Many Facebook employees felt their own company helped instigate and organize the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

Currently in Custer County there are more than 2,400 voters who are registered as independents – which means they have chosen not to be affiliated with any political party. Because we have always been independent on who and what we vote for, this writer is one of them.

As the nation’s political press obsess over the fate of the administration’s Build Back Better proposal, nothing less than the ultimate success or failure of Joe Biden’s presidency is said to be at stake. And yet here’s the great paradox: Taken separately, the elements of the Democrats’ social spending proposals poll extremely well.

Did you know it's cheaper and more ecofriendly to have packages shipped to your place of business than your home? Since UPS and FedEx routinely make daily stops at businesses, the rates for delivering to those addresses are lower. This is why they often ask if the address you are shipping to is a home or a business. Choosing to ship to your place of work can save money; it also cuts down on greenhouse gases because the trucks do not have to make an additional stop at your residence. If you want your package delivered to your home, consider the U.S. Postal Service, which already makes a stop there daily.