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Community Voices May 22, 2024 - 10:03 am

Clay Wirestone: Never forget – A senator was bludgeoned as tempers flared over slavery in Kansas 168 years ago (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”We remember Sumner’s name. But we should also remember that Sumner was right,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices May 21, 2024 - 11:54 am

Bishop Seabury Academy announces the Class of 2024 (Announcement)

by Bishop Seabury Academy

”Congratulations to these outstanding graduates of the Class of 2024 from Bishop Seabury Academy!” the academy writes.

Community Voices May 14, 2024 - 10:52 pm

Nick Kuzmyak: Key changes in the draft land development code, explained (Column)

by Nick Kuzmyak

”I’d like to highlight two areas (of the draft land development code) that I’m betting are of particular interest: single-family zoning and off-street parking,” Nick Kuzmyak writes in this column.

Community Voices May 11, 2024 - 8:16 pm

Sanctuary Alliance: Lawrence police actions against student protesters raise deep concerns (Column)

by Sanctuary Alliance - Lawrence, KS

”We ask you to formally address your actions and reasoning for both events and refuse to answer any future mutual aid calls from KU police for any action of peaceful protest on the KU campus,” Sanctuary Alliance – Lawrence, KS writes to Lawrence police.

Community Voices May 10, 2024 - 12:59 pm

Community Children’s Center: 7 things you can do for your early childhood care provider on Provider Appreciation Day (Column)

by Will Averill, Community Children's Center

”Here are seven great things you can do to celebrate your early childhood care provider” today on Provider Appreciation Day, Will Averill writes in this column.

Community Voices May 9, 2024 - 8:06 pm

Ken Lassman: My interview with the prairie (Column)

by Ken Lassman

”It has been just more than one year since the old growth prairie that grows next to the Prairie Park Nature Center was sprayed … I decided: why not go to the source and interview the prairie itself?” Ken Lassman writes in this anthropomorphic column.

Tom Harper
Community Voices May 2, 2024 - 2:45 pm

Tom Harper: Project underway to restore Reuter building in downtown Lawrence (Column)

by Tom Harper

The former Reuter Organ Co. building in downtown Lawrence has a rich history, yet it was in such poor condition that its new owner was considering demolition. Instead, he chose to preserve it for future generations, Tom Harper writes in this column.

Community Voices May 1, 2024 - 2:13 pm

Patrick Schmitz: Bert Nash will continue to support gender-affirming care (Column)

by Patrick Schmitz, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center

”I urge the residents of Douglas County to join us in supporting gender-affirming care and standing in solidarity with transgender and gender diverse individuals in our community,” Patrick Schmitz, CEO of Bert Nash, writes in this column.

Community Voices April 28, 2024 - 12:03 pm

Max McCoy: Report reveals ‘dysfunction’ at Haskell University. We owe the past – and future – much more. (Column)

by Max McCoy, Kansas Reflector

”The release of the BIE’s investigative report on Haskell is a start. But more is needed, including a criminal investigation into the abuses uncovered by the report,” Max McCoy writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Tom Harper
Community Voices April 19, 2024 - 12:53 pm

Tom Harper: The story behind Aladdin Cafe, celebrating 24 years in Lawrence (Column)

by Tom Harper

Mohammed Iskandrani opened Aladdin Cafe 24 years ago after his mother told him she would move to Lawrence from Jordan if he would open a restaurant, Tom Harper writes in this column.

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