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Community Voices July 11, 2022 - 9:30 pm

Letter to the Times: Don’t defund Prairie Park Nature Center

by Marlowe Kastens

“Prairie Park Nature Center is a wonderful educational opportunity for all members of our community, young and old, and has been an important resource for informing others about our environment for more than 20 years,” Marlowe Kastens writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices July 10, 2022 - 6:23 pm

Letter to the Times: Nature Center proposal sad to see

by Kevin and Diane Gray

“How sad to see a city like Lawrence, that we’ve always looked at as progressive and in touch with the needs of those who call Lawrence home, even consider such a move as to place the Prairie Park Nature Center on the chopping block,” visitors from Paola write in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices July 8, 2022 - 2:11 pm

Letter to the Times: Prairie Park Nature Center is an invaluable resource

by Jennifer Attocknie

“The staff was also extremely sensitive and helpful … in consideration of cultural needs regarding certain animals that are significant culturally to different Native American tribes’ beliefs,” Jennifer Attocknie writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 30, 2022 - 10:27 am

Letter to the Times: The choice is in your hands

by Ken Grotewiel

“Maybe … you are generally pro-life but don’t like extreme restrictions on abortion. Maybe you are just generally uneasy about abortion itself but want it to keep it as an option,” Ken Grotewiel writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 28, 2022 - 10:44 am

Letter to the Times: Kansas will ban abortion if amendment passes on Aug. 2

by Amii N. Castle

“If the amendment passes, Kansas lawmakers can — and they will — enact laws banning abortions. And we know they will because they’ve already tried,” Amii Castle writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 9, 2022 - 5:26 pm

Letter to the Times: Douglas County should adopt a tenants’ right to counsel

by Steven Koprince

“If you’re charged with a felony, you have the right to an attorney. If you’re about to be kicked out of your home here in Douglas County, you’re on your own,” Steven Koprince writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 5, 2022 - 11:00 am

Letter to the Times: Turning schools into mini prisons

by Colleen Boley

“We … need to consider funding mental health support for all students because these events do not happen in a vacuum,” Colleen Boley writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 25, 2022 - 10:57 pm

Letter to the Times: Lawrence schools should keep Latin

by Gerald E. Mikkelson

“The passionate arguments made in the press and at school board meetings for retaining Latin at LHS and FSHS were legitimate and persuasive,” Gerald E. Mikkelson writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 22, 2022 - 11:18 am

Letter to the Times: Lawrence school district’s path is not sustainable

by Rob Chestnut, Lawrence

“The recent considerations by the school district to eliminate Latin classes from USD 497 are just the tip of the iceberg,” Rob Chestnut writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices April 21, 2022 - 7:00 am

Letter to the Times: Banning abortions in Kansas

by Amii N. Castle

If a proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution passes, “With almost certainty there will be no legal abortions in Kansas — no matter how she got pregnant or even if she might die from the pregnancy,” Amii Castle writes in this letter to the Times.

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