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Lawrence and Douglas County have sustainability goals, but may be thinking too small. Addressing plastic bags, recycling, and energy conservation are worthy goals but not sufficient for a world-class community. Our community and country are driven by the need for reliable, affordable, ...
I read with interest Rochelle Valverde’s article regarding Lawrence Public Schools’ budget process. I didn’t see any mention of how the district plans to address current law requiring building-based needs assessments prior to the local board approving the budget. For some 20 years, ...
A new strain of coronavirus began to make its way around the globe in early 2020. While Douglas County had its first scare in January, it wasn’t until March 17 that it began to hit home. A young man traveled back from Florida, testing positive for COVID-19 upon his return. It’s now been ...
I serve on the 17-member, 2022 House Redistricting Committee, which includes five Democrats and 12 Republicans. I was appointed to represent the Douglas County area. In August of 2021, members of both the House and Senate Redistricting Committees did a statewide tour. These five days of public ...
The door opened. Expressionless men in black suits and dark sunglasses pushed into the crowd to clear a path. And then he was before me, not on a TV screen, but in my church, the church founded by New England abolitionists almost 170 years ago. I called out, “Mr. President. I am the pastor ...
The recent article “Women are Coming to Kansas for abortions — but that could end soon” describes in detail just some of the agonizingly difficult obstacles people must endure trying to access abortion. Kansas clinics swamped with people from Texas seeking abortion care, now practically ...