Between now and June 10 — with emphasis during the session that begins in January — Kansas legislators will come up with a response to the state Supreme Court’s ruling that state funding of education…

The reason the NRA lacks increasing credibility among sports men and women is because its 75-member board of directors is largely composed of people whose livelihoods depend on the manufacture and distribution of firearms.Hence the…

The hope is that as a modern society, we appreciate birth control and its purpose of preventing unwanted pregnancies as well as helping families maintain their desired number of children.Substantial progress on both fronts has…

Dear editor,On the Wednesday, Oct. 5 Iola Register opinion page Susan Lynn opined “Court calls legislators’ bluff on adequately funding education.”I take great offense to her insinuation that legislators don’t give a damn. I can…

Our county’s Farm-City Days celebration is Oct. 12-15. This year there are lots of fun, free activities for families and people young and old.On Thursday evening, games will be set up at Riverside Park for…

A couple of days ago in our look back in time column, mention was made of the Santa Fe Railroad’s announcement of 50 years ago to end passenger service in Iola, Humboldt and other towns…

With more than 10 million assault rifles — and many more handguns — owned by U.S. gun fanciers,  meaningful gun control would be a bear to bring about.But, that doesn’t mean we should throw up…

Under a cloak of secrecy Gov. Sam Brownback spent eight days in Israel last August. During his time there he met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to purportedly discuss Israeli business opportunities in Kansas.…

Because Kansas legislators are so familiar with trickle-down economics, they will be quick to grasp the correlation between underfunded schools and falling test scores by Kansas students.Just as with our state economy, if it’s not…

Dear editor,The Wichita Eagle had an article on how Kansas has jobs, but where are all the workers? The company that does my heat and air work said they had an ad in the Register…