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Last week’s Letter to the Editor “Wyoming is in a crisis” included several issues, one being the allegation that Trump would have been...

The people of Wyoming - smart people who voted for the good of Wyoming and our country - voted Trump. He would have probably been re-elected if...

Editors note: This speech was given by Charles Cooper during the Memorial Day Service for Liberty and then submitted as a letter to the editor. Today...

Something is “a fowl” here and it’s not backyard chickens. I’m not even saying I am right in every incident or presentation, however we need...

I could not be more proud of the courageous stand Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow took in defying the introduction of the 1619...

From President Joe Biden’s Speech: “That’s the essence of America. That’s democracy in action.” Our Constitution opens with the words,...

Recently I was blocked by Facebook for violating their “Community standards”. They didn’t say what offended them. I asked, but they still did...

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...