Letter: Women on a mission

To the editor:

Many of us from Lawrence were among the 500 Women for Kansas participants who gathered in Wichita on Labor Day weekend. (“Grassroots groups tighten Kan. races” Journal-World, Oct. 19) I doubt there has ever been such a group from diverse political backgrounds coming together with one purpose — to elect new leaders to change the state’s direction. Keep in mind this group of 500, representing 88 Kansas communities, were Republicans, Democrats and Independents.

The organization, Women for Kansas, has as its mission to work for candidates who value a fair tax system to fund public services, including public education, the arts, and health care; a court system free from political influence; voting rights for all citizens; and equal access, dignity and opportunity for all.

If you can see yourself clear through the myriad of political ads, go to www.womenforkansas.org and www.rerouteroadmap.org for real fact-based voter information. Getting Kansas back on the right track should be the goal of all Kansans, regardless of your political party.