When it comes to addictions, I’m at risk with chocolate, Little Debbie snack cakes and diet Dr. Pepper.But, gambling — with games played in casinos — doesn’t hold as much of an attraction for me…

Dear editor,“The Senate’s top tax writers have promised their colleagues 50 years worth of secrecy in exchange for suggestions on what deductions and credits to preserve in tax reform.” This is the opening sentence in…

Wednesday afternoon Iola’s American Legion team opens play in the AA state baseball tournament at Pratt against Hays, the same team the Indians defeated last year for the state championship.With just three losses all season…

Epiphany is a word I don’t remember ever having used.However, it well describes what I felt a few days ago in an article about me entering my 50th year at the Register.Among its definitions: “A…

In Saturday’s Register we reported on the beneficial effects Thursday night’s rain had on corn and soybeans, both in a critical stage of production development. Ears on corn plants are starting to fill and soybeans…

Friday is a special day for Ruth Richards. She’ll be 100.If she were able, there are few things Ruth would rather do than walk from her home on East Spruce Street to Ray’s Mini Mart…

It’s taken me a good 16 rows to construct two. If you were walking, that’s the equivalent of trekking across town to get next door. “I’m glad I don’t knit,” said my husband. “I’d be…

The demise of Detroit is just a heartbeat away for most public officials. Many of its current policies spelled doom. Trouble is, nobody bothered to read the handwriting on the wall.So what can we here…

Dear editor,Thank heaven for an eight-member council. This shifts the thought process across the city and away from a neighborhood. I understand the neighborhood concern. It comes from a lack of understanding of the real…

Now that the city has approved rezoning the 3.8 acres on North Kentucky Street for a senior living center, it’s incumbent city officials ensure the development goes above and beyond being a good neighbor.That means…