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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.

Community Voices June 26, 2023 - 10:38 am

Clay Wirestone: Kris Kobach comes for trans Kansans’ birth certificates. Did legislators want this to happen? (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s move to strip trans Kansans of the right to change their gender markers came late Friday, a notorious dumping ground for unpleasant news,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices June 18, 2023 - 1:04 pm

Eric Lynch, IAFF Local 1596: Lawrence and Douglas County leaders must budget more money for public safety (Column)

by Eric Lynch, IAFF Local 1596

”More than a decade of increased workload and city/county growth without increased help has left our first responders at their breaking point,” Eric Lynch, of IAFF Local 1596, writes in this column.

Community Voices June 14, 2023 - 4:02 pm

Rick Cagan: Local action is needed for renewable energy (Column)

by Rick Cagan

”It’s important that we speak out so that commissioners know that the majority of Douglas County residents support large-scale clean energy projects along with community and rooftop solar. We can’t afford to delay action based on misinformation,” Rick Cagan writes in this column.

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Community Voices June 12, 2023 - 8:34 am

Clay Wirestone: Pride Month arrives in Kansas. So does organized hate, political wrangling and advocacy for change. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

“In the past couple of years, voices of hate have reemerged, louder than ever. In the Kansas Legislature, these voices supported legislation targeting the transgender community,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

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