“I have friends who went to D.C. and are waiting for the monuments to open.”

— Hailey Thien, student, Lawrence

“People I know have gone on furlough, and my wife is threatened with losing her job.”

— Dennis Detweiler, social worker, Lawrence

“I don’t trust anything except alcohol since the FDA is closed.”

— Ben Hutnick, lawyer, Lawrence

“My brother in the Air Force is not getting paid because of a clerical error, but the person who’s supposed to fix it isn’t working.”

— Kendra Davis, dental assistant, Lawrence