Before the mayhem of the past week, I was repeating my oft-given thought about planting flowers like tulips and daffodils in Wyoming. In my mind, they’re just not worth it because they’re so often covered in snow. more

Punishment for Kaleb Laatsch began the moment he realized that he had inadvertently left his 9-month-old son in a car for hours during a hot day in August. more

On the Boston bombingFrom the April 17 Boston Herald:The words have now been spoken — and by the president — lest there be any doubt that this attack on Marathon Day could have been … more

WASHINGTON — After weeks of war cries, North Korea has options to dial down tensions with the U.S. and South Korea, but it’s unlikely to be tempted by Washington’s offer to restart … more

From almost the moment that it opened more than a decade ago, the Boys & Girls Club of Campbell County has been over-crowded. more

I’ve given up on being embarrassed by anything, not that there was much that could make me blush before. more

On the U.S.-Mexico borderFrom the April 5 Houston Chronicle:On the Texas-Mexico border, the rust-colored wall along the Rio Grande, an 18-foot-high barrier of concrete-reinforced steel with gaps … more

The state Legislature has created a bureaucratic nightmare for school construction. It has spent $2 billion since 2002 to build new schools across the state to handle growth or to replace old schools that were deemed to be too outdated to be saved. more

U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi was in town Friday and he was talking trash. Not only the type of garbage going on in Washington, but the type that happened in Gillette years ago when he was mayor. more

On the Atlanta cheating scandalFrom the April 3 Los Angeles Times:If a student cheats on an important test, such as a midterm, he is punished, and rightly so. His teacher doesn’t merely brush … more