Iola sixth-grader Clara Wicoff surpassed her peers, competed at the Sunflower Bee at Barton County this year and went even further last year. I believe her hard work should be recognized and lauded. Instead, for…

Is lost productivity worth better morale?Ask us April 6.But for now, the TV is on in the newsroom while hands pause above keyboards to see three-pointers downed and underdogs come out ahead in this March…

Perhaps Kansas can coast for a while on its laurels of having the best roads in the nation. They sure feel good. Up until last year the state has had two 10-year plans to maintain…

Jo Kistner has got it about right. This big mob of folks using the trail best turn back to Ottawa or spend another $500,000 to get them around U.S. 54.As for the looks of West…

Merriam Webster’s Third Unabridged Dictionary de-fines “fall short” as being deficient, or failing to attain, reach, arrive at or perform something.  After hundreds of hours of study of the 472,000-plus words in this very same…

In observance of Sunshine Week, the Register commends area city and county officials for their cooperation with the press. Most times we’re on friendly terms. We feel comfortable calling any one of them, confident in…

Kent Eckles, a lobbyist for the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, told a Kansas Senate committee that retailers in other states were “salivating” over the prospect that Kansas will raise its sales tax.No wonder big business…

We are so glad to hear that property in Iola is worth so much. We think we will put our properties up for sale and become rich. We cannot believe any property in Iola is…

The intentional thinning of a specific sex is called gendercide. The culling of girls is practiced in China.The thinking goes that a son is more of an asset to a family than a daughter. If…

In reference to the Prairie Spirit Trail article — just why do we need more trail?The one we have now ends or starts in a lovely little park with shade trees, a nice place to…