Letter to the Times: Lawrence should ban conversion therapy, but with detailed language
An open letter to the Lawrence City Commission: RE: the current proposal to ban the […]
Kirsten Kuhn: With 8 words, Kansas bill has stripped constitutional rights (Column)
“Just go ahead and throw out your copies of the Constitution,” Kirsten Kuhn writes as a bill suspends statutory speedy trial rights in Kansas until May 2023.
Erick Vaughn: Volunteer Month & Child Abuse Prevention Month the perfect time for CASA (Column)
“This month highlights the ongoing need for volunteer advocates who can provide critical services and support for children who have experienced abuse and neglect,” Erick Vaughn, of Douglas County CASA, writes.
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Box of Balloons: All kids should be able to celebrate their birthdays (Column)
I believe birthday parties are one of life’s necessities that help build self-esteem, friendships and […]
Kevin Boatright: In Kansas, the arts remain grievously underfunded by the state (Column)
“Feb. 7, 2011 — the day Brownback abolished the Kansas Arts Commission — was a setback for the arts in Kansas and an embarrassment for the state nationally,” Kevin Boatright writes.
Kathy Downing: Kansas leaders who blame poor people for their poverty are promoting a false moral narrative (Column)
“Poverty itself is traumatic,” Kathy Downing writes.
Nate Morsches: Mental illness is the second pandemic (Column)
We are in the midst of a global pandemic that is overwhelming our hospitals and […]
Kirsten Kuhn: Rep. Amyx is just protecting his cut (Column)
“Recent proposed barbering legislation in the Kansas statehouse, while providing few positive changes, continues the tradition of protectionism in the skin of paternalism,” Kirsten Kuhn writes.
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Andrea Zuercher: What I experienced while volunteering at a Lawrence COVID-19 vaccination event (Column)
Dozens of us received yellow ID tags, assignments, and fluorescent safety vests, along with an orientation and safety briefing, and learned that second Pfizer shots were being given that day.
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C.J. Janovy: Be afraid, Kansas — chivalrous manhood is coming for you (Column)
“Over the decades, I’ve noticed recurring themes. Not just over the fight for LGBTQ civil rights, but the civil rights of any group other than the straight white Christians who bolster their ruling claim to America by denigrating others,” C.J. Janovy writes.
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