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Community Voices April 28, 2021 - 11:51 am

Sydney Studer: Diary of a COVID long-hauler, Chapter 4 (Column)

by Sydney Studer

Note: The Lawrence Times is running this series written by a community member who caught […]

Community Voices April 27, 2021 - 9:25 am

Justice Matters: Justice means leaving the status quo behind (Column)

by Deacon Godsey and Justin Jenkins, co-presidents, Justice Matters

Every spring the people of Justice Matters raise our collective voice in an effort to […]

Community Voices April 26, 2021 - 4:30 am

Tom Harper: Safe sidewalks are a worthwhile challenge (Column)

by Tom Harper

Recently I was walking in Old West Lawrence and came across a brick sidewalk renovation. […]

Community Voices April 23, 2021 - 4:45 am

Introducing Ask Cody, with Cody Charles (Column)

by Codi Charles

You have an opportunity to ask Cody interesting, weird and dynamic questions.

Community Voices April 21, 2021 - 1:53 pm

Will Averill: Kansas lawmakers must carefully begin addressing the coercion in domestic violence (Column)

by Will Averill, Kansas Reflector

“Coercive control is an integral part of the larger pattern of domestic violence” and addressing it is essential, Will Averill writes.

Community Voices April 21, 2021 - 1:36 pm

C. J. Janovy: Watch out, Kansas — your hard-hitting high school journalists are national leaders (Column)

by C.J. Janovy, Kansas Reflector

At Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, 41% of the students are afraid […]

Community Voices April 20, 2021 - 5:15 am

Kirsten Kuhn: Curbing overpolicing begins at City Hall (Column)

by Kirsten Kuhn, @KSLibertarians

“Ordinances that criminalize poverty, status and culture enable police to target disenfranchised and vulnerable communities. Stripping these ordinances from the books is the most basic way to reduce the frequency of police encounters that could result in a tragedy,” Kirsten Kuhn writes.

Community Voices April 18, 2021 - 5:37 pm

Ryan Desch: Shortage of single-family homes in Lawrence is cause for alarm (Column)

by Ryan Desch

“It may sound like hyperbole at first, but if the current real estate trends in Lawrence continue at the current pace, soon it may be nearly impossible to buy a single-family home in Lawrence for less than $200,000,” Ryan Desch writes.