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I would like to address a growing issue related to recreational target shooting on public land. Shooters need to clean up their targets, empty brass,...

I read with interest the article on dumpster replacement and am very glad the town has a nest egg in place for dealing with such emergencies. Very...

There are some rumors going around town about my dog and some other things. I talk to my dog when driving my car or truck. I live alone with little...

I read with interest the recent articles in the Independent Record regarding the need for some dumpster replacements. In fact, maybe most of them. It...

On Tuesday, February 23, President Biden has one minute of silence, lit 500 candles, and had flags lowered to half staff for the 500,000 deaths due...

On January 27, President Joe Biden issued presidential Executive Order 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” In that order,...

One can detect numerous fault lines in our nation’s bedrock core disciplines; educational, legal, medical, political, moral, economic and...

In light of the political turmoil right now, I’d like to add a few comments to the letters already printed in this paper. Something to keep in mind...

The proposed road tax, HB 37, provides me the opportunity to rant a bit about my observations of wasteful DOT operations. As a long-time user of Wyomi...

An open letter to Reprehensive Liz Cheney You can fool some of the people, some of the time, and all of the people, some of the time, but not all of...

Socialism has never worked anywhere in the world. Cynthia Lummis stood by president Trump, and America, and I will support her in every way I can. We...

The following was set to Senator John Barrasso and was also submitted as a letter to the editor to the Independent Record. Dear Honorable John...

Welcome to the financial future you have voted for, my liberal friends! The National Debt is 27.8 Trillion dollars as of 1 P.M. 1-21-2021. That is...

I too was upset to see what transpired on January 6th in our Nations Capital. In my heart I decided to take down my Trump 2020 flag from my house....

This is an open letter to the Wyoming State Legislature, on behalf of the people of Wyoming.  Legislators, please contact your counterparts in South...

Fly your Trump flag, wear your Trump caps, fly the American flag  Never give up, freedom is not FREE. As usual it is the ploy of the liberal...

The failed coup at the US Capitol last Wednesday was a wake-up call for all of us. People can have differences of political opinion - and those differ...

Ryan McConnaughey’s guest column on behalf of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming presents the daunting challenges facing Wyoming and other land gr...

The $900 Billion so-called stimulus bill has now passed and been signed into law. I would have recommended that President Trump veto it, however, ther...

During these uncertain times with the pandemic, it has become necessary for guidelines to be put into place for all our safety. These are in effect...

This Thanksgiving in Thermopolis we have a great deal to be thankful for. Beyond the natural beauty, clean air, our river and space to breathe and...

I have always had great respect for our Veterans. I grew up with so many in our family just like so many other families across this great nation. To...

I was out of town the weekend of Oct. 3 and unable to attend the Chamber of Commerce banquet. It was such a surprise to see my name in the newspaper...

I am writing to express my concern that the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce and County Farm Bureau Federation did not live stream their sponsored Meet...

Why chickens? How can something that brought so much joy, delight, health and life to our property and neighborhood, be so easily done away with...