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To the editor: Adolf Hitler’s name sold newsprint. Dorothy Thompson, high-up the American journalism ladder, got an exclusive interview, printed in Cosmopolitan in March 1932. “When you come to power,” she asked, “will you abolish the constitution of the German Republic?” “I ...
To the editor: This year we face a threat as perilous as World War II, which I lived through. As was the case then, we must make an extraordinary effort to save our democracy. We must set political allegiances aside and join the fight as united American citizens. If you prefer democracy to ...
To the editor: On Dec. 19, many citizens appeared before the Planning Commission to weigh in on the proposed solar site near Midland Junction. Some opposed the plan due to the loss of “prime farmland.” How many people have any idea where their food comes from or what is actually ...
To the editor: When decisions are made about employees, why are they not in the room? The Lawrence school district’s chief academic officer, Patrick Kelly, was quoted as “working with a number of administrators to develop that schedule.” Where were the educators affected by the ...
To the editor: A mental review of 15 years helping and hosting the moms and dads and children of Family Promise of Lawrence provides my mind with a slide show of many courageous successes. My husband, Bob, and I have attended housewarmings, seen jobs secured, built lifelong friendships. ...
To the editor: Robert Reich makes a passionate plea for Americans to help save “our democracy,” by which he seems to mean the Biden presidency. He recommends better messaging to sell Biden’s “vision and accomplishments” and for people to get more politically involved to defeat ...