The latest game of one-upmanship has to do with whether President Obama is a Christian. The Internet is laced with stories from self-proclaimed experts.It is handy for President Obama’s detractors to talk about his upbringing,…

Private aviation is important to Iola and Allen County. Allen County Airport has 50 to 55 airplanes using it weekly, including several that carry people to town because of Gates Corporation, Russell Stover Candies or…

The story in Friday’s Register (about city commissioners delaying a decision on committing funds to a rebuild of Allen County Hospital) is extremely frustrating to me, and I’m sure to a lot of others. Some…

Hot, humid weather had a role in keeping the crowd small on Aug. 21 for the annual LaHarpe Day celebration. Apathy also probably was to blame.Surely those who put forth no small effort to plan…

The glamor of television and the pervasiveness of the Internet have put an enormous burden on agriculture.Dr. Dan Thomson, a K-State professor and authority on animal activism, said here Friday night rich and famous people…

I want to publicly thank the fire station crew and the staff of the Allen County Hospital who have given me such kind and excellent care since I fell in my home on Aug. 17.Thank…

Getting a buck to buckle up beats the dickens out of paying a fine for not wearing a seat belt, particularly if you live in Iola and fail to strap on your safety harness every…

The infamous Mars hoax is circulating again, just as it has since first appearing on the Internet in the summer of 2004. E-mails winging their ways through cyberspace claim Mars will be closer to Earth…

It’s a strange paradox that in today’s society it’s the guys with the white hats who are the bad guys to be punished.Reckless spending fueled our economic crisis, but it’s anyone who saves that’s being…

A divorce is in order.An undercurrent that frequently swirls to the surface when discussion turns to a new hospital for Allen County is the duplicative ambulance service of the county and Iola.Both have to do…