Opinion

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Opinion: What summer jobs as teen taught me

Some parents like to say, “School is my kids’ job.” School is important, sure, but I preferred work to school as a teen. It gave me access to a seemingly adult world where I could learn job skills, hone communication skills and build confidence in my abilities. I’m not cut out for ...

Opinion: What, exactly, are we conserving?

When my friend David French — New York Times columnist, pro-life evangelical, and lifelong conservative — announced that he would be voting for Kamala Harris, it was like dropping a Porterhouse steak amid a pride of lions. The Dispatch’s Jonah Goldberg wrote a rebuttal, asserting, among ...

Letter to the editor: Council concern

To the editor: Having listened to the Douglas County commissioners’ work session with the Douglas County Extension Council on Aug. 21 and being a past chair of the council, I appreciate their willingness to view the county’s relationship with the council differently than the commission ...

Letter to the editor: Homelessness is here to stay

To the editor: The City of Lawrence has a new policy for the homeless. You seriously think this plan will succeed? Take a moment and ask yourself why the military conducts covert operations. By doing so, the enemy doesn’t know what’s going on. So, just because these people are homeless ...

Letter to the editor: Problematic policies

To the editor: Both major parties play to voters’ fears, claiming that victory by their opponents would be disastrous. Unfortunately, both parties are right. Economic policies proposed by both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris defy economic history and reason. The relationships among supply, ...

Opinion: Democrats embrace 4 pillars usually claimed by the GOP

It’s no surprise that one party is staking a claim on the White House based on freedom, foreign affairs, family and football. The surprise in 2024’s topsy-turvy campaign is that it’s the Democrats, not the Republicans, who are embracing those four pillars. 1. Freedom Running on their ...