This is in response to Brad Schofield’s recent article in the paper: I’m amazed that people really think our country is going to diminish because of the president. I taught at the high school … more

I have been following all the letters to the editor regarding watering times and fines. I have driven by the Field of Dreams numerous times and seen hundreds of gallons of water being dumped on … more

The City Council members who voted to keep the water restrictions after the Madison Pipeline is done did the right thing. I don’t know of any community in the arid western states that do not … more

As it turned out, I was worried for nothing. I read an article in the paper last week “Some type of honor roll may come back.” It sounded like traditional honor roll was out, and some … more

I went into the Sheriff’s Office recently to renew my concealed weapon permit. It would have been nice to have just given them a check for the fees but I figured they would be reluctant to … more

What is wrong with our judicial system? I was reading the “court” section on Dec. 17th. There were six cases of DUIs. All but one of them had more than one DUI. One in particular caught … more

Kudos to Jen Winkler for her excellent letter about the inappropriate signage on the winning float at the Parade of Lights. She did a terrific job of reflecting the views of many folks who were … more

There have been a few letters to the editor of the News Record in regard to the float entered into the Parade of Lights by Powder River Construction. The complaints have been centered around the … more

I am a hunter and gun owner who is concerned about gun laws. When I lived in Kenya, their gun laws required gun owners to submit to background checks and register their guns, to demonstrate their … more

If all the detractors of “fracking” were in control, we would still be in the stone age. There was a point-counterpoint article in Wall Street Journal in which the writer in opposition to … more