It just isn’t possible to be too bleak these days. The snow is gone and the ground is damp from much-needed rain. Even better, we’re not in the middle of an election year. more

Someone called us this week to report his/her suspicion that a blind eye was being turned to an injustice in our city. He/she didn’t want to leave a name. He/she just wanted us to check out the public record, ask some questions and do some research on some part of the law that he/she was sure was being ignored. more

WASHINGTON — As the nation’s top law enforcement official, Eric Holder is privy to all kinds of sensitive information. But he seems to be proud of how little he knows. Why didn’t his Justice … more

WASHINGTON — Note to GOP re Benghazi: Stop calling it Watergate, Iran-contra, bigger than both, etc. First, it might well be, but we don’t know. History will judge. Second, overhyping … more

From the May 8, 1908 The Gillette News:The action soon to be taken by the state board of pardons will determine the fate of Harry Horsley, better known as Harry Orchard. He is under sentence of death … more

My sister lives in Gillette and told me about the letters about a local tow truck driver. I have to say that I was going to Gillette from Maine to a RV gathering and broke down about 40 miles … more

There’s a simple reason they call windmills GREEN: It’s the dollars they cost to build, run and replace. Maybe S-Mills ($-mills) would be another name for them. I don’t know the exact … more

The bag of potting mix was too large for me to lift. I managed to get it from the car onto two roller-based pot holders to roll it from the garage to my flower bed. It got away from me and rolled … more

Breaking news: Conservative organizations suddenly have found common cause with one of their favorite objects of contempt — the benighted Mainstream Media.Or as the tea party queen and former … more