Dear editor, I read with interest Virginia Macha’s comments Wednesday in the Register about the impact of the Tobacco 21 policy on her business.  Macha said raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products from…

Dear editor, I vote yes! As a participant in the group that evaluated our existing schools and made recommendations, I had the opportunity to see the conditions as they exist today in our schools.  I…

Dear editor, The April 2 school bond issue is a very good test of the faith people have in their community. What is the point of pouring money into three grade schools that need so…

Dear editor, I am writing this letter to encourage you to vote yes on the school bond on April 2.  I graduated from Iola High School in 2017. I now attend the University of Kansas…

Dear editor, Thirty to forty folks from Allen County went to Topeka last Wednesday and Thursday to attend David Toland’s hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.     The hearing was a painful experience for…

Dear editor, One of the things I have learned in my short term as mayor is the importance of narrowing down the fundamental question before the voters.  I believe the central question of the current…

Dear editor, I am appalled to read that the Senate panel recommended against the nomination of David Toland.  As a former resident of Iola, I have been very much impressed with the work he has…

Dear editor,  As a home, business and property owner in Allen County and the City of Iola, I believe we have no choice but to vote for a new school for the children in our…

Dear editor, Don Erbert said it all. And I believe this. It is not the building that you teach in. It is what you teach in the building. Buck Quincy once said that he could…

Dear editor, This concerns the April 2 Day of Decision voting day. To any and all who feel that we need a new school: Yes, we need to think of our children. Yes, we need…