Algerians and Lawrencians proved to the world (and perhaps to ourselves) that it is possible to build bridges and break barriers, Tai Edwards writes in this letter to the Times.

“The proposed 1059 (formerly New Boston Crossing) development is a bad idea. If this project is realized, the environmental damage will be irremediable,” Dan Wildcat writes in this letter to the Times.

“While the federal government is undoing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Lawrence can and should lead the way,” members of the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County write in this letter to the Times.

“The need for long-term rentals won’t decrease because the World Cup is coming and the need for short-term rentals is increasing,” Chris Flowers writes in this letter to the Times.

“Local data … makes clear that Lawrence needs more housing that is both affordable and accessible,” members of the Accessibility in Affordable Housing Workgroup write in this letter to the Times.

“Lawrence city commissioners should increase the age limit for youths to be eligible for free access to recreation facilities from 17 to 26,” Irene Ratzlaff Soderstrom writes in this letter to the Times.

“Thank you, John Green, for spending a little time in Lawrence. We love the thinkers, the feelers, and we especially love those willing to lay it all out there — in a book, on a stage in front of a couple thousand of us on a Tuesday night in September,” Erika Gray writes in this letter.

“Taxpayers are already supporting recreation centers in the taxes we pay every year, but the city commission believes that … rec center fees will somehow solve their budget deficit problems,” Carol Kummer writes in this letter to the Times.

“Everything we rely on — our supermarkets; our meds; our air conditioners and heat pumps; our vehicles … — does damage. What we don’t rely on is military aircraft performing ear-splitting flyovers in the name of intercollegiate sports,” Randi Hacker writes in this letter to the Times.