Opinion

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

We’ve been writing about the coming of the Messiah, in light of Galatians 4:4 which reads, “But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman.” Not much is written of Jesus’ boyhood, but today we’ll take a look at some things that shaped the Son of God, “born of a woman”, into the Man of God.

GUEST COLUMN, Andrei Iancu, Council for Innovation Promotion

Over the last two decades, judicial decisions have made it harder for inventors to keep patent-infringing goods off the market. Intellectual property theft costs the U.S. economy as much as $600 billion annually, indirectly aiding geopolitical competitors like China, which is the primary IP infringer.

The origins of the problem go back almost two decades. For most of U.S. history, inventors who proved that a competitor had infringed their patent could obtain binding court orders — called injunctions — which compelled the infringer to stop.

GUEST COLUMN, Vance Ginn, Kansas Policy Institute

New economic data paint a sobering picture for Kansas’s economy.

In Q3 2024, Kansas’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 1.4 percent, ranking 45th nationally. Neighboring states like Oklahoma (3.6 percent, Rank 18), Nebraska (3.0 percent, 26), and Colorado (3.4 percent, 22) significantly outperformed Kansas, reflecting stronger growth strategies. These numbers demand bold reforms rooted in free-market principles to pull Kansas out of stagnation and create an economic environment where businesses and families can thrive.

GUEST COLUMN, Kim Baldwin, Kansas Farm Bureau

By the time this column hits the presses, the first significant winter weather system of 2025 will have arrived. For our area, the weather experts are all forecasting periods of ice, strong winds, extreme cold and heavy snow.

The winter storm watch notifications have been constant on my phone. Road crews have already started treating the roads and people have been making their way to the grocery store to stock up.

It is no longer a calm before the storm.