The Kansas Highway Patrol came into being in 1937, with the mission of dealing statewide with traffic and highway laws. Two years later, at the insistence of then Gov. Payne Ratner, the Kansas Bureau of…

Rudy Taylor, the Caney scribe, recently wrote a light-hearted column about buying a KU Jayhawks shirt made in an Asian country. Concealed carry of firearms and their presence on Kansas campuses isn’t a bit light-hearted;…

Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer of New York is insistent that Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to fill the seat vacated by the death, a year ago this month, of Associate Judge Antonin Scalia require 60…

Except for those who deal with the numbers on a frequent basis, how property taxes are figured can be complicated.The process contains two main components: appraised value, often called market value of a property because…

On Friday, President Donald Trump waged war on Islam when he banned the admission of refugees, immigrants and visitors from seven specific Mideast countries to the United States. It’s a message of hate, and worse,…

I’m as bad as anyone when it comes to blowing hot air. I’ll rant and rave, but only in the safety of friends. Sometimes I’ll fire off an email or vent on social media, but…

A friend mentioned he wanted to write a letter to the Register, to take issue with a decision made by Iola’s council. It is his right, I allowed, but recommended he rethink the proposal. Long…

Susan Lynn,You know Dave Jackson is right. When POTUS BO was inaugurated you subjected your readers to gushing and shameless fanfare of his every word.  In short, you are a narrow-minded political bigot.  The Rev.…

Sometimes what is obvious and draws public attention doesn’t tell the full story. So it is with the state budget for fiscal 2018, starting July 1.In his budget proposal Gov. Sam Brownback recommended once again…

Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, has many educators screaming foul. Her nomination, said American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, “makes it loud and clear that her education policy will focus on…