Pardoning our mess

Editor,      Besides having no respect for “The Law” which he swore to uphold, the Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, Joe Arpaio, refused to...

Putting on the dog

Editor, I am writing to say thank you for a local service. I recently had a stray cat show up at my home in the...

[Letter received by reporter Becky Gillette last weekend]

We lived a mile from the DC beltway and traffic noise was horrible, 24/7, but after midnight the motorcycles raced for that added high-pitched...

No to white nationalism

Editor, I am a white woman and I declare that those haters do not act in my name. Racism, in all its forms, is a...

Confrontation over mask wearing

Editor, I went into the post office and found that a customer was standing at the counter without wearing a mask. It is difficult to...

Happy to be here

Editor, As we close the door on 2016 this town we live in has and continues to attract new people. Why here? Are you crazy?...

Republicans in a dilemma

Editor, I voted for Bernie in the Arkansas primary because his proposals are absolutely necessary for a progressive nation; however, with Hillary winning the most...

Taking care of each other

Editor, Thank you so much to the entire Independent staff for posting the article on the Matt Davis Family Relief Fund. Throughout this ordeal I’ve...

Thanks to young people

Editor, Besides the cold, the wind this weekend blew in refreshing hope and intelligent ideas. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s interview on MSNBC warned us that we have only...

Plea to Gov. Hutchinson

Editor, A fully-grown tree releases 1,000 liters of water vapor a day into the atmosphere. A forest can send up billions of liters of water...