Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was shot through the head Saturday because of “the anger, the hatred and the bigotry that goes on in this country,” as Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said.She also was the victim…

Senate Democrats have proposed significant reform of Senate rules that can be adopted by majority vote. Here are some of the proposals:— Eliminate the filibuster on motions to proceed, but provide for a two-hour debate…

A couple of $1 tickets bearing the magic numbers were sold in the Mega Millions lottery that delivered nearly $335 million to the winners who had not yet been identified when this was written.Thousands upon…

The Obama administration surrendered to Sarah Palin politics this week and eliminated a reference to end-of-life planning in a new set of Medicare regulations.The regulation eliminated would allow a doctor to talk to a patient…

Fifty-seven years ago the retail committee of the Iola Chamber of Commerce held Wonder Wednesday promotions for weeks on end. Four, five, sometimes six pages of advertising in The Register trumpeted specials to lure buyers…

House Republicans, flush with their new majority, promise they will vote to repeal the health care law before President Barack Obama makes his State of the Nation address later this month. House Democrats and the…

Kansas raised its general sales tax from 3 percent to 4 percent in 1986. That was a 33 percent increase. Huge.Iola’s Bob Talkington played a key role in guiding that increase, which was proposed by…

In the 2008 presidential election, the term “death panels” was used as a scare tactic against the Democratic Party and its push for health care reform. In her position as a vice-presidential candidate, Sarah Palin…

One day apart, two states took diametrically opposed paths in regards to the production of energy.On Thursday, California legislators recognized global warming and took positive steps to enforce the reduction of carbon emissions on utilities.Kansas,…

Much is being made of the compromise reached by President Barack Obama and Congressional Republicans last week that continued the Bush tax cuts for two more years, extended unemployment benefits for 13 months and reduced…