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To the editor: Recently, the Journal-World wrote an article about the Supreme Court amendment that is on the ballot. You reported that Kansas is among 14 states that have a merit-based system. You failed to mention that no other state in the union chooses its justices exactly like Kansas does. ...
To the editor: Last week I looked out to the edge of our property to see a spray rig stopped on the road. I figured it was the farmers taking a break, but it wasn’t one of their units. I walked down to check, finding it was a crew from the tree company Asplundh, which normally clears high ...
To the editor: The proposal to turn Kansas justices into politicians is clearly a bad idea. It's a thinly veiled attempt to create legal sock puppets for powerful special-interest groups. That said, it's important to remember that all judges, whether state or federal, acquire their ...
To the editor: On August 4 we will vote — we all need to vote — on a proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution that would make Supreme Court judges elected rather than appointed. This is a callous attack on our judicial system. Why are the Trumpists in the state Legislature promoting ...
To the editor: I read Chad Lawhorn's July 28 article about Chelshi Hayden's denied reappointment to the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission with interest. I attended most if not all of the Planning Commission public discussions regarding the development of wind farm regulations in ...
To the editor: Don’t be fooled by the misleading wording in the Aug. 4 amendment. Each of us ALREADY has the opportunity to vote on our Kansas Supreme Court justices – who are now chosen by merit - not by billionaires. This is fair for everyone. Let’s keep it that way. We can protect ...