”It is vital to our community and it is critical that we choose the right leader for (Douglas County district attorney). We’ve seen the consequences in the last few years of making the wrong choice,” Ashley All writes in this letter to the Times.
”We are now engaged in a generational battle … for the right of everyone to succeed not in spite of who they are but because of it. And it’s a fight I want to take to the Statehouse in Topeka,” Brittany Hall writes in this column.
”The economic struggle faced by working Kansans today is in part because the majority of the Kansas Legislature has been focused on increasing the wealth of a few, maintaining the status quo for those with power and trying to divide us with social issues,” Suzanne Wilke writes in this column.
City of Lawrence
”I applaud the team of city staff, led by Evan Korynta, … for the considerable work that went into this (ADA Right-of-Way Transition) plan, and our city commissioners who have the courage and foresight to fund it,” Dot Nary writes in this column.
George R. Pisani
”In Kansas (among other states), most county sheriff departments cooperate with Project Childsafe in providing upon request free gun safety locks that come with instructions for effective use,” George Pisani writes in this letter to the Times.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
”Mr. Krsnich, we are counting on you to deliver a thoughtfully designed and beautiful development that will provide for the needs of our community … This project could very well be your legacy in our town,” Tom Harper writes in this column.
”The CDC’s most recent statistics published for 2019 showed that Kansas recorded 43 deaths by firearm for children ages 0-19 years,” Margie Dyck writes in this letter to the Times.
”You are not alone. … By sharing your experiences in a safe and confidential setting, you can gain hope and feel a sense of connection,” Bill Wood writes in this letter about the NAMI Douglas County support groups.
In ”Embattled Lawrence,” Dennis Domer aims to tell the stories that have been missed in Lawrence’s rich history. Upcoming dinners and presentations will help raise funds to make the next volume possible, Tom Harper writes in this column.
”Will the Legislature again allow a cornucopia of taxpayer money to be spent without giving the public the courtesy of observing even the final stage of negotiations?” Max Kautsch writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
