Most voters make their decisions for various unreflective reasons; engaging in a prolonged internal struggle over whether or not to support any particular candidate, especially a candidate nominated by a party which the voter identifies…

In June, an arson attack on a Prague bus was foiled, and a man in a hotel near Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport accidentally blew himself up with a homemade bomb. Antisemitic graffiti was spread…

Dear editor, I read with sadness the letter to the editor from A Concerned Republican.  I am a lifelong Democrat who voted in my first election in 1972.  I have voted for a handful of…

Allen County farmers backing Donald Trump must have constitutions of steel to sign up for another trade war. Because that’s almost a certainty if the “I-love-tariffs” former president is reelected. Just last week, Trump said…

After weeks of mealy-mouthed avoidance, vice presidential candidate JD Vance finally last week directly answered the question of whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election: no. His exact language was a question: “So, did Donald…

Hurricane Helene likely caused more than $30 billion worth of damage. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton inflicted almost $50 billion more.  With six weeks left in this hurricane season, the Small Business Administration’s…

Dear editor, I read with interest the letter to the editor dated Oct. 17, 2024 signed by an unidentified concerned Republican. It is unfortunate that in today’s political climate people are afraid to discuss or…

In the socialist and healthcare paradise that is Cuba, the regime can’t keep the lights on. Another failure of the electricity grid struck Saturday evening and continued into Sunday, blacking out much of the island…

The Iola Register has some great news to share. Our newsroom is one of 205 small, local news outlets — including one in every U.S. state — that is receiving a share of $20 million…

Yahya Sinwar died the way he lived: violently. Israeli fire took out the Hamas leader, apparently by chance, as he traveled with other fighters aboveground in Gaza on Wednesday.  Contrary to some reports, he was…