Dear editor,Once again, the plan to replace our existing three elementary schools with one consolidated school has become a subject of public conversation. One plan mentioned in an opinion piece in the Register on June…

Dear editor,The Southwind Rail Trail volunteer crew have been so happy so many enjoy the trail and show courtesy in keeping the trail clean for everyone, including the landowners who are in close proximity all…

Dear editor,I am concerned that our county government started a practice of granting Allen County taxpayers’ money to be used to help fund small businesses such as a grocery store in Iola.And now the commissioners…

Dear lola Citizens, I am a seventh-grader at Iola middle school and recently there was a conflict with our biology teacher Mr. David Cunningham. There was a board meeting on April 10. It was open…

To the editor: What does it mean to be fully human, and what is it worth? It is difficult to quantify the value of the humanities, but we know that investment there yields a big…

Dear editor,I think that some major business and political mistakes have been made. First off, people, organizations, and politicians have gotten involved in business where they don’t belong. By no means can anyone in business…

To  the editor, As family physicians, we were dismayed to read recent comments from Rep. Roger Marshall when asked about Medicaid expansion. He stated: “Just like Jesus said, ‘The poor will always be with us.’…

To the editor, It has been no secret that the Kansas Department of Transportation has taken the brunt of state budget woes over the last six years. To the tune of $2.7 billion, money has…

To the editor, The results of the presidential election that proceeds an inauguration can affect everyone, no matter what an individual’s political vent may be: Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, independent or other. Some people may like…

Dear editor, My name is Maddox Johnson, I am 12 years old and from Humboldt, Kansas. There are many reasons why we should have this bike lane on 9th Street. I’m a kid after all.…