”We sincerely believe that conserving wildlife such as (Lesser Prairie-Chickens) is not in opposition to a vibrant economy, and that the new guidelines will help to ensure that we do not lose this iconic species,” two local ornithologists write in this letter to the Times.
”Imagine that, as a typical baseball-loving 14-year-old kid, … you contract a disease that paralyzes you from the neck down, except for several fingers and toes. … How would you respond?” Dot Nary writes in this tribute to disability activist Ed Roberts.
”Rep. Dennis ‘Boog’ Highberger, a Lawrence Democrat, won’t be running for Kansas speaker of the House today. Republican leaders who prize obfuscation over open government made sure of that,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
”Now we know the true legacy of outgoing Attorney General Derek Schmidt: allowing likely sexual abusers of children to walk free,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
“The last three years tested us as Kansans in dramatic ways. January provided the decisive moments,” Eric Thomas writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
”Exercise is a cornerstone of good health, and we should not impose economic barriers to this fundamental need,” Steven Koprince writes in this letter to the Times.
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Tom Harper is hooked on the English muffins at Cellar Door, he writes in this column. He asked how they’re baked: They’re not, owner Louis Wigen-Toccalino shared.
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”Multiple factors are causing a new, positive shift” for Kansas’ commercial hemp program, Kelly Rippel writes in this
Kansas Reflector column.
”I wanted the full truth to come out because this community deserves transparency. I messed up. The city messed up. We need to do better. Our unsheltered neighbors deserve better,” Jenn Wolsey, homeless programs coordinator for the City of Lawrence, writes in this column.
”Libraries hold a conflicted place our collective imagination. To many of us — to me personally — they’re magical. … But to a small and vocal group, school and town libraries threaten social order,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
