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To the editor: I have friends in Israel, and have closely known people who were persecuted in the Holocaust. Of course, I am outraged by the barbaric actions of Hamas. Such indiscriminate murder and hostage-taking can never be justified. BUT, Israel, in its rage must not take revenge on ...
To the editor: It’s not guaranteed that Donald Trump will legally be allowed to run for president. If the legal system forbids his run, who will the Republicans offer? Trump has created an alternate reality that has spiraled into a race to the bottom: a big-tent party of extremism, racism, ...
To the editor: Our mayor and some members of the downtown business community are calling for enforcement of the city’s no-camping ordinance as a solution to the homeless problem, and many other people feel this way. But let’s think about enforceability for a minute. The number of the ...
To the editor: I hope I have this correct: The feds can control camping on federal grounds; the state can control camping on state grounds; the county can control camping on county grounds; the university can control camping on its grounds; landowners can control camping on their grounds, but ...
To the editor: As a long time resident of Old West Lawrence, I have closely followed the issue of homelessness for some time. While I can appreciate the frustration of the business leaders about the issue, their responses in a recent article reminded me of a remark attributed to Mark Twain: ...
To the editor: The League of Women Voters of Kansas wants to alert Kansans about a hearing of the Special Elections Committee of the Kansas Legislature being held on Sept. 27 and 28. The only oral testimony being allowed at this hearing is from people claiming that there was voter fraud in the ...