Because I inherited the position of publisher at the Register, I feel a greater challenge to prove my worth. Anyone who takes over a family business is in the same boat. Being female can make…

According to Gov. Brownback’s speech Wednesday night, Kansas is leading a moral renaissance by evidence of our superior family values and work ethic. Education remains a top priority, the governor said in his annual State…

Last Friday the community of Garden City lost an orthopedic surgeon to a traffic accident.Dr. Michael Baughman was killed from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle rollover accident. He was not wearing a seatbelt when…

Vincent Robert Ecclefield, 92, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Golden Heights in Garnett.Graveside inurnment services will be at a later date. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

Christine Booth, 77, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at her home. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18 at United Methodist Church in Bronson.Chris was a talented cosmetologist for most…

Masahiro Tanaka is barely 25 years old, and soon will become a multi-millionaire. His sudden wealth will come from America’s raging emphasis on sports.Tanaka is a pitcher, a very good one whose fastball and splitter,…

The argument for raising the country’s minimum wage above $7.25 an hour is to provide a “living wage,” for those in low-paying jobs. For 2014, states agreeing to pay more than the federal level include…

Earned Income Tax Credit crucial for low- to middle-class wage earnersFifty years ago President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty,” which at the time affected 20 percent of the U.S. population.Johnson knew first…

A donation of $250 to a gubernatorial campaign usually isn’t headline news, but that Tim Emert, Independence attorney and former Republican state senator, made such a contribution to Rep. Paul Davis is.Davis has a lock…

I took the pledge Thursday to Pass on Pop beginning Sunday. The Kansas Action for Children launched the Soda-Free Sundays to help parents, mostly, adapt to a better diet and in the process become better…