Opinion

GUEST COLUMN, Vance Ginn, Kansas Policy Institute

Americans are voting with their feet, and states are either competing for them — or watching them leave.

Data posted by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity at VoteWithYourFeet.net make it painfully clear: Kansas is hemorrhaging residents. Over the last decade, it had a net loss of nearly 100,000 people to other states. That’s not just bad optics — that’s economic decline in motion.

A graph showing states gaining from domestic migration and those losing, across the US. Kansas is -97k from 2012-2022.

SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett

Renewal reminds us of why we’re here and what lies ahead

We have all gotten those emails and texts that notify us it’s time to renew one subscription or the other. Everything from streaming media to insurance policies runs on a cycle like this, and Seward County Community College is no different.

In fact, our new year started over the summer, where we broke records with our enrollment rates on campus and with Saints Anywhere. It was a great opener for academic year 2025-26 and our Wildly Important Goal of increasing enrollment by five percent each year.

GUEST COLUMN, Star Parker

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset with Texas.

There’s a reason he should be upset. California companies are pulling up in droves and moving to the Lone Star State and elsewhere.

But that isn’t what’s bothering him. Newsom cares about politics and power, not markets and business.

He’s upset that the Texas state legislature is moving to redistricting that could add up to five Republican seats in 2026. So, Newsom wants to redistrict, which could add another five Democrat seats in California.

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

Past articles have considered Jesus' life, crucifixion and resurrection, and today we'll discuss the Church, which was left behind to continue Jesus' ministry. Early Christian writers such as Paul and Peter tried to warn of differences, and move other believers to harmony. They felt undue attention was being placed on roles and gifts, when the main message should be unity.