I don’t know about you, but I’ve about had it with the “leadership” at both our national and state levels. I was a Republican until George W. Bush lied and got us into an ill-conceived…

Editor’s note: The letter below, shared with the Register, was sent to the Iola Rotary Club after members of a sister club in Ancud, Chile, learned of the death of Ellis Potter, a former Iola…

The Trump administration recently nixed a rule proposed by President Joe Biden that would have made it easier for 7.4 million Americans to afford anti-obesity medications called GLP-1s. This was a mistake. These drugs, like…

As a first-generation college student who is now a professor, I know firsthand the vital role libraries play in providing access to knowledge and opportunity, especially for those from underserved backgrounds.  At my university, nearly…

President Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Investors think otherwise, and on Wednesday Mr. Trump decided maybe investors are right. After a flight from U.S. assets and a rout in the bond market,…

The seven Colorado River states have only a few weeks left to submit a comprehensive plan for water management going forward. A new study by UCLA researchers should further inform the negotiations as they enter…

It’s been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Apparently, private prison company CoreCivic never got the memo. Earlier this year, CoreCivic announced plans…

Stocks took another header Monday as trade uncertainty continues to unnerve investors, and President Trump threatened China with an additional 50% tariff on top of the 54% already promised. One certainty is that his tariffs…

If you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper,” then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality…

“It takes a long time to do science,” said Molly Stanley.  Years of scientific experiments to accumulate the data. Rigorous peer reviews that challenge the smallest of details that could require going back to square…