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.
”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.
”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
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.
”Lawrence is fortunate that 3D Development and Q39 have decided to take on the (former Lawrence Journal-World) building as a redevelopment project,” Tom Harper writes in this column.
”High-quality care is vital as in the first few years of life, children build more than a million new neural networks every second, and the rate of growth and learning is massive. … We have the chance, as a community, to set our children up for a better life,” Will Averill writes in this column.
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”Every time we have an event, I wonder if this is the day that alters someone’s life for the better. … If nothing else, someone felt a little less alone in the world,” Courtney Farr writes in this column.
”So what if I don’t like the plastic bag ban? … We all have to do things that we don’t like for the greater good,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
”Journalists should not feel like they are taking an unreasonable risk just to do their jobs, a feeling perpetuated every day that goes by without resolution on the raids” of the Marion County Record, Max Kautsch writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
”Gardening feeds the soul and provides a sense of peace and hope for the future,” the Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners write of the free, upcoming Groovy Garden Show.
