”To some of us who have been in this battle for nearly 10 years, (the sheriff comes across as) trying to protect the jail from overcrowding rather than protecting people from being incarcerated there capriciously and needlessly,” Ralph Planthold writes in this letter to the Times.
”If you are deeply troubled by the increased prominence of Christian Nationalism in American culture, by the degradation of our civic discourse, and by the neverending vitriol of the ‘culture wars,’ I want to encourage you: you are not alone,” Deacon Godsey writes in this letter to the Times.
”The idea that community bail funds should be regulated with insurance requirements is an absurd overregulation of what amounts to voluntary mutual aid within a community,” Douglas County Community Bail Fund directors write in this letter to the Times.
”We must be diligent in calling out disingenuous actors who seek to further divisions under the guise of helping the working class,” Isaac Johnson, of Trans Lawrence Coalition, writes in this letter to the Times.
”Give the (new land development) code a little breathing space … and let’s watch and see what the early returns are on residential infill. Perhaps neighborhood concerns will prove largely misplaced,” Phil Englehart writes in this letter to the Times.
”Allowing the commission to choose who they think would be the best fit (for mayor) would allow us to have more than one year with a commissioner who does a great job,” Chris Flowers writes in this letter to the Times.
”Speaking simply as a human, I’m baffled, dismayed, and angered that you’ve already spent valuable time on and given focus to a bill that causes harm instead of helps,” Joy Mapes writes in this open letter to Sen. Roger Marshall.
”I don’t believe the majority of people were voting to restrict or silence their neighbors. I believe 72 million Americans willingly chose freedom on Nov. 5,” Rich Lorenzo writes in this letter to the Times.
”Haskell students, staff and officials should not have to surrender their civil rights to receive treaty-obligated education from the federal government. Indian education is not a gratuity,” Steve Cadue writes in this letter to the Times.
”Our petition’s 1,764 signatures, our supporters’ 75 letters, and our research into the extensive flaws in the (pool renovation) community engagement process all indicate that the previously proposed plan did not reflect public opinion,” Holly Krebs writes in this letter to the Times.
