”Give the (new land development) code a little breathing space … and let’s watch and see what the early returns are on residential infill. Perhaps neighborhood concerns will prove largely misplaced,” Phil Englehart writes in this letter to the Times.

”Speaking simply as a human, I’m baffled, dismayed, and angered that you’ve already spent valuable time on and given focus to a bill that causes harm instead of helps,” Joy Mapes writes in this open letter to Sen. Roger Marshall.

”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.

”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.

”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.

”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.

”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.