WASHINGTON — Paul Ryan’s budget is an amazing and wondrous document.Not only does it balance the budget in 10 years while reducing tax rates, it also does so without any pain or suffering … more

How many people do you see playing softball anymore? Women stood up and fought for their right to play the game. To live in a town were softball is so little but means so much to the players has … more

“Harvard Search of E-Mail Stuns Its Faculty Members,” the headline says. University officials rifled through the messages of resident deans to learn who passed on a confidential … more

I live in the county now but in 2010 I lived in the city and voted in my ward. I voted for our current mayor, as I thought he would be a good representation of my conservative vote. Fast forward … more

To try and simplify my editorial for Mr. Hamby, wasn’t about whether the Postal Service lost $15.9 billion or $16 billion last year. My point was the whole controversy is about the funding of the … more

Please allow me to offer a paragraph or two regarding the “Meatless Mondays” conundrum that has been bantered back and forth in some of the recent opinions right here in River City, for the … more

I appreciate Mr. Edwards’ letter of March 26 clarifying what occurred at the local eatery. He was there and I wasn’t, leaving me to rely on another eyewitness whom I deem reliable and still … more

From the April 2, 1940 News Record:Zane Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Martin, was accidentally shot in the lag late Saturday afternoon by his brother, Warren, while the boys were rabbit hunting … more

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