Seems Iola, Kansas, is a real estate Mecca.And Iola commissioners were the last to know. We’re talking about the two-block-long strip of land that borders the old railroad bed west of town. You know the…

The next time you don’t think your tax dollars are well-spent, take a trip to Savonburg.Tucked in the far reaches of Allen County, the town of 89 citizens is held together by a vi-brant library…

  Most times, the customer calls the shots. Funny how with health insurance — one of the most expensive items for everyday Americans — we’re increasingly nervous whether the company will keep us. That’s because…

  Last week Emerson Lynn wrote an editorial in which he referred to our 14-member advisory committee appointed by the city commission to propose a resolution to the mayor-council-commission quandary that has plagued us for…

Iola commissioners have been put on trial as of late.Their decision to ask for a vote to weigh public sentiment as to what the commission’s new size should be has rankled many. Last year’s 2-to-1…

When it comes to city commissions and municipal government, a name given to the original plan was “The Texas Idea.” That happened after a hurricane in 1900. From Wikipedia: “Voters elect a small commission, typically…

Some animals will be put to sleep soon and they do not want to die. What can we do to help? We can go to an animal shelter and play with them. Feed them and…

By Dr. JASON EBERHART-PHILLIPKansas State Health Officer Ten years ago this month a seat belt saved my life.I was driving on a gravel road near my farm when I lost control on a curve and…

Looking for good news? Forget Washington and read up on the latest advances in medical science. Statin drugs, such as Lipitor, work. The proportion of American adults with high LDL — “bad” — cholesterol has…

Billionaire Warren Buffett took a common sense stand on health care reform this morning on CNBC business news.Other nations, he said, spend about 9 percent of their gross national product on health care. It is…