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Community Voices January 8, 2023 - 12:09 pm

Clay Wirestone: Feeble clergy sex abuse report exposes Schmidt’s sins. He betrayed his office and Kansas kids. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”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.

Community Voices January 6, 2023 - 9:12 am

Eric Thomas: January ushers in COVID-19 turning points year after year in Kansas (Column)

by Eric Thomas, Kansas Reflector

“The last three years tested us as Kansans in dramatic ways. January provided the decisive moments,” Eric Thomas writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices December 29, 2022 - 11:18 am

Letter to the Times: City of Lawrence should say no to rec center fees

by Steven Koprince

”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.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Community Voices December 26, 2022 - 5:38 pm

Tom Harper: How the English muffins are made at Cellar Door (Column)

by Tom Harper

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.

Kelly Rippel/Contributed photo
Community Voices December 21, 2022 - 10:42 am

Kelly Rippel: Positive change on horizon for hemp products and hemp farmers in Kansas (Column)

by Kelly Rippel, Kansas Reflector

”Multiple factors are causing a new, positive shift” for Kansas’ commercial hemp program, Kelly Rippel writes in this
Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices December 18, 2022 - 5:39 pm

Jenn Wolsey: Our unsheltered neighbors in the Lawrence community deserve better (Column)

by Jenn Wolsey

”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.

Community Voices December 13, 2022 - 10:40 am

Clay Wirestone: Libraries serve communities, not aggrieved parents. Kansans can learn from challenged books. (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”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.

Community Voices December 11, 2022 - 2:34 pm

Iridescent Riffel: Transgender Kansans face energized enemies. The words you use can make a difference. (Column)

by Iridescent Riffel

”Words are just one way that we let our souls reach out and touch someone else’s. Will you hold someone’s hand in support or rip a hole through their heart?” Iridescent Riffel writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices December 9, 2022 - 9:33 am

Clay Wirestone: This artificial intelligence program will surprise you. But can it write about Kansas politics? (Column)

by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector

”Could (an artificial intelligence program) fill in for me? At least now and then? I decided to find out,” Clay Wirestone writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

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Community Voices December 5, 2022 - 6:40 pm

Tom Harper: Look up to spot this Lawrence holiday tradition (Column)

by Tom Harper

”The annual placement of the nativity scene on the Hillcrest Shopping Center pleases many in Lawrence who honor the Christian tradition, and even those who simply appreciate the kitsch of this local holiday tradition,” Tom Harper writes in this column.

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