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Community Voices March 17, 2025 - 11:27 am

Letter to the Times: Occupancy limits are unfair to nontraditional families

by Chris Flowers

“Why should the rest of us have to live with increased housing costs because adults who chose not only to live in a college town, but next to the campus itself, don’t want an increase of students living in the neighborhood?” Chris Flowers writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices December 2, 2024 - 2:47 pm

Letter to the Times: Lawrence City Commission should rethink mayor selection tradition

by Chris Flowers

”Allowing the commission to choose who they think would be the best fit (for mayor) would allow us to have more than one year with a commissioner who does a great job,” Chris Flowers writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 23, 2023 - 6:05 am

Letter to the Times: Lawrence city ordinance on toplessness is sexist, transphobic

by Chris Flowers

”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.

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