Letters to the Editor | Powell Tribune

80/20 GOP platform adherence not conservative

Dear editor: President Ronald Reagan famously said 54 years ago: “The person who agrees with you 80% of the time is an 80% friend and not a 20% enemy.” Reagan’s … more

Submitted by Scott Weber | 4/29/25

Re: Dictating morality and counterfeit Republicans

Dear editor: "If you throw mud against a wall, eventually it falls off, but the smear remains." Anonymous Still reeling from his blistering defeat last summer, yet attempting to remain … more

Submitted by William Flittie | 4/29/25

Wyoming Rising welcomes all

Dear editor: Labels could be the culprit. They are certainly divisive. Recent letters to the editor slamming the grassroots organization Wyoming Rising labeled it leftist, liberal and … more

Submitted by Edie Phillips | 4/22/25

Postal Food Drive planned for May

Dear editor: Powell Valley Loaves and Fishes is kindly asking our generous community to participate in the Postal Food Drive on Saturday, May 10. Ideally, our postal carriers are hoping that … more

Submitted by Powell Valley Loaves and Fishes Board | 4/22/25

PCAS donor: Don't allow spay abortions, reinstate Harris

My name is Lisa and I am a recurring monthly donor at the moment. Before I cancel my donation I respectfully request that you as the board please clarify the following concerns that have come to … more

Submitted by Lisa Kness | 4/15/25

Wow! PHS 110th reunion this June

Dear editor: In 1909, the community of Powell was formed and named after John Wesley Powell. From that small establishment, this wonderful little city has grown to well over 6,000 people today. … more

Submitted by Gerry Wilkins | 4/15/25

Wyoming Rising is not nonpartisan

Dear editor: As we all know, there is presently a trust crisis in the media. No one knows what to believe when they see it in print or hear it on the radio or TV, because of obvious bias … more

Submitted by Lisa Price | 4/15/25

Commissioners, staff need to remember who pays their salaries

Dear editor: I have requested and listened to recorded CDs of recent public land use meetings scheduled midweek and midday. The meeting times seem deliberately arbitrarily and poorly scheduled, … more

Submitted by Margaret Lohman | 4/15/25

Let's solve issue of horses whose owners are jailed

Dear editor: News of not so recent events causes me to ask the following question: What happens to horses whose caregiver goes to jail, leaving the herd without food and water? The answer is … more

Submitted by Nicole Kukuchka | 4/10/25

Why are Wyoming policies set by Washington?

Dear editor: Thanks to the political climate today, I am ashamed to be an American and for the first time in my life, thanks to Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., I am also ashamed to be from … more

Submitted by Kathleen Holtzer | 4/10/25

Counterfeit: B.S.

Dear editor: Counterfeit (adjective): To make an imitation of usually in order to deceive or defraud. To carry on a deception; dissemble The recent piece under “Civics … more

Submitted by Jim Vetter | 4/8/25

Everyone needs to show respect

Dear editor: From the title of Zac Taylor’s editorial on Tuesday, April 1, I expected it to be about Congresswoman Harriet Hageman. Nevertheless, the first three paragraphs focused on … more

Submitted by Dan Schein | 4/8/25

DOGE has cost taxpayers money

Dear editor: “...that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” These immortal lines spoken by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg have … more

Submitted by Linda Raynolds | 4/8/25

Heart Mountain seeks Wyoming delegation’s help in preventing reckless NEH cuts

Dear editor: Thanks to the National Endowment for the Humanities, almost 300 educators from around the country have participated in workshops at the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation to learn … more

Submitted by the Heart Mountain Foundation | 4/8/25

On Social Security, D.O.G.E. and other departments

Dear editor: If I understand correctly, there have been for decades in the Social Security Department’s poor management, inadequate software and inappropriate allocation of funds. I … more

Submitted by Robin Berry | 4/1/25

Open pockets to save black-footed ferret

Dear editor: An open letter to Wyoming Rising, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Sage Steppe Wild, Sierra Club, Alliance For the Wild … more

Submitted by Steve Torrey | 4/1/25

Credit freeze — the least known free service to protect your credit

Dear editor: We’ve all received suspicious emails, phone calls or even mailings. Scams come in many forms, and seem to grow in volume year after year. Companies offer “credit … more

Submitted by Kevin Purdy | 3/27/25

Anti-DEI firings have gone too far

Dear editor: There is a difference between primary discrimination under the 14th Amendment (usually illegal) and secondary or incidental bias under DEI programs (usually legal). Although both … more

Submitted by Dennis Reuter | 3/27/25

Social Security needs to be left alone

Dear editor: We keep hearing from President Donald Trump and the Republican House and Senate members that Social Security is safe and will not be touched, telling us that we can all quit … more

Submitted by Vicki Hood | 3/27/25 | 1 comment

How is new leak different from Clinton's email server?

Dear editor: Ms. Hageman: I remember when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state and used a private email server for communication to her staff. Millions of dollars and years of time were … more

Submitted by Phil Anthony | 3/27/25