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: The ‘sheriff’ amendment — I’ll be voting no, but probably not why you think
”Passing this amendment would take power from local district attorneys to initiate a proceeding to ouster a naughty sheriff and would concentrate that power in one person — the state’s attorney general,” Amii Castle writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Thanks to those who gave blood
”As blood drive coordinator and supervisor of the blood bank at LMH Health, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Lawrence community for donating a total of 179 units of blood over two days last week at the LMH blood drives,” Faith Friesen writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Benghazi, the Capitol riot and our democracy
“Candidates should be judged this year on their position regarding the defense of our democracy. Did they condone the Big Lie about voter fraud, or worse, help spread the lie?” Thomas Weiss writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Another proposed amendment, another attempted power grab
“After Kansas voters defeated an attempt to give the Republican-controlled Legislature more power on Aug. 2, Republican lawmakers are trying to take power once again in November,” Amii Castle writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Kansas can lead the way again
“In 1912, Kansas became the eighth state to give women the right to vote, eight years before the national women’s suffrage amendment was ratified. Kansans now have the opportunity to lead the way again,” Elizabeth B. A. Miller writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Vote ‘no’ to protect constitutional rights
“Kansas already has highly restricted abortion care with no government funding, and that will continue if we vote ‘no,’” write Carol Williamson and Lori Hutfles, co-presidents of the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County.
Letter to the Times: Women worldwide need support
“Women deserve to be uplifted during these trying times, but women in America are far from the only ones who are struggling,” Libby Hale writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Are you really going to force a child to have a baby?
“Abortion bans — particularly for children who get pregnant by a family member — are just plain cruel. And that’s what’s at stake if the proposed constitutional amendment on the Aug. 2 ballot passes,” Amii N. Castle writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: This is not the American way
“If you vote ‘yes,’ you are renouncing your natural rights, your God-given rights, in favor of only those privacy rights that the legislators of Kansas choose to give you. With all due respect, this is not the American way,” Jonathan D. Kaufelt writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Don’t defund Prairie Park Nature Center
“Prairie Park Nature Center is a wonderful educational opportunity for all members of our community, young and old, and has been an important resource for informing others about our environment for more than 20 years,” Marlowe Kastens writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Nature Center proposal sad to see
“How sad to see a city like Lawrence, that we’ve always looked at as progressive and in touch with the needs of those who call Lawrence home, even consider such a move as to place the Prairie Park Nature Center on the chopping block,” visitors from Paola write in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Prairie Park Nature Center is an invaluable resource
“The staff was also extremely sensitive and helpful … in consideration of cultural needs regarding certain animals that are significant culturally to different Native American tribes’ beliefs,” Jennifer Attocknie writes in this letter to the Times.
