Editorials

Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, according to projections announced Saturday morning. Still, President Trump has indicated his campaign will continue to fight the results…

Kudos are in order for the state Commerce Department and Secretary David Toland. The department has announced a number of important projects in recent weeks, including two Amazon fulfillment centers, an Empirical Foods plant in…

Amid the chaos of anxiety, menace and misinformation surrounding the endgame of ballot counting, Lisa Deeley, a top Philadelphia election official, was a model of resolve Friday at a midday news conference. “It’s the same…

Here at the Register, we realize our editorials endorsing the election of Joe Biden for president did not reflect the opinion of the majority of our readers.  As a state, 56% of Kansans voted for…

The killing of two women and a man at a Catholic Church in France last week — as they prayed — was an event worthy of far more outrage, sympathy and reflection than the world…

With many Americans still terrified of the novel coronavirus, it’s a small wonder that the aviation industry is dealing with financial turbulence. Industry reports reveal that domestic air travel is down by more than 60%…

It’s absolutely true. The state of Kansas really will ticket motorists for displaying a perceived racist slur — on license plates the state itself sent out. The state has officially recalled 828 plates with the…

Last we knew, every vote counts. But according to President Donald Trump, only certain ones should. On Wednesday the Trump campaign launched legal efforts to halt the voting of mail-in ballots cast days earlier. That’s…

The United States of America isn’t about any one man or woman. The United States of America isn’t about any one party or set of beliefs, however deeply held. The United States of America is…

It was unclear early Wednesday whether President Trump or Democrat Joe Biden had won the presidential election — and there was reason to anticipate the outcome might not be known for some time. The final…