Opinion

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

I became a Christian while in high school, and began studying the Bible and reading Christian authors. Sixty years later, I continue to find there’s so much more to learn and understand. It’s exciting to see how God reveals so much through His Spirit, and how he uses the Word to give context and help us apply truths. “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that [we] may be adequate, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

GUEST COLUMN, Kenneth Thorpe, Rollins School of Public Health

Congress recently made a number of changes to Medicare’s “Part D” prescription drug benefit. The changes were part of President Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. The legislation was intended to make it easier for seniors to afford their medicines.

Some of the changes will indeed help seniors. But other changes could inadvertently raise seniors’ costs, reduce their access to medicines, and stifle the development of new treatments.

GUEST COLUMN, Michael Gulliford, Soryn IP Capital Management

America’s intellectual property laws are so unclear that even experienced attorneys can’t figure out which inventions are eligible for patent protection. This lack of predictability means far less job-creating investments for American companies that need patent protection to compete.

Investors simply don’t invest when they aren’t certain that a company will be able to protect its intellectual property.

GUEST COLUMN, Greg Doering, Kansas Farm Bureau

The other weekend I watched two deer wander out of a creek bed and meander through a meadow until they caught a scent they didn’t like and took off running. After a few strides, it was difficult to pick out their tan hides against the khaki grasses as they ran toward the tree line in the distance.

I was walking in a local park at the time so I could safely admire the quick, graceful escape. There’s been plenty of times where I wasn’t so happy to see a herd of deer galloping, mainly along the side of the road when I’m driving.