extreme, Pardner
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "When did wanting safe streets, fiscal restraint, smaller government, secure borders, and letting our kids remain innocent for as long as possible when exactly did those things become extreme?"
Dave SimpsonOctober 11, 2022
Dave Simpson: Wandering into Crudités Gulch
Columnist Dave Simpson writes: "Asking questions about vaccines or the 2020 election or what to call Latino people can get you branded as a 'domestic terrorist,' or a 'white supremacist.' And maybe prosecuted in California."
Dave SimpsonOctober 03, 2022