WASHINGTON — The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table.House Republicans, after howling for years about … more

WASHINGTON — You know you’re in trouble when you can’t even get your walk-back story straight. Stung by the worldwide derision that met President Obama’s fudging and fumbling … more

Gillette does need a dog park, as the article in last week’s paper explained. Gillette has so many wonderful facilities. I am in awe of the Rec Center, the library and the many programs offered … more

The opinion “Gillette kindness was evident” in the May 6 News Record fired me up a little with a “like-minded” appreciation. This opinion was by Johnathan Lowery of Barstow, Calif., … more

From the May 8, 1908 Gillette News:Through the efforts of Congressman Mondell, the Secretary of the Interior has so modified the coal regulations that entries can now be made before local officers … more

The report from the Arlington, Va., Police Department is, on its face, hardly newsworthy:“SEXUAL BATTERY, 05/05/13, 500 block of S. 23rd Street. On May 5 at 12:35 am, a drunken male subject … more

WASHINGTON — Thirty-one months ago Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell affronted the media and other custodians of propriety by saying something common-sensical. On Oct. 23, 2010, he said: … more

On Israel’s red lineFrom the May 7 Boston Herald:Well, President Barack Obama may have trouble figuring out where his red lines are in Syria, but not so Israel, which launched two air strikes … more

From the May 8, 1908 The Gillette News:While; plowing on his farm near New London, Wis., recently, Louis Hoffman unearthed a pot of gold said to be valued at $30,000. Hoffman had just purchased the … more