Letters to the Editor
Letter: Fluoride being “forced” upon its citizenry
October 7, 2014Re: Press ad, Oct. 2 We are writing this as a response to the paid ad featuring the editorial from the Casper Star Tribune. This ad was not identified as a paid ad, nor were the writers identified by name. We resent the implication that when we disagree, we “believe in quackery.” We find it Read More
Letter: Blessed with pets
Re: Loss of a loved one My nephew and his wife have three dogs who are very important to them. One of the dogs got sick and needed more medical care then he could get in Sheridan so they took him to a specialty clinic in Colorado. The dog had acute liver failure, and after Read More
Letter: Lucky to live in Sheridan
October 4, 2014Lucky to live in Sheridan Re: FAB conference wonderful I would like to thank The Sheridan Press and Sheridan College for the wonderful FAB (For. About. By.) Women’s Conference last weekend. It was great to see so many women in the community coming together to learn more about themselves. The classes were very good and Read More
Letter: City subsidizes drive home after drinking
October 2, 2014City subsidizes drive home after drinking Re: Tipsy Taxi, socialism In August, the Sheridan City Council approved a payment of $3,320 to the Tipsy Taxi. The July payment to the Tipsy Taxi was $2,807. The taxi is a contract service with a private sector provider. The taxi gives a bar patron a free ride home from Read More
Letter: ‘The Buck Stops Here’ Nope. Not with Obama
September 30, 2014‘The Buck Stops Here’ Nope. Not with Obama Re: Truman phrase, failed WH policies After virtually every intelligence service in the world had reported to their administrations that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, President George W. Bush acted in reliance on that information and went into Iraq. For this he was excoriated in Read More
Letters: Food Bank lifts city; volunteers, support needed
September 26, 2014Food Bank lifts city; volunteers, support needed Re: ‘The Little Engine That Could’ There is a child’s story entitled, “The Little Engine That Could.” It tells the tale of a small underdog train engine that demonstrates mighty powers to accomplish impossible tasks. So, do you know what it takes to move 12 tons of goods? Read More
Letter: Scary moments eased by responders
September 24, 2014Scary moments eased by responders Re: When missing hikers are family During the Labor Day weekend, we, as parents, experienced one of those scary moments that everyone hopes they never have to go through. Our daughter, Alissa DeVille, and her fiancé, Blake Fuhriman, were the ones stranded in the Bighorn Mountains over that weekend. Thanks Read More
Letter: Republic vs democracy; appreciating the contrasts
September 23, 2014Republic vs democracy; appreciating the contrasts Re: Fafoutakis letter, Press, Sept. 16 With regard to John Fafoutakis’s letter chastising Sheridan County School District 1 Superintendent Marty Kobza for contributing to the failure of educating the children of Sheridan properly (Tuesday, Sept. 16), “republic” and “democracy” are descriptions of two different things (one is a form Read More
ACA ‘opt out’ costly to citizens
September 19, 2014Re: Hospitals and uninsureds The Wyoming Legislature and governor have decided over the last couple of legislative sessions to opt out of the Medicaid expansion portion of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act, that would have gone in to effect Jan. 1 of this year. By the state Department of Health’s own projections, that left Read More
City leaders force ‘pox,’ tyranny
Re: Flouridation project By all means, we should keep Rich Adriaens in place as the city’s new chief of staff to assist the mayor with running Sheridan. Apparently, the mayor feels incompetent for running the city’s affairs if he does not understand that no sitting city council can commit or obligate any future city council Read More
Letter: Lessons learned from Tiny
September 18, 2014Lessons learned from Tiny Re: Spay, neuter pets Tonight I want to share with you the story of a kitten named Tiny. I don’t have any pictures of Tiny because she only lived for two hours after I first met her. Tiny was given away, along with several of her littermates, on a public Facebook Read More
Letter: Who is crazy now?
