Letters to the Editor
Better diet instead
August 30, 2013Re: Fluoridation issue There is concern that the children in Sheridan have bad teeth. Perhaps instead of fluoridating the water that all of us drink, how about advising the parents of these children to limit their soda pop, sugar and junk food from their diets. It would cost the taxpayer no extra money and free Read More
letters Aug. 28, 2013
August 29, 2013Unnecessary expenses Re: College bond The electorate has spoken and the college bond issue was defeated. Whether rejoicing or being stunned, I believe that there was another factor besides higher taxes that may have played a part in the negative reaction to the proposal. The somewhat lack of restraint and common sense by the decision-making Read More
Funding changes pose threat
August 28, 2013I consider myself very fortunate to be the legal guardian of a young man with developmental disabilities. Though he doesn’t live with my family, and he’s technically not one of my children, we consider him to be one of us. He lives in a group home operated by a local provider. My family is blessed, Read More
Lively discussion needed
August 23, 2013Re: Capital Facilities Tax A 5 percent sales tax is available on Nov. 5. We can choose to re-impose the 1 percent Capital Facilities Tax or not. We should carefully debate this important issue, as it provides funding for many capital projects in the county. While it’s a small amount to each individual, it creates Read More
Don’t be dismayed
Re: Some voters understand Young men and women of Sheridan County, please do not take the results of the recent bond election personally. Don’t let it concern you that only one-third of the registered voters bothered to cast a ballot over something that could directly affect your future livelihoods. Don’t have second thoughts about the Read More
Victory for landowners
Re: Riparian regulations The rejection of the riparian restrictions by the County Commissioners was certainly a victory for private landowners. This past week it was heartening to witness such courage openly demonstrated by various Sheridan County residents at the riparian proposal meeting and by other Sheridan County residents regarding local issues as well. Sheridan County Read More
Fiscal conservative OK with higher tax
August 16, 2013Re: SC bond isse I support the Sheridan College Tech Center, and will vote “yes” on Aug. 20. I write this as a fiscal conservative who has always voted no to raising taxes of any kind. I’m voting yes because I am a tradesman. I don’t believe that every young person needs a four-year Read More
Employer needs SC-trained grads
Re: Tech Center vote As an operator of an industrial company, a member of the Sheridan College machine tool technology advisory committee, and a past/present employer of dozens of Sheridan College technical program students, I’m asking Sheridan County residents to support this effort and vote in favor of the bond issue. Our county and Read More
Vote ‘no’ on Tech Center
Re: Aug. 20 referendum My position is no more new taxes. The expansion of the (Sheridan College) Tech Center has merit, but not at the expense of putting another tax on the residents of Sheridan County. Regardless of the level of government (local, state, federal), new spending must cease; we can’t afford it. If the Read More
Forward Sheridan supports SC vote
Re: Tech Center, Aug. 20 In May, Forward Sheridan formally endorsed Sheridan College’s general obligation bond proposal. Our board of directors and investors have campaigned for the proposal. Our endorsement of this bond and the support of this initiative is focused on two perspectives. First and most importantly, the renovation and construction of approximately Read More
Respect applicants during job searches
Re: Lead by example What happened to common courtesy and respect in today’s job market or for that fact, common courtesy and respect In general? By that statement, I mean, when an applicant takes the time to fill out an application in detail or simply sends in their resume to an email as directed Read More
Supports SC bond initiative
Re: Tech Center vote Aug. 20 Although retired from Sheridan College, I continue to teach a few English classes. Last spring, I had a student who is quite remarkable. He is a veteran of two different wars, intelligent and genuinely cares for others. His goal was to get into the diesel tech program so that Read More
Vacutech expands with SC tech grads
Re: Aug. 20 bond vote I am writing today to express my strong support, as both business owner and taxpayer, of the Sheridan College bond initiative to fund renovation and expansion of the college’s Tech Center. When we relocated Vacutech to Sheridan in 2011, we brought just eight employees from our Denver production facility and Read More
Leaders ‘at the trough’; vote ‘no’ for SC bond
August 15, 2013Re: Tech Center, Aug. 20 We must vote “NO” the 20th of August on the $15.85 million dollar bond issue for Sheridan College’s Tech Center. • The projected pay out on the bond issue is based off the assessed value of Sheridan County staying the same or improving for the next 15 years. The Read More
SC is source of skilled staff
Re: Bond vote, Aug. 20 As the vote approaches on the bond initiative to fund renovation and expansion of the Sheridan College Tech Center, I want to share some perspective on the need for skilled workers in the trades served by the Tech Center programs. L&H Industrial has a long-term relationship with Sheridan College; Read More
Farmers Market good for Sheridan
August 14, 2013Re: Press story, Aug. 10 Kudos to the organizers and participants of the Farmers Market. What a terrific benefit to our community. Christina Schmidt’s article stated the Farmers Market began in 2001. Actually, the Farmers Market began over thirty years ago on the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church. In those days, eight Read More
‘Yes’ vote invests in Sheridan’s future
Re: SC Tech Center, Aug. 20 As a former member and chairman of the Sheridan College Board of Trustees, I feel the Aug. 20th bond election to expand and renovate our Tech Center is of profound importance of our community’s long-term financial future. In fact, this led me to agree to be the chairman of Read More
Tech Center ‘yes’ vote vital for city’s future
Re: Sheridan College bonds Sheridan College, which has been a valuable part of this community for over six decades, is putting forth to Sheridan County voters a bond initiative on Aug. 20 to fund the renovation and expansion of the Technical Education Center (Tech Center). The Tech Center project is the next step in the Read More
We know Enzi
August 13, 2013Re: Matalin speech at SC Hmmm. Famous television personality Mary Matalin in little ole Sheridan? Why? Could it be her former boss, former Vice President Dick Cheney, lured her here to promote his daughter, Liz Cheney, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014? One thing about Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi, we know him. We don’t Read More
SC Tech Center means employment
Re: Bond vote, Aug. 20 Sheridan College is our Community College. Sheridan College is one of seven community college districts in Wyoming. Beginning with the original Whitney Building that opened in 1959, voters of Sheridan County have seen the vision and long-term benefits that Sheridan College provides to our community by supporting a bond issue Read More
Point by point opposition
August 9, 2013Re: Say ‘no’ to fluoridation Fluoride is a deadly poison. Fluoride is toxic to the body. It is corrosive to everything it touches, especially the skin. It is not a lack of fluoride in a person’s body that causes tooth decay. It can be several factors, such as diet (too much sugar), genetics or Read More
One property, one vote
Re: College bond issue Here’s the solution to almost all the issues raised about the coming bond vote. “Only property owners can vote and their vote affects only their property.” That way, most of us get what we want. A supporter of the new bond will do just that: support the bond with their Read More
Tech Center expansion good for students
August 8, 2013Re: Sheridan College bond issue I’m sure your readers have seen news reports and promotional materials by now that spell out the details of the upcoming Sheridan College Tech Center bond issue election. To summarize: On Aug. 20, Sheridan County residents will vote on a $15.8 million bond issue for the renovation and expansion of Read More
Need a better plan
Re: Riparian rules don’t make sense I respectfully submit that a case for implementing new riparian set-back regulations has not been made. It has been stated this is a “water quality” issue yet by the county’s own admission these new regulations will not fix the water quality problems since most water quality issues are Read More
Must consider the common good
Re: Riparian regulations As a resident of the county and a property owner with over a quarter mile along both banks of the Tongue River near Ranchester, I would like to urge the county commisioners to vote in favor of the riparian management proposal. I know the value of watching the daily events that take Read More
