Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to 800 or more soldiers and the civilian audience at a Landon Lecture at Kansas State University Monday. Gen. Dempsey directed his speech to…

She’s soft-spoken, diminutive, and has the willpower of a warrior. It’s also a miracle she’s alive. Aung San Suu Kyi is now Myanmar’s poster child. In a dramatic turnabout, she has gone from political prisoner…

Attracting 500 out-of-towners to Iola for the weekend is no small feat.But that’s exactly what the Buster Keaton Celebration did. Area hotels were full. Restaurants were brimming. City sidewalks were busy. And of course, as…

Most Allen Countians will be surprised to learn that Rep. Lynn Jenkins, our Second District representative, has an opponent in the election, or, moreover, that there is an issue between them.Surprise.The Rev. Tobias Schlingensiepen (say…

A day before the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney assailed President Obama over the sharp cuts in defense spending that will occur unless Congress reneges from its agreement to slash spending across the board  if…

Sometime back, a group urged the powers that be at Unified School District 257 to find another name for the girls’ teams at Iola High School. “Fillies” was undignified and sexist, they avered. I’ve forgotten…

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has asked Gov. Sam Brownback to help her set requirements for health insurance coverage to be sold through insurance exchanges dictated by law. If the state fails to act the…

First, a personal account. When I voted in the August primary I not only had to show my driver’s license to an election clerk I had known personally for about 30 years, I also had…

Dear editor, A big thanks to all who were involved in making Iola High’s Friday footbaqll game a great night of entertainment. Of course it didn’t hurt that the weather was picture perfect, but the…

Democrats are making a big deal of Mitt Romney’s taxes. Romney released his 2011 tax returns last week. They showed he paid $1.9 million in federal income taxes on an income of $20 million, a…