Letter to the editor, I’m not too pleased with having to show my driver’s license in order to be allowed to vote. I realize the people manning the voting places are doing what they are…

Among the moderate Republicans defeated Tuesday in the successful campaign by the hard right to put the Kansas Senate in Gov. Sam Brownback’s hip pocket was Dwayne Umbarger of Thayer.  Sen. Umbarger was chairman of…

There’s no way to save football, declared columnist George Will on a television talk show the other day.  Will was addressing the growing number of traumatic brain injuries suffered by football players — from high…

The precedent-setting recall of Iola councilmen Ken Rowe and Kendall Callahan was not connected to the strong conservative vote that toppled more moderate Republicans across the state. In my opinion, they reflected a rejection of…

Unemployment rose a tenth of a point. Manufacturing slowed. The business climate soured. One of the reasons for this glum economic news is that Congress adjourned last week without dealing with the double-whammy that Fed…

With the primary election just a day away, have you decided who you would choose to vote for you? The question is directed to that 80 percent of the registered voters who are expected to…

Europe not only has a debt problem that keeps many of its member countries teetering on the brink of full-fledged depression, it also suffers from a lack of babies. Yes, babies. The fertility rates in…

Dear editor, Returning to Chanute in 1967 we’ve considered it a privilege to know Ed Bideau as a personal friend, fellow committee member, as our county attorney and state representative. We admire his trust worthiness,…

Earlier this week a now-former subscriber came to the Register asking that I read a newspaper he had in hand.  “You’ll not get my renewal until you read this,” he said. I gave him my…

Follow the money is wise advice. The Kansas Chamber of Commerce, for example, spent more than $231,000 in July alone trying to defeat a dozen Republican state senators seeking re-election. The biggest donor to the…