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Community Voices September 13, 2023 - 9:31 am

Tara Wallace: Fixing Kansas’ child welfare system requires the voices of families ‘closest to the pain’ (Column)

by Tara Wallace, Kansas Reflector

”When those living in poverty are dehumanized, no voice can be heard. There is no opportunity to create understanding and no possibility of change,” Tara Wallace writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 20, 2023 - 1:24 pm

Clay Wirestone: Kansas newspaper raid draws plenty of attention, but journalists defy threats across U.S. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”When powerful people go after journalists and news outlets, they go after everyone. … Let’s look at outrages big and small from across the United States,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 17, 2023 - 11:31 am

Doug Anstaett: Kansas Reporters’ Shield Law, passed by huge majorities, should have prevented raid on Marion paper (Column)

by Doug Anstaett, Kansas Reflector

”Under the shield law, those who wish to subpoena interview recordings, unpublished notes and other information gained through the newsgathering process must allow those being subpoenaed to have their day in court before proceeding,” Doug Anstaett writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 14, 2023 - 12:28 pm

Clay Wirestone: Powerful voices speak up for Kansas paper after shocking raid. Meanwhile, where’s the affidavit? (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“The question isn’t whether reporters are above the law. It’s whether Marion law enforcement is above the law,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 12, 2023 - 10:15 am

Clay Wirestone: In Marion County newspaper raid, a grim threat to Kansans’ First Amendment rights (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”The outrageous law enforcement assault on the Marion County Record newspaper raises a veritable forest of red flags,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices August 2, 2023 - 8:29 am

Rachel Sweet: One year ago, Kansas made history. The fight to protect abortion rights isn’t over. (Column)

by Rachel Sweet, Kansas Reflector

”One year ago, Kansas became the first state in the nation to vote on reproductive rights following the fall of Roe v. Wade and the first to boldly protect the constitutional right to abortion,” Rachel Sweet writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices July 24, 2023 - 5:04 pm

Dot Nary: Celebrating a nation with disability rights (Column)

by Dot Nary

”Many would be surprised to learn of the rights that the ADA protects and of the far-reaching effect of this law on the lives of people of all disability types and life stages,” Dot Nary writes in this column.

Community Voices July 20, 2023 - 2:21 pm

Nick Kuzmyak: Lawrence’s land development code update’s first major deliverable is ready, and your input is important (Column)

by Nick Kuzmyak

”We can have our voices heard now, when the fundamental laws are being set, rather than later when we hear of a development we don’t agree with or are frustrated at the slow pace of housing construction,” Nick Kuzmyak writes in this column on the city’s land development code update.

Community Voices July 17, 2023 - 12:41 pm

Clay Wirestone: A powerful storm sledgehammered northeast Kansas. Amidst the chaos, I spotted lessons for us all. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Can you imagine living without a home? Can you imagine living without the fundamental comfort of — as an architect friend of mine once put it — a thermally controlled space?” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices July 3, 2023 - 12:08 pm

Clay Wirestone: This Lawrence, Kansas, gathering spot held a special place in my heart. I’ll miss it terribly. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Being a regular, having a place, having a group of people you know and see every few days, that makes a difference in one’s life,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

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