Dear McGruff House Members and the Sundance Community, The McGruff House program was developed in 1982 to help communities come together to keep a watch out for their community, property, and children. It has been in every state in the nation and has an incredible success rate in every town. This program has been...
Editor: It was with great dismay that I read the letter to the editor from Judy McCullough from Moorcroft in the paper. As it turns out, I had been helping Judy and her organization on a bill (HB7 – Animal ID and Traceability). We had e-mailed and talked on the phone multiple times and...
Dear Editor, Several weeks ago there was a letter written expressing negative sentiments about the mining of Rare Earth Minerals here in Crook County. This letter was written with obvious sincerity and feelings, so well written it caused me to re-evaluate my initial support of this business endeavor. However it was unfair and not...
By Bob Bonnar Newcastle News Letter Journal Vice President, Wyoming Press Association The Wyoming State Legislature should be applauded for passage of Senate File 25 (Public Records) and SF 27 (Open Meetings), but not because either piece of legislation took any great steps towards making government more open to the public. What the new...
Each year the Chamber of Commerce has a formidable task in choosing one individual from a group of worthy folks to be recognized as “Outstanding Citizen of the Year”. This year was certainly no exception; there were a number of people who are clearly deserving of the honor. Recognizing that, we feel the community...
Sundance Times Editor, It is with regret that I am resigning from all my elected and appointed positions due to personal circumstances. I will be unable to complete my terms of office. I have tried to serve as a useful member of the community and apologize for this sudden announcement. I had fully intended...
By U.S. Senator John Barrasso, M.D. Washington’s burdensome rules and regulations are some of the biggest obstacles facing our farming and ranching communities. Wyoming’s farmers and ranchers should be focused on running their operations, not dealing with the Obama Administration’s bureaucratic red tape. One particular Washington rule that needs to be eliminated comes out...
Warren Peak is a point of prominence in the Bear Lodge Mountains. The area affectionately known by locals as “the Peaks” is a place of great beauty and boldness. In winter, it is the snow capped high country, visible from the lower basins for miles around. Winter snow pack from the area provides important...
Letter to the Editor: It saddens me to tell you that the Aladdin Coal Tipple is too far gone to be economically feasible to be restored by Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Program or County Commissioners. At the last Commissioners meeting they were informed of the results of the engineering study completed at the tipple....
Please forgive me for my tardiness in writing this letter. Last August 4 my 11-year-old granddaughter and I were traveling through your area in our ancient motor home when the water pump gave up the ghost. What could have been a disastrous occurrence so far from home turned out to be an unexpected pleasure...
