Sixty-five years ago three little kids huddled around a make-shift table in a Humboldt backyard with a simple white cake in the center. Candles were lit and I blew out their tiny flames. Then, Sarajane,…

To the editor, Not willing to run for office myself, I appreciate those that do — and do a great job at what we elected them to do. Unlike the wild and noisy presidential campaign…

Take a drive around Iola’s downtown business district and you’ll find about a dozen store fronts, in one manner or another, no longer harbor commercial businesses. A handful of reasons are to blame, including the…

Dear editor, As we near the time to elect officials, it is a perfect time to become educated on facts. Our only opportunity to count our opinion is when we walk into the voting booth,…

Friday evening the Lyle Dreher Roughriders Arena in Riverside Park will be the focus of the 123rd annual Allen County Fair.  Mutton busting, featuring kids trying desperately to hang on to a sheep and one…

An online poll in the Hutchinson News — unscientific but probably as accurate as most — finds that two-thirds of respondents won’t watch this week’s Democrat convention, or if they do, very little. Only 20…

Why, the caller asked, didn’t county commissioners use the increase in assessed valuation to lower our tax levy? A good question that begs answering. Two reasons, and they need to be answered in three-year perspective.…

I’m a political junkie, no doubt about it. I feed off the campaigns from start to finish and never tire of listening to what one candidate or another has to say. I often waffle from…

I can’t help but wonder what an alien’s impression of the United States would be if she touched down to Earth during this week’s political convention. A whole lot of noise by seemingly very angry,…

It’s long been the policy of The Register to keep its opinions in check when it comes to local elections.  Such races typically involve if not friends, at least those we cross paths with from…