The U.S. economy is in the early stages of an once-in-a-lifetime shift from an economy powered by fossil fuels. To prevent catastrophic climate change we have to switch quickly to electric vehicles and appliances fueled…

Wednesday morning I received a phone call accusing The Register of sympathizing with Hamas, the terrorist group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7. “How dare you print stories by terrorists,” she said. “You are spreading…

The view of the world from the White House end of Pennsylvania Avenue looks like this: Hamas has attacked Israel, one of America’s closest allies. The biggest war in Europe since 1945 is raging, and…

Missouri achieved a dubious new status recently: It broke the top three in the list of U.S. states that have most egregiously moved to ban books from school libraries. That’s according to a recent report…

The other day someone sent me the searchable database published by Atlantic magazine of more than 191,000 e-books that have been used to train the generative AI systems being developed by Meta, Bloomberg and others.…

Tuesday’s bombing of a metropolitan hospital in Gaza further escalated the Israel-Hamas conflict. The hospital housed not only patients and staff, but also thousands seeking shelter from the bombs raining down.  Both sides claim innocence…

Kansas has a long history of cities, counties and the state working together in partnership to serve Kansas residents and make our state a great place to live, work and play. That partnership has deteriorated…

After a long period of turbulence, Kansas’ public schools have achieved a measure of financial stability in recent years. That isn’t because the often-stingy GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature — which is mandated by the state constitution…

The class-action settlement reached Monday between the U.S. government and the American Civil Liberties Union, which has represented thousands of migrant families who were separated from their children at the U.S.-Mexico border, is worth celebrating.…

With early voting now available, it’s important to vote to ensure your voice is heard on matters affecting our communities. Southeast Kansas consistently ranks low in voter turnout, but ranks highest in the state for…