Dear editor,It seems strange to me that every time we hire a new city administrator, business for the government goes on as usual. Not once has a “new set of eyes” stepped into that position…

Dear editor,My wife and I are retired, but keep busy working on our home to keep it looking nice. We have just so much to spend, our income is limited. Our basic needs have to…

Dear editor,My wife and I thank all the people who did so much work to light up the square. In all the years we have lived here — over 40 — we have never seen…

Dear editor,A gift by any other name might well be called poison. In English, a gift is defined as something given voluntarily and without restrictions. In German, the word gift translates as poison!This was probably…

Dear editor,On “60 Minutes” a few of weeks ago Bill Koch, the estranged brother of Charles Koch, said “I collect wine, Charles collects money.” They have amassed a $96 billion fortune and still want more.…

Dear editor, The headline of your column in Saturday’s edition confused me at first, then I realized it probably should have read: “Even if non-functional, art has a way of making life better.” That said,…

Dear editor,The Koch Brothers’ Prosperity for America has been running a TV ad of a young woman saying the Republicans are going to lower taxes on the middle class with tax reform and that Missouri…

Dear editor,I have been a life member of the NRA for 50 years. I do agree that we need a ban on bump stocks. I remember 30 years ago when they wanted to ban Saturday…

Former Iolan Jim Blakely checked in with his cousin, Kathy Lynch of Iola, to report his weathering Hurricane Harvey from his home outside of Houston. Blakely graduated from Iola High School in 1965, retiring in…

Dear editor,I get so tired of seeing nothing but mobs and hate and violence on TV and in the newspapers. For a change I would like to see big signs with things like “Treat others…