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Community Voices May 6, 2024 - 11:17 am

Letter to the Times: Heartfelt thanks to the helpers

by Aimee Smallcomb and Jennifer Somers

”My sister and I wanted to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who was there at the accident scene trying to help,” family members of three Nebraska residents who died in a crash in Lawrence last month write in this letter.

Community Voices May 4, 2024 - 11:32 am

Letter to the Times: Kansas attorney general’s remarks about KU students are shameful

by Philip T. Duncan

”Kobach, … protests such as these (including their counterprotests/students showing displays of opposition) are evidence that the educational mission of KU is vibrant,” Philip T. Duncan writes in this letter.

Community Voices April 26, 2024 - 2:54 pm

Letter to the Times: Car crashes are a serious public health concern

by Hilary Carter

”If Lawrence is serious about achieving zero road deaths and making streets safer for all road users, then our engineering road design standards must change to center safety over faster throughput for cars,” Hilary Carter writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices April 13, 2024 - 8:21 am

Letter to the Times: The best place is always ‘somewhere else’

by Joe Harrington

”Opponents of the proposed Kansas Sky Energy Center say they are not against renewable energy in Douglas County; they just think it should be located somewhere else. Where?” Joe Harrington writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices April 12, 2024 - 12:31 pm

Letter to the Times: Solar project would sacrifice farmland, require fossil energy

by Byron Wiley

”I want to offer a perspective on the proposed Kaw Valley industrial solar project that considers the deeper energy lifecycle issues. I am concerned that this project actually would lead us to waste more fossil energy resources and sacrifice good farmland in the process,” Byron Wiley writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices April 11, 2024 - 1:15 pm

Letter to the Times: We need the Kansas Sky Energy Center

by Tad Kramar

”If this project is rejected, it would be a devastating blow to our efforts to reduce global warming and climate change and encourage other Kansas counties to reject renewable energy projects,” Tad Kramar writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices March 3, 2024 - 12:05 am

Letter to the Times: Strategic plan to address homelessness is a big first step

by Caitlin McDiarmid & Judy Pope, Justice Matters

”As a community, we are just in the beginning stages with the proposed plan (to address homelessness). Now the next stage of work begins,” Caitlin McDiarmid and Judy Pope of Justice Matters write in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices January 11, 2024 - 2:31 pm

Letter to the Times: A call for Lawrencians to come together to help our unsheltered neighbors during deadly weather

by Jenn Wolsey

”No matter your opinion or stance on homelessness, I know without a doubt that the Lawrence community cares about keeping their neighbors alive,” Jenn Wolsey writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices December 30, 2023 - 2:13 pm

Letter to the Times: A CNA’s plea for increased staffing standards in Kansas nursing homes

by Addison Stover

”Scarcity of staff has compelled facilities to deploy CNAs with minimal training and experience into situations where the safety net of an experienced colleague or nurse is glaringly absent,” Addison Stover writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices December 17, 2023 - 1:49 pm

Letter to the Times: Douglas County should encourage renewable energy

by Joe Harrington

”Douglas County now has a draft Climate Action Plan, and kudos to the team that put it together! … However, there is one glaring omission: utility-scale renewable energy,” Joe Harrington writes in this letter to the Times.

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