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To the editor: As the owner of a bar and nightclub in Lawrence, I understand the importance of maintaining a great working relationship with my employees. Whether it’s a small business like mine or a large corporation, it’s critical that both workers and employers have a voice in ...
To the editor: The buzz of election results has pushed to the back burner Chancellor Doug Girod's actions to help craft a guidance letter for the Trump administration's Department of Education. Nevertheless, Girod's pathetic behavior requires a response. My friends at KU Med tell me that as a ...
To the editor: Residents on streets adjoining Bob Billings west of Kasold have been waiting more than a month for work to recommence on a reconstruction project that began in the spring, one of many such projects around town. An LJW article published on July 16 quoted a source indicating ...
To the editor: The $350,000 home valuation cap for the Homestead program was added in 2007 (19 years ago), while the SAFESR program itself was created shortly after in 2008 with the same $350,000 valuation cap built into it. The value of our homes drastically increase every year, while the ...
To the editor: Jamie Stiehm’s column of Aug. 9 about Richard Nixon transported me back to August 1974 as my family gathered around our portable black and white television to watch a president resign. Living in northern Virginia, we were inundated with Watergate coverage from nearby ...
To the editor: The proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution to change how Supreme Court justices are selected must be rejected on Aug. 4. Our government is based on a system of checks and balances, dividing power among the legislative, executive and judicial branches so no single branch ...