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To the editor: Remember the primary election in August 2022? Some legislators attempted to change the Kansas constitution to remove the constitutional right to abortion. By placing this amendment question on the primary election ballot, I believe these legislators hoped to increase the ...
To the editor: It's no surprise that few children walk to school (see LJW 7/1/26) because Lawrence, sadly, does not have a pedestrian-friendly culture. The city could help by enforcing traffic laws, especially those requiring drivers to stop at stop signs and for pedestrians in crosswalks; ...
To the editor: Many of you, like me, may have little enthusiasm to celebrate the 250th anniversary. Many of you, like me, have not flown our nation’s flag for several years. I’m choosing to celebrate and will gladly fly the flag. I’m choosing to celebrate because of what the ...
To the editor: The juxtaposition of two stories in a recent issue of the paper was noticeable. One story told of Langston Hughes’ experience as a young Black boy in Lawrence, and the other told of the Kansas Legislature’s drive to expunge DEI-CRT from state-funded universities, the focus ...
To the editor: The world as we know it today was built on the back of burning fossil fuels. Unfortunately, this process has come at a tremendous cost. Emissions from burning fossil fuels are rapidly warming our world at a rate that has never occurred in the history of our planet. Why, then, ...
To the editor: Who is responsible for Iran’s possession of 441 kg of 60% enriched uranium? Donald J. Trump. When Trump withdrew us from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in May 2018, Iran had no uranium enriched beyond the prescribed 3.67%, was treaty-bound not to enrich further ...