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Freedom of information
During National Sunshine Week, we celebrate freedom of information (FOI) laws and efforts to use and ensure the effectiveness of those laws to get...
Wyoming Boys' School is last hope for troubled kids
The recent lawsuit against the Boys’ School is a blow to youth welfare in our state and cruel, destructive slander against some of our neighbors,...
Check of counterfeits
by Zac Taylor, Powell Tribune A $100 bill remains an extraordinary piece of currency to hold. Even in an age of inflation, a Benjamin still...
Transparency demands accuracy!
I am disappointed with the way the Town of Thermopolis released the officer cam video of April 28, 2023, regarding the officer-involved shooting. The...
Leaping into March
The Independent Record staff is providing you with five papers in February this year. Leap year occurs every four years with Feb. 29 being designated...
Is this still the land of the free?
A Visitor From The Past: by Thelen Paulk I had a dream the other night, I didn’t understand. A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in hi...
Legislature in full swing
Cheyenne is around a five hour drive from Thermopolis, but the work of our state’s legislature will affect us in Hot Springs County as well as...
No man is an island
by Andrew Ellsworth, MD “No man is an island, entire of itself, every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.” This is the beginning...
Legislature convenes
The 67th Wyoming Legislature convened in a joint session of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 12, during the first day o...
Citizen submits department of education information
Well the statistics are in from the Wyoming Department of Education for the 2022/2023 school year. How did our School District really do, not what we...
GOP quarterly meeting information
by Leyann Gomez Sharon Hall, Scott Brown, and Raelene Wood along with other folks of Lovell hosted the Wyoming Republican Party’s quarterly meeting...
Fundamental functions: Ear, nose, throat
by Debra Johnston, MD I confess that occasionally even doctors get squeamish. Or perhaps more honestly, this doctor does. My personal list has gotten...
Taking steps toward democracy
by Kimball Shinkoskey, Cody Enterprise I think most people would agree that democracy is under threat by forces on the left or on the right, or in...
These boots were made for walking
by Jill Kruse, DO Winter weather has finally arrived this year. Getting outside for some activity, even in winter, is great for your overall health....
Newspapers remain a key record for government notices
Everyday, as I walk from the editorial department in the back of the office to the breakroom to get coffee or tea, I pass by wall shelving holding...
Reminder about first amendment rights
The purpose of this letter to the editor is to clarify several points about our rights under the constitution. The First Amendment reads “Congress s...
Why routine dental visits matter
by John Bisson, DDS Routine visits to the dentist are key to maintaining overall health. Preventive dental care starts at home. We advise...
Do you have grit?
In psychologist Angela Duckworth’s New York Times bestseller “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance”, she shares her insight on the...
Pack it in, pack it out
I would like to address a few behaviors that have bothered me for some time. First is drivers spinning “cookies” on roads and parking and pullout...
Even in darkness you can be found
by Nicola Park LAC, LPC-MH “I’ve lost everything…but I just can’t stop”. “Once I take that first drink that is all I think...
Group criticizes HSCSD#1 Board of Trustees
by Lara Love A controversial cartoon that takes a jab at the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees is making the rounds on social...
The threat in your bedroom
by Debra Johnson, M.D. My family has a fondness for crime dramas and thrillers. It isn’t uncommon to watch a scene in which a peacefully sleeping...
Shop local all year long to see our community survive
Shop local is common phrase used in the month of December, but we want to remind you it is an admirable thing to do year around. Our community was...
HSCSD#1 issues for public knowledge
At the December School Board meeting I had requested to speak on a few Academic issues but was told that I could only speak on ‘agenda items’....
Benefits of pasteurization
by Andrew Ellsworth, MD My father-in-law is a farmer. He grew up on the family farm in southwest Minnesota, where his dad grew up, too. Blessed...