GUEST COLUMN, Vance Ginn, Kansas Policy Institute

Kansas has a serious water problem, especially in the west. But more government is unlikely to solve a problem that government policy helped worsen.

The Kansas Geological Survey has documented decades of groundwater declines across the High Plains Aquifer, including the Ogallala region. Long-term drought plays a role, but this is also an incentives problem. The former is beyond the control of agriculture and other water users; the latter is something we can change to ensure the water that does exist supports Kansas families.

Kansas water is governed through permits, administrative boundaries, pumping rules, and government approval. These rules often weaken the reward for conservation and make it difficult to move water to different users.

L&T Publisher Earl Watt

The rise of the Democratic Socialist Party is happening about as fast as the Bolsheviks took over Russia.

From presidents like Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, warnings have been issued that freedom and liberty only die in America by our own hand, not by some conquering outside force.

And we might be watching it in real time.

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

I am made entirely of habits.

This is not an original observation. Annie Dillard wrote: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” I either love that quote or hate it, depending on how I spent my day.

I am thinking about this because I was trying to break a habit of mine: sitting up late at my computer, mindlessly scrolling and snacking. I do this because I am tired — not hungry — and I feel too lazy to read a book or do anything useful, but it seems too early to go to bed. So instead, I end up full of peanuts and chocolate chips. I don’t sleep well, and I don’t fit into my jeans. I have concluded that this is not a good habit. So I resolved to break it.

GUEST COLUMN, Micheline Stephens, PCG Medical

Every day across America, children with spina bifida, adults with spinal cord injuries, and seniors with debilitating illnesses rely on catheters to perform one of the body's most basic functions safely.

For years, my company has helped many of these medically vulnerable people stay healthy at home.

Most people never think about urological supplies like catheters. But for people who cannot urinate on their own, they're as medically necessary as insulin or a wheelchair. Getting the right product -- and getting it on time -- can be the difference between stability and a trip to the emergency room.

That's why a little-known Medicare policy moving forward in Washington is deeply concerning.