There are nuances about the criminal justice system that those of us who aren’t in court every day can’t pretend to understand. But it doesn’t take a law degree to know that there would be no justice in the plea deal arranged by the Campbell County Attorney’s Office that would have involved no jail time for John F. Lewis III. more

It is interesting that the word “baggage” carries such a negative connotation because we spend our whole lives keeping organized through some type of carryall. We move from one specialized bag to another: diaper bags, toy bags, school backpacks, book bags, bat bags, golf bags, ski bags, bowling ball bags, boot bags, hockey bags, ball bags, athletic bags, camera bags, day bags, doggie bags, laundry bags — maybe even eventually if you’re lucky, a Coach bag. more

We got it! Most of us that live in Campbell County got it! But did YOU get it? We know how to balance the city budget WITHOUT raising the utility rates. Want to know how? STOP SPENDING … more

WASHINGTON — “The worst-case scenario for us,” a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, “is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens.”Think … more

Last week, Diana and I traveled over 2,000 miles across Wyoming. We held “collecting common sense for Washington from Wyoming” listening sessions in 11 communities in the state. We were … more

I would like to take a moment to revisit a concern that I’ve seen mentioned before in your paper, that being the scofflaws around Gillette who choose to ignore the traffic laws and imperil anyone … more

From the Mar. 6, 1940 News Record:Salem Ore.,- William Parker, a Portland, Ore., dental student, and Orin McDowell, Jr., 21 a Salem meat cutter, today were charged with “improper disposal of … more

Some guys have it, and some don’t. I’m referring to that special quality that makes powerful institutions want to throw fistfuls of dollars at them in senseless acts of high-priced … more