Much like a student wondering how the summer could pass so fast, I feel the same way about a recent vacation.I know I was gone. The knee-high grass is proof. My problem is that I…

In a largely partisan vote, the call to strip Planned Parenthood of its $530 million in federal funding fell short by seven votes earlier this month.  Kansas Republicans Jerry Moran and Pat Roberts supported the…

For the past two evenings experts have guided locals on how to better communicate.It’s somewhat odd to think we need help in spouting off. Most of us have enough hot air to lift a blimp.And…

In occasional meetings in Topeka ahead of the January session, legislators are reopening debate over requiring body cameras for Kansas law enforcement officers, the Associated Press reported.The Ferguson, Mo., incident, in which an unarmed 18-year-old…

I shuffled up Mulberry Street to my first day of kindergarten at Washington School in 1948. My folks didn’t have a car — fairly common then and if they had I still would have walked…

Does production of oil, and things associated, have a role in earthquakes that have occurred in the southern part of Kansas, notably Harper and Sumner counties?While the jury still may be out, the Associated Press…

Cecil the lion’s untimely, and apparently excruciating, death at the behest of a trophy hunter has captivated the world’s attention, and brought derisive comments about others who spend great sums of money — $50,000 for…

What for weeks has been strong assumption became reality Friday when Allen County received a signed contract from G&W Foods that outlines plans for the company to build a grocery in Iola.G&W will pay $29,000…

Politicians, foremost those seeking nomination for the highest office in the land, should dwell on what they are for, rather than what they are against. Sounds simple enough, but occurs infrequently.Donald Trump has been guilty…

Letter to the editor, I just returned from a vacation on July 18 and am now catching up on my Register reading. I wish to comment on an editorial written on July 15 concerning electrical…