Dear editor, With recent coverage by the Iola Register of our elected legislative officials, particularly in relation to property tax burdens in regard to school bond issues, myself and the USD 257-Iola Board of Education…

Rural Kansas communities are critical to the future of our state. We know that for our communities to thrive, rural Kansans require core services to raise a family — access to early childhood services, high…

Humans cannot live on politics alone. That was my conclusion after a week that included ludicrous legislating, powerful poetry and sad news from my hometown of El Dorado. Yes, Kansas legislative leaders pandered to the…

It was probably inevitable: As the war in Gaza passed the 100-day mark, fissures have appeared in the united front between the Biden administration and Israel. Washington appears to have gotten the Israeli war cabinet…

Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign on Sunday, and the brutal post-mortems are already flying. His exit lets him avoid what was looking to be a distant third place finish in New Hampshire on Tuesday…

Relief is the immediate feeling in the wake of the Iowa caucuses by those involved: the frozen press corps, the campaigns trying to crack a hardheaded lot, and we residents who could use a respite…

My daughter Louise and her family were under a boil water advisory in Topeka from Tuesday through Thursday because of a broken pipe at its water treatment plant. “It’s scary how we take clean water…

A recent Gallup survey showed a record-high 43 percent of Americans see themselves as politically  independent. And a record-low identified as Democrat, 27 percent, matching Republican identification at 27 percent.  Kansans are also declaring independence.…

What was your experience like the last time you visited a natural area in Kansas? Did you hike at a state park? Boat or fish at a reservoir? Paddle the Kaw or the Arkansas River…

The United States has just experienced one of the biggest collapses in consumer inflation in modern history. In June 2022 consumer prices had risen 9.1 percent over the previous year. By December 2023 the rate…