Opinion

SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett

On week four of my column tour of Seward County Community College’s core values, we have reached the final one: consistency.

Consistency can be a difficult thing to maintain. It is a battle between being rigid – and quickly outdated – or so adaptable that nobody has a sense of order. I am so proud of the way SCCC has made consistency a priority in our operations. This spans from updated policies that truly reflect everyday practices, and then implementing those policies fairly and regularly, to the quality of our product.

GUEST COLUMN, Larry Buchson

Americans have been clamoring for sensible prescription drug reform for years. With the stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump answered that call.

His executive order aims to bring down drug prices while "once again putting Americans first." Luckily, it specifically addresses one of the serious flaws in the Biden administration's Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program -- an oversight that has discouraged investment in affordable, widely used medications.

This reform could deliver major savings to patients -- without undermining the innovation that drives medical breakthroughs. Now it's up to Congress to finish the job.

GUEST COLUMN, David Dorsey, Kansas Policy Institute

The state board of education is in the throes of adopting cut scores for state assessment results; the test was taken earlier this spring by Kansas public school students. These cut scores divide individual student achievement into the four levels created by the state board, with Level 1 the lowest and Level 4 the highest.

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

In a previous study, we explored the finer aspects of Jesus’ character as reflected in His everyday life. Those included humor, fairness, gratitude, consistency, and wisdom, as well as the absence of self-pity, spite, or pursuit of personal acclaim. Today we focus on four fundamental traits—humility, compassion, indignation, and courage—to understand what it means to follow Him. Again, credit is given to Everett F. Harrison for his outline of these characteristics.