The legalization of marijuana in Colorado doesn’t mean potheads will be moving there in droves.Availability has never been the issue.Rather, it’s the enforcement of marijuana use and the incarceration of abusers that have created an…

Three would-be carjackers were stymied and ran off in disgust when they tried to steal a food delivery truck in Springfield, Mass. The truck had a manual transmission and none of the three knew how…

Because I inherited the position of publisher at the Register, I feel a greater challenge to prove my worth. Anyone who takes over a family business is in the same boat. Being female can make…

According to Gov. Brownback’s speech Wednesday night, Kansas is leading a moral renaissance by evidence of our superior family values and work ethic. Education remains a top priority, the governor said in his annual State…

Last Friday the community of Garden City lost an orthopedic surgeon to a traffic accident.Dr. Michael Baughman was killed from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle rollover accident. He was not wearing a seatbelt when…

Vincent Robert Ecclefield, 92, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at Golden Heights in Garnett.Graveside inurnment services will be at a later date. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.

Christine Booth, 77, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at her home. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18 at United Methodist Church in Bronson.Chris was a talented cosmetologist for most…

Masahiro Tanaka is barely 25 years old, and soon will become a multi-millionaire. His sudden wealth will come from America’s raging emphasis on sports.Tanaka is a pitcher, a very good one whose fastball and splitter,…

The argument for raising the country’s minimum wage above $7.25 an hour is to provide a “living wage,” for those in low-paying jobs. For 2014, states agreeing to pay more than the federal level include…

Earned Income Tax Credit crucial for low- to middle-class wage earnersFifty years ago President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty,” which at the time affected 20 percent of the U.S. population.Johnson knew first…