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Community Voices December 24, 2021 - 1:58 pm

Tom Harper: Updates to Bowersock Dam reveal remnants of the past, promise power for the future (Column)

by Tom Harper

In recent weeks, the Kaw River has been lowered at the Bowersock Dam. Ancient shoreline structures have been revealed and huge, deep expanses of shale, millions of years old, have been exposed.

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Community Voices December 23, 2021 - 6:00 am

Ellen Bertels: Name Change Project simplifies a complex, emotional process for transgender Kansans (Column)

by Lawrence Community

“In the long term, I hope to create a network of attorneys who can provide competent, affirming, and affordable services for low-income trans Kansans seeking all sorts of legal support,” Ellen Bertels writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

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Community Voices December 21, 2021 - 4:46 pm

City Play Corps: Pop Up Play Shop opens in downtown Lawrence (Announcement)

by City Play Corps

“The City Play Corps, a nonprofit organization that promotes the practice of true play for kids, has opened up a temporary storefront dedicated to letting kids be kids by making their own fun,” the group writes in this announcement.

Community Voices December 11, 2021 - 1:57 am

Clay Wirestone: Kansas politics have been a freak show this year. There’s a cynical explanation for that. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“In 2021, conservatives just decided to double down on racism and death. They didn’t say that outright, of course, but they understood that hatred of Black and brown people is still a potent weapon among white voters,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

Community Voices December 6, 2021 - 2:26 pm

Kansas Advocates for Better Care: Who will stand up for Kansans in long-term care facilities? (Column)

by Kansas Advocates for Better Care

“COVID has exposed one other truth. To protect their bottom lines, long-term care facilities cut staff just when they needed them the most,” Kansas Advocates for Better Care write in this column.

Community Voices November 29, 2021 - 5:49 pm

Kimberly Lopez: What does queer joy mean? (Column)

by Kimberly Lopez

“I have a gut feeling that there’s something I’m doing that is intrinsically wrong,” Kimberly Lopez writes in this column for the Times.

Community Voices November 19, 2021 - 8:49 am

Paul Samberg: Kansans who compare COVID-19 mandates to Holocaust fuel antisemitism (Column)

by Paul Samberg, Kansas Reflector

“Likening the greatest act of antisemitism in history to mask requirements and vaccine mandates is abhorrent and downplays the reality of the Holocaust,” Paul Samberg writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

Community Voices November 16, 2021 - 9:52 am

Clay Wirestone: Reality and conspiracy collide at Lawrence COVID-19 vaccine clinic for kids (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“Saturday should have been a banner day for my family. I brought my 10-year-old son to West Middle School in Lawrence, where he received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

Community Voices November 11, 2021 - 9:25 am

Clay Wirestone: Kansas Republicans claim they want to cut the food sales tax. So why haven’t they? (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“The Kansas GOP has reminded everyone that our state’s high tax on food is very, very bad and must be changed. … If only we could figure out who was responsible,” Clay Wirestone writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

Community Voices November 4, 2021 - 5:19 pm

Clay Wirestone: Following anti-CRT wins, expect dangerous hogwash in 2022 Kansas elections (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“In short, every single debunked bit of irrational absurdity we’ve heard over the last few months — in Kansas and nationwide — will be repeated ad nauseam” in Kansas’ 2022 elections, Clay Wirestone writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

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