September 17, 2014Who is crazy now? Re: Role of elected officials In his letter to the editor Sept. 12, Jack Landon Jr. offered, “We expect our elected officials to listen, to study, to gather enough information based on peer-reviewed studies, so that they can make decisions which will serve the best welfare of our society.” Landon gave Read More
Letter Sept. 16, 2014
September 16, 2014‘Democracy’ nowhere in top U.S. documents Re: Kobza letter, Press, Sept. 13 Marty Kobza, superintendent of Sheridan County School District 1, discussed the schools and the U.S. Constitution in a lengthy letter. In his letter, Kobza said: “To function as a democracy, we must certainly be educated.” The problem is how can the children be Read More
Letter Sept. 16, 2014
27th amendment, Constitution Day noted Re: DAR, Sheridan Bar Sept. 17 is the 227th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. The Daughters of the American Revolution, in partnership with the Sheridan County Bar Association, will visit every fifth-grade class in Sheridan County to celebrate Constitution Day. The classrooms will have interactive education sessions and Read More
Letter: Constitutional influence in education
September 13, 2014Re: It’s everywhere Recently, a representative of the Daughters of the American Revolution approached me about writing a letter as a community member for Constitution Week. The assignment was to write about how the Constitution relates to my work as a public education superintendent. Although education is not expressly included in the Constitution, it is Read More
Letter: Doomed to failure
Re: Plans to defeat IS On Wednesday, President Obama outlined his plans to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State terrorist group through a systematic campaign of airstrikes against IS targets in Iraq and Syria and an increase in military support to forces fighting IS on the ground. Unfortunately, these plans as stated are doomed Read More
We elect leaders to make tough choices
September 12, 2014Re: Fluoride debate I appreciate the sharing of opinions concerning adding a trace of fluoride to our water. Though the letters have been repetitive, one quoted Tolstoy “Tyranny happens when good men do nothing.” I think I am a good man, so I will add to the sharing of opinions. A letter bemoaned that “a Read More
Letter Sept. 11, 2014
September 11, 2014Do nothing Republican Congress? Re: Democrat sloganeering One thing you must concede to our Democrat friends — they are persistent rascals, continually resurrecting old saws of yesteryear from their musty vault of golden oldies. One which the “news” media keep harping on is the “Do nothing Republican Congress.” If only, the story goes, those recalcitrant, Read More
Letter to the Editor Sept. 9, 2014
September 9, 2014Positive attitudes can enrich city Re: Sheridan’s history, future It has been said, “history is not presented in one neat, tidy, little package” and this seems to be the case with the Sheridan community. Living, working, raising a family, growing older against the backdrop of the spectacular setting of the Bighorn Mountains is enticing and Read More
Letter to the Editor
September 6, 2014What happened to freedom of choice? Re: Keep fluoride out of water Water fluoridation is a topic of concern for many in our community. I have read pros and cons. My primary concern regarding this issue is that we have not been given a choice. I believe that we have the right to decide. A Read More
Council’s stubbornness on fluoride harms citizens
September 5, 2014Re: Tolstoy, trust, ‘Big Pharma’ Week after week, we sit at the Clean Water Sheridan table at the farmers market sharing with residents what we have learned through our sometimes exhausting research on fluoride. We see young moms with innocent babes who have been encouraged to give fluoride supplements to their child while their hearts Read More
Sept. 3, 2014 Letter to the Editor
September 3, 2014Pure water a human right Re: Fluoridation In 1931, Dr. H.T. Dean of the U.S. Public Health Service initiated a major project to investigate dental fluorosis. Fluorosis is a condition of brown stain on teeth caused by fluoride in drinking water. Dr. Dean saw a benefit of fluoride, that it hardened tooth enamel. In 1944, Read More
Freedom! Freedom! charities and fluoride
August 30, 2014Re: November vote Two big issues facing Sheridan are the addition of fluoride to our water and the vote on re-imposing a 6 percent sales tax in November. Your freedom is a common factor in both. The freedom to choose what we ingest is at stake in the fluoride debate. And the freedom to decide Read More
Humans not ‘bright’ with voting choices
Re: Aug. 19 primary I’m so disappointed and confused by the outcome of our Wyoming primary with the race for governor and Wyoming state representative, District 40. It is beyond my understanding how the Republican Party (or any other party) could support a candidate for governor who broke the law (or at least was not Read More
Candidate info access needs improvement
August 27, 2014Re: Aug. 19 primary It’s no wonder less than 40 percent turned out for the Aug. 19 primary. Informed voting takes more than a little time and effort and I suspect many lack the time or resources to do it adequately. In the state where I used to live, sample ballots were mailed out weeks Read More
