Letters to the Editor | Powell Tribune

Don’t wait. Reach out to help prevent veteran suicide

Dear Editor: Suicide affects all Americans, including veterans, their families, and their friends, but suicide is preventable and there is hope.At the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), we … more

Submitted by Ralph Gigliotti and Pam Crowell | 9/29/22

The power of prayer and the power of positive thinking

Dear Editor: My name is Douglas and I am training my second canine for search and rescue, Spirit, a female Alaskan Husky. When I departed from my apartment on Saturday, Sept. 24, I didn’t … more

Submitted by Douglas Adams and Spirit | 9/29/22

Do your homework on the WEA

Dear Editor: I am responding to the editorial from the Wyoming Tribune Eagle that was run in our Powell paper on Sept. 22. It was the Eagle’s position that the lawsuit brought by the … more

Submitted by Shane Legler | 9/27/22

Constitution week

Dear Editor: To commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 1787, Sept. 17-23 is celebrated as Constitution Week. The U.S. Constitution is the oldest constitution … more

Submitted by Linda Pettengill | 9/22/22

City needs to do more than just place a street cone to flag a leak

Dear Editor: There is a water leak at the corner of North Bent and Seventh Street — on the north side of Seventh sStreet. It bubbles up out of the street and runs east. Sometimes there is … more

Submitted by Roger Snyder | 9/6/22

Wyoming rate payers expect fair pricing of Colorado River hydro power

Dear Editor: Thank you for accepting an open letter to the Wyoming Congressional Delegation: Congress is painfully aware of the unprecedented and extreme drought conditions continuing in the … more

Submitted by Rosemary Henry | 8/30/22

HD-24 musings and the crossover influence of Newsome win

Dear Editor: Sandy Newsome narrowly won HD-24 with 1,810 votes to Nina Webber’s 1,727 Votes. A mere 83 point spread, or 2.3%. Consider the following with regard to that very narrow spread: … more

Submitted by Jim Vetter | 8/23/22

This isn’t Russia: Why can’t opposing political opinions be expressed?

Dear Editor: I stopped at Albertson’s the afternoon of Aug. 10, and when I came out of the store, there was a note on my windshield. This note was on a piece of notebook paper and says, … more

Submitted by Patricia Winlow | 8/18/22

We must rid ourselves of the weeds of fear, hatred, and division

Dear Editor: America’s experiment in democratic self-government has been an inspiration and a model to the world. However, it is needing some serious tending, just as a healthy … more

Submitted by Kris Korfanta | 8/16/22

Hope, cooperation live among us; encourage and promote both

Dear Editor: The weekend before last I was privileged to bear witness to a few extraordinary events in my community. I visited the Heart Mountain Relocation Center and watched the ground … more

Submitted by Sue Simpson Gallagher | 8/11/22

Voting machines remove voters from any control over system

Dear Editor: You are the owner of a franchise business. I own an accounting firm that provides hardware and software accounting functions for businesses. I begin to provide these accounting … more

Submitted by Greg Penfold | 8/9/22

Vandalism of yard signs, an ugly side of politics

Dear Editor: For those baby boomers among us, you will remember that in 1971, The 5 Man Electrical Band produced the never to be forgotten rock song, Signs. Sign, sign, everywhere a sign … more

Submitted by Bob Berry | 8/4/22

Do your homework as buyer beware

Dear Editor: I’m tired of reading about people being ripped off by contractors for home repairs and such so I would like to give them some pointers. First of all there are no laws in Wyoming … more

Submitted by Mark Mackey | 8/2/22

So-called gun control cannot be legislated

Dear Editor: Pat Stuart wrote that we have a gun culture; that is, a way of life. Not! Yes, many of us have guns, long and short, but the tremendous majority of us are not, will not became mass … more

Submitted by Bob Rodriguez | 8/2/22

Don’t crush wildlife conservation funding

Dear Editor: The RETURN Act, introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.), would decimate funding for state-based wildlife management and crush the voice of hunters and shooters. This bill would … more

Submitted by Dan Fong | 8/2/22

Finger pointing doesn’t move the country ahead

Dear editor: We all have heard a lot of yammering about the state of the U. S. economy along with all the finger pointing and blame games as to who is responsible and how and who can get this … more

Submitted by Marynell Oechsner | 7/21/22

Moral standards will promote good will

Dear Editor: I truly appreciate what Janita Krayniak witnessed in her recent article about the teachings of the savior, Jesus Christ. And as we focus on what the son of God would say or do … more

Submitted by Edward Morrow | 7/19/22

Some not mentally stable enough to carry a gun

Dear Editor: Mr. Allan Knopp appears to know a lot about the Constitution of the United States and the Second Amendment. I wonder if he would feel the same if one of the 19 children or … more

Submitted by Frank Gonzalez | 7/19/22

Fairgrounds management welcoming and helpful

Dear Editor: On July 3, we rented the Homesteader Hall at the Park County Fairgrounds for a memorial celebration for Phyllis Lundvall, and family reunion. The new fair manager, Billy Wood … more

Submitted by Bonnie and Neil Earhart | 7/14/22

More must be done about guns in America

Dear Editor: This is a letter (modified from the original) that I sent to Liz Cheney regarding the continued gun carnage in America, particularly at the hands of imbalanced young males with easy … more

Submitted by Jim McEvoy | 7/14/22