Dear editor, I enjoyed the recent articles on bootlegging. Regretfully, I was unable to attend the presentation at the Allen County Historical Society, but was wondering if anyone made any comments or mention of our…

By Rep. Kent Thompson There are some days in Topeka that aren’t much different than a day on my farm, filled with hard work and wading through the manure. After being elected, I received the…

Dear editor,  There was a saying, “There’s nothing wrong with the world, just some of the people in it.” I truly believe there is opportunity for people if they just open their eyes and ears…

Dear editor, The Trinity United Methodist Church will be just a memory as of April 30, 2016.  Being a member of a 112-year-old church that is closing, I am envisioning the creation of all the…

Dear editor, I would like to apologize for speaking my mind on economic development issues when my thoughts would have been more appropriate not said at all or covered in-person or privately. My place as…

Dear editor: I read with interest the article in Tuesday’s lola paper, “Obstacles emerge for tech ed center.” Ray Maloney has offered the use of two great buildings at the old Diebolt facility in LaHarpe…

Dear editor, Last Monday morning I awakened to read an overnight email, informing me that one of the people killed in Kalamazoo by the Uber driver was Barbara Hawthorne, a close high school friend. By…

Dear editor, There are over 30,000 people killed a year with guns in the U.S. Half of those deaths are white suicides, approximately 8,000 drug-related. There have been three incidents where someone drove into a…

Dear editor, This is an exciting era in which we live, yet can also be a terrifying time to be alive. I heard an interesting poll recently saying that 75-85 percent of the population of…

 Dear editor, The below email was sent to the Iola city council, city administration, and director of economic development. We have got to start taking care of each other and building the future together. When…