For more than two years the Iola Register has outsourced its printing to the Lawrence Journal-World. The result is a superior product. The Register lacked the resources and talent to produce the full-color product that…

Kansas is a high-risk state when it comes to Friday’s expected across-the-board cuts. That’s because proportionately, Kansas depends more on federal funds than the bulk of its peers. Federal funds comprise almost 33 percent of…

Kansas is a high-risk state when it comes to Friday’s expected across-the-board cuts. That’s because proportionately, Kansas depends more on federal funds than the bulk of its peers. Federal funds comprise almost 33 percent of…

Bob JohnsonWhen you’re young, snow is eagerly anticipated, but the perspective changes with each advancing year.I fondly remember the former and appreciate the latter.I suspect we didn’t have as much snow in the 1940s and…

I didn’t grow fins, but I made certain I ate seafood most every meal while in New Orleans recently. I also figured why I’m onto a new breakfast cereal, Grape Nuts Fit. Add milk and…

Not only should public officials of all ilk make available to public scrutiny all that they do, they also should avail themselves of any and all opportunities to know what is contained in open meetings…

I was irritated (as usual) after seeing the anti-Catholic cartoon in the Iola Register on Wednesday. My church’s moral stance on issues is based upon Biblical principles and not the ever-changing nature of public opinion.The…

In southern climes, where warmer weather comes early, the “Boys of Summer” began baseball’s annual ritual of spring training this week.The grass is green, flowers bloom and each team, regardless of talent and previous circumstances,…

I can’t help it, but I feel more proud than humiliated that southeast Kansas was lumped in with Lawrence and Kansas City as a “dark spiritual area,” sorely in need of prayer. That was the…

Bargains are hard to come by these days.But Iola has the unique opportunity to receive a complete new road at its eastern edge courtesy of the Kansas Department of Transportation. The opportunity comes by piggy-backing…