Dear Editor,It is very sorrowful to think Allen County Animal Rescue Facility may close due to money problems without ever having explored other options.I want to share with you information about another rural animal shelter…

Three Democrats and three Republicans — all leaders in their parties — have come up with a plan to cut $4 trillion out of the federal budget over the coming 10 years and raise revenues,…

While the Senate moved closer to some kind of deal to raise the debt ceiling so that federal checks won’t bounce after Aug. 2, the House took up its cut, cap and balance bill.The measure…

Dear Editor,An open letter to the Allen County commissioners:For the past year, I have had the privilege of working with the hundreds of cats and dogs who have made their way to the Allen County…

Looking around for the reason the economy hasn’t recovered, David Leonhardt, who writes about the economy, found the culprit. It’s us. We aren’t spending like we used to do. Here are snippets of his analysis…

To the Editor,Have you read the Wednesday Register? “ACARF seeking $50K from county.” My first thought was “Wow,” I would have thought something about half that, but I’m not in a position to know all…

Republicans seeking their party’s presidential nomination will get writer’s cramp if they sign every pledge an angry partisan shoves into their hands and demands their John Henry.They are being told they must solemnly promise in…

Congress remains locked in a no-holds-barred debate over raising the debt limit so the country can avoid default on Aug. 2 and continue to pay its bills. Continue, that is to send out millions upon…

Isabella was the most popular name for a newborn girl in the United States in 2010. The Social Security Administration, which keeps tabs on all of us, also keeps track of what parents name their…

Currently 96; high, 100. Haven’t had a summer like this for a while. Turned the grass brown in a week. Respite from mowing, but hard on the beans, the corn, the cattle. Still, not all…