Views From Kansas Urges Vaccination Over Politics
An editorial calls for ending vaccine politicization and promoting COVID-19 shots as safe and necessary. It cites public figures agreeing to vaccinate publicly, notes trust issues in Black communities, and stresses ongoing safety messaging, masking, distancing, and testing while vaccines roll out.
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Quinton Lucas
Kansas City Star
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Kansas
Laura Kelly
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Kelly
Jerry Moran
Missouri
Mike Parson
Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes
Royals
Salvador Pérez
Elvis Presley
Belief and doubt collide as Trump era faith tested
A columnist argues that public Christian support for Trump’s election challenges weakens faith, warning that religious leaders endorsing political lies erode trust. The piece urges Advent hope and humility, citing Bonhoeffer and biblical figures to frame faith as dependence on external grace rather than prowess.
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Metaxas
Advent
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Zechariah
Elizabeth
Simeon
Anna
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Jesus
Runaway prisoners shake city in noon escape
Old Hometown News reports two prisoners fled from the city rock pile at noon today. The Meth odist community held baptisms yesterday. Weather moderated today, skating undisturbed. John Speer plans a Jim Lane biography in about three months. New city directories are being delivered and deemed satisfactory. Eudora schools reopened this morning after over a month of diphtheria closure.
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John Speer
Jim Lane
Eudora
Impossible situation letter to the editor on school reopening
David Peace of Lawrence writes in this letter to the Journal World about the Lawrence school district’s in person learning debate. He argues the school board, volunteer members, face an impossible dilemma between health risks and remote learning shortcomings.
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Journal- World
Lawrence
David Peace
Profiles in Courage cited by Kansans and Ross
Readers recall John F. Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage highlighting Edmund G. Ross of Kansas. Observers note the enduring debate over Kennedy’s historical interpretation and its impact on biographical praise.
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John F. Kennedy
Courage
Edmund G. Ross
Kansas
Kennedy
Public Forum critique of GOP leaders amid democracy concerns
Virgil W. Dean responds to Republican officials including Pompeo Roberts Moran Marshall for backing Trump and undermining democratic norms. He cites Michael Gerson and warns that denying electoral legitimacy risks civil conflict, urging adherence to democratic values and institutional restraint.
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Mike Pompeo
Donald Trump
Pat Roberts
Jerry Moran
Roger Marshall
Trump
America
George W. Bush
Michael Gerson
Journal-World
Virgil W. Dean
Lawrence
Thankful note to Lawrence Police Department for neighborly courtesy
A Lawrence couple credits the Lawrence Police Department for an above and beyond act of courtesy. An officer alerted them when a garage door was left open during a burglary surge, returning to the home at 1:30 a.m. on December 3 to warn and protect them. Sally and Tom Lundblad express gratitude for the department's vigilant service.
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LPD
Sally
Tom Lundblad
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