Opinion

GUEST COLUMN, Andrei Iancu and David Kappos, Council for Innovation Promotion

Congress is considering a bill that could exacerbate government waste and give American companies' most valuable trade secrets to China.

That's obviously not lawmakers' goal. But it's likely to happen -- if the Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act, introduced by Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Mike Braun (R-IN), becomes law.

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

Through trials and blessings, ups and downs, gains and losses, God’s presence sustains. During the last few weeks, my wife has shared with you the impact of two losses during a time when honestly, I found it difficult to write. We want to express thanks to everyone who's reached out to our family during these days. We've felt your support, and we've been strengthened by it. A month ago this week, one of our grandsons died, and since then, I've sought God's perspective on tragedy and loss.

SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett

Hispanic Heritage Month is in full swing at Seward County Community College, after a kick-off weekend that brought Saints out into the community. At the Southwest Fiesta on Sept. 15, several athletic teams, clubs, and student groups showed up to brighten the parade and help with set-up and table staffing at the fiesta that followed. Traffic was brisk at the Adult Education booth, where students could enroll for the upcoming Session 2 classes in English and GED preparation. Our Hispanic American Leadership Organization students did exactly what their club name refers to: servant leadership. Those students learned even more at the annual "Encuentro" trip to K-State, where they met Hispanic-American leaders and fellow students in pursuit of excellence.

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

The corn was planted late. We knew that at the time.

Because their house is located so deep in the woods, my mother has had no luck getting vegetables to grow. When my parents heard there were garden plots available in town, they signed up for one, and have had a garden in town for several years.

The rhubarb was already up when they were told there was a garden plot next to theirs that was not being used.