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Candice Davis
Community Voices August 31, 2023 - 12:06 pm

Letter to the Times: City of Lawrence should take caution when considering zoning changes

by Candice Davis

“Careful planning decisions must be made to allow for a proper balance of living opportunities that promote healthy, safe and affordable neighborhoods,” Candice Davis writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices August 22, 2023 - 12:48 pm

Letter to the Times: Causing stress for property owners

by Tom Guba

”Living beyond one’s means seems a common philosophy these days,” Tom Guba begins this letter to the Times.

Community Voices August 8, 2023 - 12:18 pm

Letter to the Times: Lawrence city commissioners should not silence the public

by Kathleen Christian

”This is Lawrence … and this is the way we do things here. We speak out because ’we are the people’ and we care about this town,” Kathleen Christian writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 23, 2023 - 6:05 am

Letter to the Times: Lawrence city ordinance on toplessness is sexist, transphobic

by Chris Flowers

”If we have a sexist and transphobic ordinance that the police won’t enforce because it’s sexist and transphobic, why are we keeping it as part of city code?” Chris Flowers writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 11, 2023 - 9:18 am

Letter to the Times: Native stewardship is needed to protect the prairie

by Brett Ramey

“For future restoration and stewardship efforts to succeed for the City of Lawrence, at Prairie Park and beyond, they should be done in direct consultation and collaboration with Native people,” Brett Ramey writes in this letter.

Community Voices May 10, 2023 - 9:14 am

Letter to the Times: Holding my applause for city and county leaders

by Kathleen Christian

”Too many times I’ve heard speeches professing progress and promising goals only to watch them unfold at a snail’s pace, then several years into the future showing only a mere fraction of those promises and goals come to fruition,” Kathleen Christian writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 9, 2023 - 10:09 am

Letter to the Times: Loving Kansas from afar

by Ley Schneider

“Our state legislature has made it very clear how they feel about people like me, especially lately. To these representatives, I am not a valuable enough member of our community to self-determine my identity,” Ley Schneider writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 7, 2023 - 11:30 am

Letter to the Times: KU should reconsider cutting Pell Advantage grants

by Brian Woods

”A public university should be able to support all students regardless of their income and financial situation. I hope KU can change what it values and do what’s right in the future,” Brian Woods writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 5, 2023 - 11:02 am

Letter to the Times: A better option for Kansas lawmakers seeking ‘Godly influence’

by Tom Guba

”The prayers of the Kansas legislators to ’sway journalists into Christian reporting’ and the blaming of media for betraying trust and truth while creating turmoil among ’God’s people’ seem to present a sense of pride and arrogance that biblical scholars have deemed a source of all sin,” Tom Guba writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices April 27, 2023 - 6:28 pm

Letter to the Times: Anonymous letter writers don’t fit the definition of ‘neighbor’

by Jo Anne Zingo

”I want to say shame on you for not having the courage to speak to your new neighbor face to face,” Jo Anne Zingo writes in this letter to the Times regarding recent events in the West Hills neighborhood.

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