Anne Kazmierczak’s article in Thursday’s Iola Register was quite well written and informative. Her unfamiliarity with some of the technical aspects of radio transmission, however, was a bit amusing.The term “frequency” when speaking about any…

Our 14-member advisory committee that was asked to consider the best form of government for Iola separated into three groups. Six of us decided to recommend a four-member commission and a voting mayor, all elected…

Iolans will have the opportunity to say what form of city government they prefer in a non-binding opinion poll the city will conduct April 6, when Mayor Bill Maness also will be up for re-election.…

I know this letter will upset people and might make some mad, but I feel I need to say it. School District 257 needs to cut costs like all the other districts.First, we can start…

The national news media has been inundating us with their reporting of the broken health care system. I believe that they are as out of touch with reality as the ignorant politicians. They report that…

Angry screams from environmentalists greeted the announcement that the Southern Co. would be eligible for $8.3 billion in loan guarantees to build two nuclear power plants. Southern had worked hard to defeat the climate change…

Dr. Craig Neuenswander and the USD 257 board deserve support and sympathy for the painful and difficult job they have tackled: finding ways to live with the criminally irresponsible cuts the 2009 and 2010 Legislatures…

“None of these changes are conducive to learning,” Dr. Craig Neuenswander, superintendent of schools, admitted at Wednesday night’s USD 257 school board meeting.But if what best helps students learn is kept as their goal, board…

Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana announced Monday he would not seek re-election because he was fed up with Congress.“For some time, I have had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it should.…

Victims of the recession would be hammered if lawmakers lift the sales tax exemption on utilities, lobbyists told the House Taxation Committee Monday. They urged the committee to look elsewhere for money.Taxing residential utilities would…