From the April 24, 1908 The Gillette News:At a meeting of the City Council on Monday evening, a deal was made with Wm. E. Sweet & Co. of Denver, by which this company takes all, or as much as … more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, has told Richard Cordray not to bother. This is part of the recent evidence that government is getting … more

“I feel your pain,” a Democrat famously said and his empathy won him the White House. “I like to feel your pain,” our current Democratic president might just as easily have said as his administration goes out of its way to put politics above the country’s good. The FAA furloughs that caused flight delays, and yes, some pain and inconvenience for thousands of travelers, is just the latest example. more

MAYBE I SHOULD regret how fast time has gone, but I don’t regret leaving April behind. more

Some of you may be aware of Senate Bill 743, the Market Fairness Act, sponsored by our own Sen.Enzi. This bill would require Internet and mail order companies to collect sales tax from their … more

At first, I couldn’t quite understand why John Stossel writes such a big column in last Friday’s paper about privatizing the U.S. Postal Service. He writes things that are not true and … more

WASHINGTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev won’t be sent before a military tribunal for a technical reason: As a U.S. citizen, he isn’t eligible.But that … more

WASHINGTON — Clare Boothe Luce liked to say that “a great man is one sentence.” Presidents, in particular. The most common “one sentence” for George W. Bush (whose … more

From the April 10, 1908 Gillette News:Florsheim’s and Kirkendall’s celebrated shoes, the latest and best that is at McCumiskey’s the gent’s furnisher.From the April 10, 1930 … more