Letters to the Editor | Powell Tribune

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

Legislature passed many great bills

Dear editor: Never in the recent history of Wyoming have there been so many bills passed by the Legislature that have benefited the citizens of this great state! Many of these bills were … more

Submitted by Scott Weber | 3/25/25

Heart Mountain seeks delegation’s help to save IMLS, limit Alien Enemies Act

Dear editor: The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation was pleased and grateful when Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., nominated us the last two years for the National Medal from the Institute for Museum … more

Submitted by the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation | 3/25/25

Game and Fish’s failure to act fuels CWD on elk feedgrounds

Dear editor: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is spreading rapidly through Wyoming’s controversial elk feedgrounds, with confirmed cases now detected on at least three feedgrounds since late … more

Submitted by Dagny Signorelli, Jonathan Ratner, Kristin Combs, John Carter, Clinton Nagel | 3/20/25

Remember, what would Al do?

Dear editor: This has been a heartbreaking week for Cody and Wyoming and much of the nation. I have long dreaded and feared the loss of either Al or Ann Simpson and I’ve wondered just … more

Submitted by Bruce McCormack | 3/20/25

An open letter to Sen. John Barrasso

Dear editor: Sen. Barrasso: You used to play a doctor on TV. I wonder if that character of 25 years ago would be advocating vitamin A and cod liver oil to prevent contracting measles? I … more

Submitted by Phil Anthony | 3/18/25

Trump favoring Russia over Ukraine

Dear editor: Some reflections on the bootlicking betrayal, and extortion, of Ukraine: 1) Neville Chamberlain, Norway’s Quisling, William “Boss” Tweed, Al Capone, Kim Jong … more

Submitted by Dennis Reuter | 3/18/25 | 1 comment

We lost a good friend in Al Simpson

Dear editor: Everybody has an Al story and I would like to share some more. I first met Al Simpson in the early 80s when Bill Mack would invite the politicians in for interviews. Both … more

Submitted by Scott Mangold | 3/18/25

Ag Day is March 18, heralding farm industry

Dear editor: March 18, 2025 marks National Agriculture Day. This is a time when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others … more

Submitted by Klodette Stroh | 3/18/25

Sen. Alan Simpson will be missed

Dear editor: Having Riedl and Reed family in Cody, Basin and Greybull, I read the Powell Tribune article: “Sen. Al Simpson of Cody dies at age 93.” I started following him back … more

Submitted by James A. Marples | 3/18/25

Cities should prioritize health, not chickens

Dear editor: Recently, a Wyoming woman from Platte County was hospitalized after handling infected backyard chickens, and a man in Louisiana tragically died after exposure to infected … more

Submitted by Madhu Anderson | 3/13/25

Opinion vs. fact

Dear editor: There are two letters in the March 4 Tribune that need to be acknowledged. No names are needed as to whom we are referring to. There is a quote from Daniel Patrick … more

Submitted by Linda and Bob Graff | 3/11/25

Shocked ‘coyote whacking’ allowed to continue

Dear editor: In the Tuesday, March 6 edition of the Powell Tribune, the headline “Bill prohibiting torture of wildlife signed by Gov. Gordon” caught my attention. It … more

Submitted by Mary Baumann | 3/11/25