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Community Voices December 13, 2023 - 11:52 am

Letter to the Times: Lawrence is becoming unaffordable

by Rob Chestnut

”City utility rates have been escalating at an unsustainable rate over the last few years. … Rising utility rates impact all residents,” Rob Chestnut writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices May 22, 2022 - 11:18 am

Letter to the Times: Lawrence school district’s path is not sustainable

by Rob Chestnut, Lawrence

“The recent considerations by the school district to eliminate Latin classes from USD 497 are just the tip of the iceberg,” Rob Chestnut writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices March 23, 2022 - 10:46 pm

Letter to the Times: School consolidations will still be necessary

by Rob Chestnut, Lawrence

“The community must face the reality that some school consolidation must take place to make the school district budget sustainable,” Rob Chestnut writes in this letter to the Times.

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