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To the editor: Handmaidens to a criminal; astonishingly that is an accurate description of our Kansas GOP lawmakers, both federal and state. The disturbing news that Sen. Roger Marshall and the rest of the Kansas GOP climbed over one another in their rush to publicly grovel at the feet of ...
To the editor: A few years ago, I was part of an unsuccessful effort to form a new party, the Party of the Center. We wanted a home for moderate voters who didn’t feel at home with either party. We came up short of the signatures needed to be certified, often being told that people agreed ...
To the editor: I’m writing in support of women’s sports remaining women’s sports. What ever happened to the idea of making rules for the greatest good for the greatest number? The transgender population of the U.S. is somewhere between 1% and 10%. The population of women in the U.S. ...
To the editor: In conversations around town with my fellow Lawrencians, quite a few people have noted that they will not be voting in our primary elections. The reasons are varied, but the one that concerns me most is the idea that there is little difference between candidates of the same ...
To the editor: Sunday, June 2, marks the 168th anniversary of a historic Civil War event. On that day in 1856, the first rounds were fired in this bloody conflict by abolitionist John Brown in the Battle of Black Jack, just 20 miles south of Lawrence. Many historians mark this event as the ...
To the editor: Autmn Bishop’s article on staying safe on the water this summer was good timing, given that the traditional start of summer is Memorial Day weekend. I did feel it fell short when it came to addressing the need to wear life jackets when boating. In a former life, I worked ...