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Community Voices April 4, 2022 - 3:04 pm

Ask Codi: What does it mean to be a Jayhawk? (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Jayhawks must be honest and able to reckon with the world around us. How else are we supposed to become global citizens and changemakers?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices April 1, 2022 - 4:39 pm

Kirsten Kuhn: The immorality of taxation (Column)

by Kirsten Kuhn, @KSLibertarians

“Taxation has gone too far in Kansas. The sales tax on food is simply the most obvious way to begin to see beyond the veil,” Kirsten Kuhn writes in this column.

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Community Voices March 30, 2022 - 8:28 pm

Tom Harper: Celebrate memories of Turner’s Grocery, the Merc at 700 Maine open house

by Tom Harper

700 Maine is one of those buildings where memories are etched into our consciousness, from meaningful experiences to long-lasting friendships, Tom Harper writes in this column.

Community Voices March 25, 2022 - 11:35 am

Ask Codi: Death by alienation (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Is alienating a tactic used by folks in power to deflect the attention off of their unrighteous living?” Codi Keith Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices March 22, 2022 - 4:37 pm

Dot Nary: Women with disabilities and their revolutionary acts (Column)

by Dot Nary

“All five of these women are leaders in the struggle to increase understanding of disability as a common human condition and an issue of diversity, versus the outdated view of disability as a personal frailty and a reason to be shunned and segregated,” Dot Nary writes.

Community Voices March 16, 2022 - 6:15 pm

Edith Guffey: March Madness, then and now (Column)

by Edith Guffey

“Please, let’s not talk about returning to business as usual, or getting back to the way it was before the pandemic. As a community, we have seen too much, and hopefully learned some things both personally and collectively,” Edith Guffey writes in this column.

Community Voices February 18, 2022 - 12:42 pm

Ask Cody: Queering intimacy (Column)

by Codi Charles

“Intimacy is often weaponized by power and not afforded to many divine Black humans,” Cody Charles writes in this column.

Community Voices February 16, 2022 - 12:51 pm

Ella Lee Dominguez: The kids aren’t alright (Column)

by Ella Lee Dominguez

“I have worked with youth, both virtually and in person, since the pandemic began two years ago. I have seen firsthand the sorrow and fear these children carry with them daily,” Ella Lee Dominguez writes in this column.

Community Voices February 4, 2022 - 6:00 am

Kirsten Kuhn: Prohibitionist Kansas GOP should advance adequate medical cannabis laws (Column)

by Kirsten Kuhn, @KSLibertarians

“Once again, backwards Kansas legislators are standing in the way of progress and freedom. … The current proposed medical cannabis bill leaves much to be desired,” Kirsten Kuhn writes in this column.

Community Voices February 1, 2022 - 11:15 am

Edith Guffey: I’m conflicted about Black History Month (Column)

by Edith Guffey

“The rest of the year, it’s as if (Black) history has little relevance or connection to policies, politics, how we choose to spend our money or live our lives,” Edith Guffey writes in this column.

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