Opinion

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

Reality does not always match up with fantasy.

My fantasy, once I finally sold my first novel, was that I would print my book in hard copy (which I never do) and carry it out of my office and go somewhere with it — maybe a coffee shop!

I would sit at a table in a coffee shop and read my manuscript on real paper with a red pen in hand and review it with care, while sipping my coffee, thoughtfully editing a chapter or two a day until I was confident that everything was to my complete satisfaction.

Right.

GUEST COLUMN, Derek Hunter, Town Hall

After years of cheering the ignoring of the law by Joe Biden – student loans, immigration, etc. – Democrats are now insisting that to enforce the law is to somehow break it…as long as it is being enforced against them. Not to get too hyperbolic, but this is how the Nazis acted, this is how the Taliban acted, of which the modern “progressive” Democrat Party are the direct descendants. Insisting they are above the law makes them the most dangerous political force in the country, if not the planet. They need to be held accountable.

GUEST COLUMN, Dave Trabert, Kansas Policy Institute

The Kansas Legislature’s failure to deliver property tax relief this year after promising voters it was its “#1 priority” has saddled taxpayers with another year of increased property valuations and local government coffers overflowing with revenue.

Our annual compensation survey of state and local government employees shows why cities, counties, and school districts fight property tax reform. The table below includes some of the largest pay increases awarded in 2024 to select local government employees in Johnson County, based on Open Records requests.

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

On that first Easter Sunday, no one saw Jesus return to life. The phrase, "It's a God thing" is sometimes used loosely, but new life - that of our own babies, but especially someone coming back from the dead - is something only God can bring. God gave life to Jesus as a baby when He came to live on earth. On Resurrection Morning, He raised Jesus as our living Savior.

The new birth Jesus had spoken about to Nicodemus in John chapter 3, being "born again", became reality. Without it, none of us will see the kingdom of God (John 3:3) and His birth is through the Spirit (John 3:5). The two men's discussion concluded in verses 14-15 with Jesus saying that the Son of Man must be lifted up, and whoever believes will have eternal life.