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To the editor: Merry Christmas! Let me be the first ... well, actually all the twinkling colored lights popping up around town already are the first announcement that Christmas will be here soon. It is estimated that over 150 million light sets (most made in China) are sold in this country ...
To the editor: I write in response to the article about protesters asking the Lawrence City Commission to adopt a resolution demanding Israel agree to a cease-fire in its war on Hamas. This news is puzzling, because I really don’t think Israel cares much about what the Lawrence City ...
To the editor: A letter to Sen. Jerry Moran: On Monday my daughter’s high school was put into lockdown. As I received calls and texts from the school, I feared for her. Not only for her safety, but for her little heart and how scared she might be. At dinner, she explained how her ...
To the editor: Congratulations, Sen. Roger Marshall. After three years of anonymity you have now made a name for yourself by being the only U.S. senator to vote against the confirmations of the chief of Naval Operations and the Air Force chief of staff to become members of the Joint Chiefs. ...
To the editor: This letter is being written by an American Jew, a supporter of Israel’s right to exist as a nation in peace. From that perspective I think that Israel is making a grave mistake in its assault on Gaza to destroy the terrorist murderers called Hamas. In its counterattack it ...
To the editor: Wendell Berry, a soil conservationist, wonders why solar panels aren’t being installed over the many existing parking lots in contemporary society. I wonder the same. If this were done in Douglas County, the mantra might be “Soils and Solar.” Similarly, I wonder why ...