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Community Voices May 13, 2024 - 1:54 pm

Umut Bayramoglu: The night the First Amendment died on Jayhawk Boulevard, and why you should care (Column)

by Umut Bayramoglu

”Seeing (the First Amendment) trampled on my alma mater’s campus left me so disillusioned, so worried. Who are we? Who are we becoming?” Umut Bayramoglu writes in this column.

Community Voices May 11, 2024 - 8:16 pm

Sanctuary Alliance: Lawrence police actions against student protesters raise deep concerns (Column)

by Sanctuary Alliance - Lawrence, KS

”We ask you to formally address your actions and reasoning for both events and refuse to answer any future mutual aid calls from KU police for any action of peaceful protest on the KU campus,” Sanctuary Alliance – Lawrence, KS writes to Lawrence police.

Community Voices May 10, 2024 - 12:59 pm

Community Children’s Center: 7 things you can do for your early childhood care provider on Provider Appreciation Day (Column)

by Will Averill, Community Children's Center

”Here are seven great things you can do to celebrate your early childhood care provider” today on Provider Appreciation Day, Will Averill writes in this column.

Community Voices May 9, 2024 - 8:06 pm

Ken Lassman: My interview with the prairie (Column)

by Ken Lassman

”It has been just more than one year since the old growth prairie that grows next to the Prairie Park Nature Center was sprayed … I decided: why not go to the source and interview the prairie itself?” Ken Lassman writes in this anthropomorphic column.

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.

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Community Voices May 2, 2024 - 2:45 pm

Tom Harper: Project underway to restore Reuter building in downtown Lawrence (Column)

by Tom Harper

The former Reuter Organ Co. building in downtown Lawrence has a rich history, yet it was in such poor condition that its new owner was considering demolition. Instead, he chose to preserve it for future generations, Tom Harper writes in this column.

Community Voices May 1, 2024 - 2:13 pm

Patrick Schmitz: Bert Nash will continue to support gender-affirming care (Column)

by Patrick Schmitz, Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center

”I urge the residents of Douglas County to join us in supporting gender-affirming care and standing in solidarity with transgender and gender diverse individuals in our community,” Patrick Schmitz, CEO of Bert Nash, writes in this column.

Community Voices April 28, 2024 - 12:03 pm

Max McCoy: Report reveals ‘dysfunction’ at Haskell University. We owe the past – and future – much more. (Column)

by Max McCoy, Kansas Reflector

”The release of the BIE’s investigative report on Haskell is a start. But more is needed, including a criminal investigation into the abuses uncovered by the report,” Max McCoy writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

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.

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