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Community Voices April 12, 2022 - 4:46 pm

Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel: April 12 is Education and Sharing Day (Column)

by Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel

April 12, Education and Sharing Day, “is a day for us to reflect on how we can be a bit like Moses and care for the spiritual and moral welfare of even one single child,” Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel writes in this column.

Community Voices April 11, 2022 - 3:05 pm

Mark McCormick: High-profile law enforcement cases spotlight role of Kansas Fraternal Order of Police (Column)

by Mark McCormick, Kansas Reflector

“The FOP isn’t accountable to citizens yet wields enormous power to shield police officers from punishment for behavior that harms citizens,” Mark McCormick writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

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Community Voices April 7, 2022 - 9:52 am

Jancita Warrington: Tracing Indigenous knowledge through the stars (Column)

by Jancita Warrington

“‘Trace’ reaffirms that Indigenous peoples’ arts and cultures are not nostalgic remnants of the past but are alive and thriving in various forms across North America,” Jancita Warrington writes in this column.

Community Voices April 5, 2022 - 1:03 am

Tom Keegan: Calm coach and cool players win national title for Kansas (Column)

by Tom Keegan, Special to The Lawrence Times

“One cool customer just coached one cool Kansas basketball team to another national title,” Tom Keegan writes in this column.

Community Voices April 4, 2022 - 3:04 pm

Ask Codi: What does it mean to be a Jayhawk? (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Jayhawks must be honest and able to reckon with the world around us. How else are we supposed to become global citizens and changemakers?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices April 4, 2022 - 6:00 am

Fiscal policy changes can begin to make Kansas more racially equitable (Column)

by Tiffany Anderson, Shannon Portillo and David Jordan, Kansas Reflector

“How our state government taxes, spends, and accesses funding demonstrates our values and our commitment to addressing racial equity in Kansas,” members of the Governor’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice write in this piece for Kansas Reflector.

Community Voices April 3, 2022 - 6:55 pm

Tom Keegan: One more win, and Bill’s in a class by himself (Column)

by Tom Keegan, special to The Lawrence Times

“The winning team likely will be the one that is most connected, plays the hardest and gets hot shooting. Both have done a great job of that in the tournament or they wouldn’t be playing for the national title,” Tom Keegan writes in this column.

Community Voices April 1, 2022 - 4:39 pm

Kirsten Kuhn: The immorality of taxation (Column)

by Kirsten Kuhn, @KSLibertarians

“Taxation has gone too far in Kansas. The sales tax on food is simply the most obvious way to begin to see beyond the veil,” Kirsten Kuhn writes in this column.

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Community Voices March 30, 2022 - 8:28 pm

Tom Harper: Celebrate memories of Turner’s Grocery, the Merc at 700 Maine open house

by Tom Harper

700 Maine is one of those buildings where memories are etched into our consciousness, from meaningful experiences to long-lasting friendships, Tom Harper writes in this column.

Community Voices March 27, 2022 - 6:00 am

Marcel Harmon: Kansas architecture, engineering and construction industry must step up to support public education (Column)

by Marcel Harmon, Kansas Reflector

“In Lawrence, where I live, over the next year we are faced with determining what mix of staffing cuts, program restructuring/cuts, and closing neighborhood schools will be done to address budget shortfalls,” Marcel Harmon writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

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