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Community Voices July 10, 2022 - 4:31 am

Max Kautsch: Getting logrolled? Legislator survey exposes weakness in Kansas constitutional limit on bundling (Column)

by Max Kautsch, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the […]

Community Voices July 9, 2022 - 10:03 am

John Tures: States with strong antiabortion laws have high maternal and infant mortality rates (Column)

by John A. Tures, Kansas Reflector

“As someone who considers himself pro-life, I should be celebrating the recent Dobbs case that the Supreme Court used to overturn Roe v. Wade. But I’m very concerned today,” John Tures writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices July 4, 2022 - 12:20 pm

Edith Guffey: What happened to liberty? (Column)

by Edith Guffey

“I wonder, if the justices are so concerned about history and intent, what do they make of some of the other important documents of our country and the intent of the founding fathers?” Edith Guffey writes in this column.

Community Voices June 30, 2022 - 10:27 am

Letter to the Times: The choice is in your hands

by Ken Grotewiel

“Maybe … you are generally pro-life but don’t like extreme restrictions on abortion. Maybe you are just generally uneasy about abortion itself but want it to keep it as an option,” Ken Grotewiel writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 29, 2022 - 6:00 am

Ella Lee Dominguez: Lighting candles and cleaning crumbs as my rights disappear (Column)

by Ella Lee Dominguez

“The Supreme Court has made its decision — so I will make mine,” Ella Lee Dominguez writes in this column.

Community Voices June 28, 2022 - 10:44 am

Letter to the Times: Kansas will ban abortion if amendment passes on Aug. 2

by Amii N. Castle

“If the amendment passes, Kansas lawmakers can — and they will — enact laws banning abortions. And we know they will because they’ve already tried,” Amii Castle writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices June 23, 2022 - 10:22 am

Bridging the digital divide can reduce gaps between Kansas communities (Column)

by Tiffany Anderson, Shannon Portillo and David Jordan, Kansas Reflector

“As state and local governments invest in broadband, they should also ensure their work is focused on digital equity,” members of the Governor’s Commission on Racial Equity and Justice write in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices June 19, 2022 - 3:26 pm

Mark McCormick: This Juneteenth, let’s redefine freedom as parity (Column)

by Mark McCormick, Kansas Reflector

“Parity offers the truer path to freedom for African Americans and to a healthier democracy. Juneteenth’s emancipation remembrance merely marks the first step,” Mark McCormick writes in this Kansas Reflector column.

Community Voices June 17, 2022 - 12:12 pm

#BeMoreLikeClaire: Power of collective generosity is helping Douglas County (Column)

by Shannon VanLandingham and Erin Wolfram, #BeMoreLikeClaire

“Over the past four years, through the power of collective generosity, #BeMoreLikeClaire has awarded more than $195,825 in grants to area nonprofits, with the vast majority located in Douglas County,” organization leaders write in this column.

Community Voices June 12, 2022 - 10:54 am

Max Kautsch: With open government on the line, we’re calling Kansas legislators to account (Column)

by Max Kautsch, Kansas Reflector

“Kansas voters cannot allow our elected leaders to avoid this crucial issue. … After all, if elected leaders are not sensitive to the concerns of their voters, why should they remain in office?” Max Kautsch, president of the Kansas Coalition for Open Government, writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.

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