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: Utility-scale solar energy is an urgent need
”We encourage the planning commission to recommend the utility-scale solar Kansas Sky Energy Project to the Douglas County Commission,” writes Carol Williamson, president of the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County.
Letter to the Times: Lawrence needs a long-term psychiatric unit
”I’m sure homeless services for the general public who fall on hard times are needed. Those services will not meet the needs of the severely mentally ill, nor will they serve the desires of the community at large,” Bill Simons writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Kansas elections are free, fair and safe
”Repeating lies doesn’t change them into truths. More civic engagement, not cynicism, is what democracy needs to survive,” Sonja Czarnecki writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Added barriers to self-determination
”I was just so surprised that the distinguished professor lecture on barriers and self-determination will not be available by Zoom or webinar or as audio,” Juanita Carlson writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Turning neighborhoods into marketplaces without children
”There is a long-term financial advantage for cities to stabilize their modest housing stock and the infrastructure which already exists by utilizing district overlays that provide a level playing field for working families to buy into the market and become long-term residents,” Deborah Snyder writes in this letter to the Times.
Candice Davis
Letter to the Times: City of Lawrence should take caution when considering zoning changes
“Careful planning decisions must be made to allow for a proper balance of living opportunities that promote healthy, safe and affordable neighborhoods,” Candice Davis writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Causing stress for property owners
”Living beyond one’s means seems a common philosophy these days,” Tom Guba begins this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Lawrence city commissioners should not silence the public
”This is Lawrence … and this is the way we do things here. We speak out because ’we are the people’ and we care about this town,” Kathleen Christian writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Lawrence city ordinance on toplessness is sexist, transphobic
”If we have a sexist and transphobic ordinance that the police won’t enforce because it’s sexist and transphobic, why are we keeping it as part of city code?” Chris Flowers writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Native stewardship is needed to protect the prairie
“For future restoration and stewardship efforts to succeed for the City of Lawrence, at Prairie Park and beyond, they should be done in direct consultation and collaboration with Native people,” Brett Ramey writes in this letter.
Letter to the Times: Holding my applause for city and county leaders
”Too many times I’ve heard speeches professing progress and promising goals only to watch them unfold at a snail’s pace, then several years into the future showing only a mere fraction of those promises and goals come to fruition,” Kathleen Christian writes in this letter to the Times.
Letter to the Times: Loving Kansas from afar
“Our state legislature has made it very clear how they feel about people like me, especially lately. To these representatives, I am not a valuable enough member of our community to self-determine my identity,” Ley Schneider writes in this letter to the Times.
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