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Community Voices February 1, 2023 - 6:12 pm

Lawrence Preservation Alliance: KU campus demolitions cause concern about preservation (Column)

by Mike Delaney and Dennis Brown, Lawrence Preservation Alliance

“Recent actions by KU administrators have left many wondering how much the current KU leadership values historic buildings and landscapes on campus,” Lawrence Preservation Alliance leaders write in this column.

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Community Voices January 31, 2023 - 2:22 pm

Clay Wirestone: A Kansas woman killed her abuser. At every level, in every instance, the system failed her. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Even after the abuse, after the violent slaying, the system failed (Sarah Gonzales-McLinn). The judge in her murder trial didn’t allow jurors to hear testimony about her abuse,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices January 30, 2023 - 8:03 am

Clay Wirestone: A bomb threat at my son’s Lawrence school shattered an afternoon into emotional fragments (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“I was worried because, in those lengthy Thursday afternoon minutes, I had lost the ability to protect my child,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices January 29, 2023 - 6:00 am

D.C. Hiegert: Anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and laws harm your Kansas neighbors. We can build a more welcoming state. (Column)

by D.C. Hiegert, Kansas Reflector

”I believe we can make Kansas a welcoming and accepting state where LGBTQ+ people can live authentically and thrive. But LGBTQ+ Kansans cannot do it alone,” D.C. Hiegert writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices January 28, 2023 - 9:52 am

Tresa McAlhaney: Community can creatively manage changes in Lawrence Public Schools (Column)

by Tresa McAlhaney

”We have so many great resources to draw from in our community, and with some thoughtful adjustments, we can gracefully rise to conquer the coming challenges together,” Tresa McAlhaney writes in this column.

Community Voices January 26, 2023 - 9:03 am

Max Kautsch: Swaths of Kansas lack written policies on exculpatory evidence, law enforcement dishonesty (Column)

by Max Kautsch, Kansas Reflector

”The Kansas Coalition for Open Government believes that establishing written Brady/Giglio policies is essential to promoting transparency and accountability in law enforcement,” Max Kautsch writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices January 23, 2023 - 12:02 am

Dot Nary: Eat a hot meal with friends in tribute to Ed Roberts (Column)

by Dot Nary

”Imagine that, as a typical baseball-loving 14-year-old kid, … you contract a disease that paralyzes you from the neck down, except for several fingers and toes. … How would you respond?” Dot Nary writes in this tribute to disability activist Ed Roberts.

Community Voices January 9, 2023 - 9:37 am

Clay Wirestone: This Kansas rep wanted to run for House speaker on a transparency platform. The GOP shut him down. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Rep. Dennis ‘Boog’ Highberger, a Lawrence Democrat, won’t be running for Kansas speaker of the House today. Republican leaders who prize obfuscation over open government made sure of that,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices January 8, 2023 - 12:09 pm

Clay Wirestone: Feeble clergy sex abuse report exposes Schmidt’s sins. He betrayed his office and Kansas kids. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Now we know the true legacy of outgoing Attorney General Derek Schmidt: allowing likely sexual abusers of children to walk free,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices January 6, 2023 - 9:12 am

Eric Thomas: January ushers in COVID-19 turning points year after year in Kansas (Column)

by Eric Thomas, Kansas Reflector

“The last three years tested us as Kansans in dramatic ways. January provided the decisive moments,” Eric Thomas writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

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