Month: December 2020

At last, Congress has undone disastrous Federal Aviation Administration policy that abetted Boeing’s lapses in pushing the unsafe 737 MAX to market. The restoration of trusted FAA oversight is a necessary step to set Boeing…

TOPEKA — A commission tasked with examining race-related issues in Kansas is urging lawmakers to consider changes to police officer training, a ban on no-knock warrants and increased data collection by law enforcement. The governor’s…

TOPEKA — The shortage of affordable housing in Kansas will inspire the first comprehensive assessment of statewide residential needs in nearly three decades, state officials said. Gov. Laura Kelly turned to RDG Planning & Design,…

Fadel M. Shaaban, age 75, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe,  from a heroic battle with COVID-19.  Fadel was born March 5, 1945, to Mustafa and Yemen Shaaban in…

Dear Carolyn: I have been really good friends with a girl for over five years. She used to date one of my best friends, but they broke up because he realized he was gay. About…

This is the first in a three-part recap of the coronavirus pandemic and 2020. The Register’s coverage of COVID-19 began, appropriately enough, with China. Moran native Molly McEwan lives in China as a teacher, along…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger program to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president’s demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have…

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s patience.  It wasn’t until Nov. 7 that the Nov. 3 general election confirmed Joe Biden our president-elect. That would not be considered a long time were our current…

Editor’s note: Rupert Murdoch, a staunch defender of President Donald Trump, is an Australian media mogul whose U.S. properties include the New York Post, The Wall Street Journal and Fox News. This editorial appeared in…