Opinion

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.

L&T Publisher Earl Watt

Maybe there is a sliver of hope for the future after the hate-filled rhetoric from both sides for the past few years.

Sure, there has been an escalation of online hate and vitriol following Donald Trump’s re-election as president, but it has garnered little traction.

To this point I have yet to see a woman shave her head bald, nor have I seen anyone wearing a blue bracelet signifying their undying loyalty to the political left.

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

“I don’t know many words about teeth,” I told the dentist.

Since my husband, Peter, and I spend time in Mexico, it makes sense to get dental work done while we’re here, and I had been putting off going to the dentist. I knew I needed to get work done where my gums had receded, and the enamel no longer covered what it was supposed to. I’ve been told that over-exuberant toothbrushing contributes to this condition, so I’ve been trying to ease off. But I don’t really think my toothbrush is the cause. I’m just getting old.