Kimberly Lopez: Subvert the expectations of your gender (Column)
“Even when it comes to rejecting beauty norms, there is a standard, and that standard is still the most acceptable type of body,” Kimberly Lopez writes in this column.
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BabyJay’s Legacy of Hope: Rexy Run/Walk to return next Saturday (Column)
The Rexy Run/Walk, hosted by BabyJay’s Legacy of Hope, is back and in person this year on Saturday, Aug. 21.
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What we learned from the strike at Frito-Lay for better pay and one day off (Column)
“We witnessed what is the heart of all unions across the country. SOLIDARITY,” officers of the Kansas AFL-CIO write in this column.
Kimberly Lopez: Gender is inherently a performance (Column)
“When I was younger, I was convinced that theater would be my future. … I had no idea my best performance was off-stage, was within me, and there was more to come,” Kimberly Lopez writes in this column.
Syed Jamal: Kansas should realize real cost of Styrofoam and phase out harmful products (Column)
“Although I fully empathize with the economic impact an abrupt ban will have on people whose livelihoods are involved, Styrofoam manufacturers can be offered incentives to make the transition from foam to paper,” Syed Jamal writes in this column for the Kansas Reflector.
Dot Nary: It’s Disability Pride Month — Here’s why we should all celebrate July 26 (Column)
“Let’s celebrate the anniversary of the ADA as a landmark civil rights law that protects the right of people with disabilities to be seen and to be fully participating members of our community,” Dot Nary writes in this column.
Ask Cody: Are you a boy or a girl? (Column)
This week’s question was not submitted through the Ask Cody account. It was asked in person, during one of the most important events of my life. “Are you a boy or a girl?”
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Sunrise Movement: Fight misinformation and push for the Civilian Climate Corps (Column)
“Over the past week, the Sunrise Movement has been staging protests all across the nation, and we will be doing the same at the Kansas Capitol building from 4-5 p.m. this Tuesday, July 20,” the Lawrence hub of the Sunrise Movement writes in this column.
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Michelle Gonzales: Why the mother of a woman who killed her rapist isn’t happy with an ‘extraordinary’ settlement (Column)
“I am the mother of Sarah Gonzales-McLinn, the 19-year-old woman who killed Hal Sasko in 2014. … To imply that my daughter’s sentence was cut in half is misleading,” Michelle Gonzales writes in this column.
Kirsten Kuhn: Prosecutors don’t want jurors to know they have this power (Column)
“Jury nullification is a basic refusal to convict based on the jurors’ beliefs and principles,” Kirsten Kuhn writes in this column.
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