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To the editor: How can I let my light shine? I got my answer while I was volunteering at Just Food, our local food pantry. I was so absorbed in counting a shopper’s “points” that I did not at first register the woman’s request, “I left my sweatshirt here. Would you have ...
To the editor: The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to rescind the Biden-era minimum staffing rule is a devastating step backward for nursing home residents and the workers who care for them. HHS claims the rule “disproportionately burdened facilities” ...
To the editor: I have just read Riggs Skepnek’s piece regarding replacing the greenhouse building at 1501 Learnard with a parking lot. I am stunned that this idea could be taken seriously by city planners. Yet, why am I surprised? I lived in Lawrence for over 40 years and watched as ...
To the editor: Closing the Community Building for public use is a terrible idea for numerous reasons. The building has been a great, inexpensive resource for downtown people who want to warm up, shower or exercise. The city has gradually improved the building over the years. The weight room ...
To the editor: The last couple of days, I have been trying to ascertain the moral code of the current administration. Between the strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific and the arrests of parents, children and U.S. citizens, one thing stands out very clearly: The underlying premise of ...
To the editor: While anyone who expects consistency from the orange troll who currently occupies what remains of the White House is on a fool’s errand, he has recently outdone himself in his response to two unrelated incidents united only by their tragedy. First there was the ...