Letters to The Lawrence Times are welcome and encouraged.
The Lawrence Times runs opinion columns and letters to the Times written by community members with varying perspectives on local issues. These pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Times staff.
LETTERS TO THE TIMES
Letter to the Times: America has chosen freedom
”I don’t believe the majority of people were voting to restrict or silence their neighbors. I believe 72 million Americans willingly chose freedom on Nov. 5,” Rich Lorenzo writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Haskell needs self-determination; BIA has been negligent
”Haskell students, staff and officials should not have to surrender their civil rights to receive treaty-obligated education from the federal government. Indian education is not a gratuity,” Steve Cadue writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: City should create oversight committee to guide pool renovation project, rebuild trust
”Our petition’s 1,764 signatures, our supporters’ 75 letters, and our research into the extensive flaws in the (pool renovation) community engagement process all indicate that the previously proposed plan did not reflect public opinion,” Holly Krebs writes in this letter to the Times.
Shawn Alexander: Say his name – Fred Harvey Smith (Column)
”Racial violence has been omnipresent in American history, and in far too many of the incidents, the perpetrators of the crime are acquitted or not even brought up on charges. When I think of such cases I am often haunted by the heinous murder of Fred Harvey Smith here in the land of John Brown in May 1936,” Shawn Alexander writes in this column.
Letter to the Times: What America has chosen
”Peacefully, I will resist this leader and government. And, dear reader, I hope you will peacefully resist, too,” Eric Wesley Tweedy writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Are veterans’ sacrifices for democracy worthless?
”My father (Navy), mother (Army), and many other family members served our country in World War II. … They gave of themselves, in countless ways, to stop the spread of authoritarianism, suppression of freedoms and tyranny of the many by the few,” Sandy Sanders writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Extremism has no place in Douglas County government
”These candidates have been careful to downplay their beliefs and affiliations while campaigning because they know being anti-trans and anti-vaccine is disqualifying for holding public office here,” Vanessa Sanburn writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Vote ‘yes’ on the affordable housing sales tax
”Through this small sales tax, we can provide dedicated funding to make Lawrence a more affordable place to live and to end chronic homelessness by 2028,” the Justice Matters Board of Directors writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Sales tax is a step toward a long-term solution
”Not funding services for unhoused people in our community will not resolve the issue. … Approving the slight addition to the sales tax will be a step in the right direction toward a long-term solution,” Timothy J. Bonner writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: On Nov. 5, Kansas common sense can shock the nation
”Kansas common sense would not choose a Republican candidate who so disrespects and dishonors Americans of every creed and color that he sits down to Thanksgiving dinner with avowed nazis, antisemites, fascists and racists,” Leonard Krishtalka writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Serious concerns about Douglas County Commission races, ballot question
”The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County does not support the proposed change to the structure of Lawrence city government. … The League also has serious concerns about the future of our county government,” Sonja Czarnecki writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Form of government change would lead to ‘horse trading,’ power imbalance
”Creating districts will inevitably result in fractionalism, leading to competition for attention, influence and benefits. … District elected commissioners tend to ’horse trade’ votes with their colleagues,” Dean Palos writes in this letter to the Times.
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