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: A better option for Kansas lawmakers seeking ‘Godly influence’
”The prayers of the Kansas legislators to ’sway journalists into Christian reporting’ and the blaming of media for betraying trust and truth while creating turmoil among ’God’s people’ seem to present a sense of pride and arrogance that biblical scholars have deemed a source of all sin,” Tom Guba writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Anonymous letter writers don’t fit the definition of ‘neighbor’
”I want to say shame on you for not having the courage to speak to your new neighbor face to face,” Jo Anne Zingo writes in this letter to the Times regarding recent events in the West Hills neighborhood.
Letter to the Times: LGBTQ+ people should never be persecuted
”We know that our religion bears much of the responsibility for vilifying members of the LGBTQ+ communities. We also know that God loves all people, not in spite of who they are, but because of who they are,” Gretchen Meyer writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Congratulations to Coach Schneider and the KU women’s basketball team
”Your team is a stellar example of cooperation, humility and grit on and off the court,” Ashley Bloom writes in this letter congratulating Coach Schneider and the KU women’s basketball team ahead of Saturday’s championship game.
Letter to the Times: Following school closure vote, we have entered the history books
”This community’s identity wasn’t formed by governing institutions; it was formed by the fight in the hearts of its people,” Topher Enneking writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Closing Broken Arrow would compound systemic issues
”(The Lawrence school board’s) vote to hold a hearing on closing Broken Arrow Elementary School is a great disappointment and a clear testament that the winds of prejudice are still blowing across the land,” a group of community members write in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: We can prevent more deaths of unhoused community members
”Those of us who care about Lawrence and who care about the state of our society must come together to help unhoused people,” Nancy Snow writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Legislators are exploring child care deregulation; here’s what the community should know
”Not only does SB 282 ignore the real factors contributing to the child care crisis in Kansas, but it also ignores the valuable investments state agencies and communities have made to overcome the root problems with our child care system,” Chavis Lickvar-Armstrong writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: How to propel the city of Lawrence on a downward spiral
“Want to propel the city of Lawrence on a downward spiral?” Tim Kelly begins this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Listen up, Lawrence school board
”We cannot see how the district proposal to close neighborhood schools, increase ideal class sizes, cut teacher plan time AND go to a four-day week equates to equitable student outcomes or invites great teachers to want to stay or work and Lawrence,” Erica Hunter writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Kansas is key to an endangered bird species’ future
”We sincerely believe that conserving wildlife such as (Lesser Prairie-Chickens) is not in opposition to a vibrant economy, and that the new guidelines will help to ensure that we do not lose this iconic species,” two local ornithologists write in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: City of Lawrence should say no to rec center fees
”Exercise is a cornerstone of good health, and we should not impose economic barriers to this fundamental need,” Steven Koprince writes in this letter to the Times.
