We focus on the "right of a woman to kill her unborn child. Sometimes we even admit there might be psychological problems after having an abor… Read more

This is in response to the article in the White Mountain Independent dated Sept 14 2021. The article states that the officer (Shelton) was att… Read more

A thought and a question or two. Read more

I would like to know who is responsible for the damage to all of the vehicles on the mountain who have had to pay for damage caused by these r… Read more

The riot at the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was violent, deadly, costly, illegal and incited. It was an attempted Coup D’Etat, which is French … Read more

Show some respect please Read more

It’s amazing how few people fly their flags on their trucks or put flag stickers on their bumpers anymore. Perhaps it has become so easy for p… Read more

This is in response to the article on the Rawlings tragic case in Gila County Superior court. I was upset when I read that the Prosecutors are… Read more

Once again Americans see the attempt to institute Democracy on people who historical, religiously and morally are not ready. With all the fing… Read more

In the June edition of OutdoorsSW magazine there were two articles: Show Low's Buena Vista Trail Loops Not a Secret Anymore and Buena Vista's … Read more

Vaccines keep us well; preventing disease, disability and death. These vaccines keep our world alive, ridding us significantly of these diseas… Read more

It appears that someone, during the Battle of the Bands Event at Frontier Fields on Saturday, Sept. 4, backed their vehicle into and broke dow… Read more

Mine is more of a question than opinion. Read more

I was so pleased to read your article confirming that our Congressman Tom O'Halleran has continued to work for much-needed telehealth relief f… Read more

I am very appreciative of Lorinda Paca’s letter supporting sound public health measures to help us collectively decrease the incidence of COVI… Read more

Thank you Peter Aleshire for a really good article about the deplorable state of Arizona school funding and the reasons for it. Read more

The war in Afghanistan is finally over. Our troops are home. The tragedy of two suicide bombers killing hundreds of people including 13 Americ… Read more

Viola ____ is a Show Low resident with a huge generous heart. I was going to include her last name, but worried that such a revelation would l… Read more

Notice: For everyone that has a metal roof. Read more

In the last few years, initiatives designed to lower labor standards, weaken unions and erode workplace protections have been launched. Such f… Read more

Do you remember Bizarro World from the old Superman comics? It was a world where everything was backwards from normality, like Bizarro Superma… Read more

The NASOS (National Association of Secretary of State) in November of 2019 fearing public distrust of elections started a nation wide advertis… Read more

Very few Americans are against our withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read more

A wish to thank the Public Works Dept. for locating and improving our water meters location on East Owens. Read more

You’ll be fine. Well, maybe you will. And maybe you will unknowingly spread the virus without experiencing any symptoms at all. But this isn't… Read more

Relocation could have been an option for our recent Mountain Lion killing. Arizona laws are cruel for mountain lion, bear and coyote. Colorado… Read more

I just finished reading a very sobering article from the AZ Central (Aug. 16, 2021), co-authored by Ian James and Zayna Syed. It details the c… Read more

This is in response to Cindy Miller’s letter in the August 20 Independent. The AZFGD owes no one any explanation. They did exactly what the la… Read more

I know readers of the White Mountain Independent don’t generally embrace the “California attitude.” But listen to this doosey.….Last week I re… Read more

I'm growing tired of some of our leaders in Washington looking for pie-in-the-sky solutions for health care. Read more

It is up to city council and our new Mayor (John Leech Jr.) that barely slide into the office by less than 100 votes, to promote new businesse… Read more

For 19 months the United States have been subjected to a new reality, which many call "Covid Clown World." Read more

I live in Show Low next to 11th Street and Huning St. The last storm we had nearly all of my neighbors had flood issues. Read more

It is a sad commentary on our society when we have methods at our disposal to save lives yet we do not collectively follow scientific advice. … Read more

It seems ironic that a mountain lion which was not immediately endangering anyone was killed, while a deadly virus that is stalking all of us … Read more

To whom it may concern: I have been trying for a very long time to find out about my very dear friend, Tina Caddo and no one will help me. Read more

The virus behaves like a single worldwide organism using a primitive machine-like evolutionary intelligence to guide its ever more ferocious a… Read more

At the risk of being called a heretic for not being an active Member of the Church of Global Warming; I’m going to paraphrase a short but reve… Read more

It's not bad enough Walmart has no cashiers but beware you now have to use those self serve ones and they have a problem giving change. Read more

The cartoon by Fitzsimmons in Friday's paper hit the nail on the head. Along with the article on schools by Peter Aleshire, it made it clear t… Read more

THE NEVER-AGAIN CULTURE: We refuse to deal with known future catastrophes when there is little or no cost for prevention, until the full-blown… Read more

We already see the impacts in the drought-stricken West, where reduced snowfall starves rivers of spring runoff, and recent wildfires scorched… Read more

Will we need to get a new vaccination for the Delta variant of the Corona virus or at least a booster? Someone please advise me, okay? Read more

If Gennifer Glenday really thinks it is a “fiduciary responsibility “ of the city council to bring a Costco to the area she needs to get real.… Read more

Pinetop-Lakeside Town Councilman Jim Snitzer’s 16-July letter on the November referendum for the RV Park rezoning of a portion of the 344-acre… Read more

Could someone please explain to me how we can be in a severe drought when I cannot get to my property because there is a foot of water on the … Read more

The City Council of Show Low should be ashamed of holding this town back from new growth! We came here bought a home, go to dentist, dermatolo… Read more

Thank you RT Lynch for your interesting, well-researched article, defining the "Golden green triangle" for your readers. Read more

Arizona’s children will soon be returning to school. Unfortunately, stalled vaccination rates and the high prevalence of the more contagious D… Read more

In last week's Tuesday's Letters to the Editor, there were a couple of letters demanding that everyone get COVID-19 vaccinated. These were ups… Read more