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To the editor: I am a KU grad, a longtime resident of Lawrence, and I grew up in Missouri. Before the KU/MU game earlier this month, I had occasion to drive on Kentucky Street and Tennessee Street, mostly between 11th and 17th. I was horrified and disgusted to see that most every house had a ...
To the editor: I appreciated Mona Charon’s recent column, “Finding resilience in the face of disability” which drew attention to the resilience exhibited by Sens. Dole, Hart, and Inouye, as well as current Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek, in coping with their disabilities. Her message ...
To the editor: Your recent articles on proposed data centers in De Soto, Tonganoxie and Lawrence captured the real dilemma. Our cities need new tax revenue to meet growing budgets, yet data centers sit at the heart of a controversial technology that remains largely unregulated. As a ...
To the editor: I'm 73 and I've been going to KU football games since I was a kid off and on, and I for one don't think it's worth it, and for the reasons you mentioned. But I have a caveat to that: Has the state of Missouri ever issued a formal apology to the state of Kansas for what ...
To the editor: Well done. Thank you for saying publicly what many of us have been thinking for decades. It’s time to end this toxic rivalry. Suzanne Mills, Lawrence
To the editor: In the early days of cloning DNA, an international group of experts met to set standards to protect human health. Why can’t we do something similar for AI? Now! Experts with the MIT AI Risk Initiative judge that many risks could cause catastrophic outcomes under current ...