The 19th Street question in Lawrence Venture Park
An editorial argues that improving the eastern 19th Street could aid Lawrence Venture Park, while risking neighborhood impact. It urges keeping width and speed, preventing truck routing, and links park success to broader efforts to attract business. The piece notes high local taxes and calls for steady, ongoing planning to foster entrepreneurship and growth.
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19Th Street
Lawrence
Lawrence Venture Park
Venture Park
VenturePark
Remembering Martin Luther King Fifty Years On
Leonard Pitts reflects on the lasting impact and the myths surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Fifty years after his assassination at the Lorraine Motel, he argues racism persists, justice remains unachieved, and memory must be defended against distortions promoted by public figures and culture. He links ongoing inequality to King’s enduring call for social justice and urges renewed action.
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Andrew Young
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America
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Donald Trump
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Liquor and church To the editor
Lawrence resident Don Brennaman congratulates Ireland for separating church and state by permitting alcohol sales on Good Friday and urges Kansas to allow year-round liquor sales despite religious objections.
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Ireland
Kansas
Don Brennaman
Lawrence
Privilege and penalty on taxes for households with families
James Clark argues that housing and income taxes are privileges while many families with growing children face homelessness and unemployment. He notes his own pension and low spending, but says extra sales tax on food is a penalty not a privilege.
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James Clark
Lawrence
Arms meaning in Second Amendment clarified by letter writer
A correspondent cites Dan V Johnson for defining arms as muzzle loaders and swords in the Second Amendment. He says this corrects long held views about the Bill of Rights and his past hopes of a military career.
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Dan V. Johnson
Journal-World
Massachusetts
Virginia
New York
Athens
Public Forum on gun history and sidewalk costs
Earl L. Haehl contests a beat about military utility of weapons referencing an M1 rifle in a high school course. Vincent A. Muirhead endorses city sidewalk maintenance and equitable funding, urging approval of city expenditures.
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Earl L. Haehl
Lawrence
Krishtalka climate science view in Tuesday paper
James Barnes argues for accepting Professor Leonard Krishtalka's climate findings amid anti intellectualism. He asserts ninety nine percent of climatologists agree and urges following expert guidance over a lone dissenter.
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Leonard Krishtalka
Krishtalka
James Barnes
Lawrence
Tax hike ballot hides true costs and structure
Rich Lorenzo argues the upcoming special election obscures the full taxpayer burden. He says a half penny sales tax plus property tax increases to fund a new jail will total about $5 million yearly, with $55 million in projects paid over 20 years but taxes permanent. He criticizes stacking mental health and jail funding on one ballot and accuses the county of language manipulation approved by the state.
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Rich Lorenzo
Lawrence
Letters to the Editor Submission Details
Letters can be submitted by mail to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 or by email at letters jworld com.
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Lawrence
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