Kansas senators block public defender for judge post
Opinion piece denounces Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and lawmakers for denying Carl Folsom III a Court of Appeals position over a former client's alleged child porn, arguing the move defies Sixth Amendment counsel rights and undermines justice while praising Folsom's commitment to law and public service.
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States must prevent election fiasco in absentee voting
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius analyzes how states including West Virginia expanded absentee ballots during the COVID 19 pandemic, noting 85 percent return rate and urging officials to safeguard election integrity amid partisan tensions. He cites statements by officials and urges vigilance and patience for a potentially lengthy post election count.
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Washington Post Writers Group
Privilege barrier to the editor
David Burress of Lawrence challenges Ken Meyers June letter urging understanding while accusing protesters of chaos and condemning responses to killings of George Floyd and police violence. Burress argues white privilege masks root causes and undermines dialogue about racism and systemic injustice.
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David Burress
Lawrence
Public forum on a 400-year trauma and racial justice
Alice L. Karakas Neuman calls on readers to acknowledge the enduring slave era harms, from slavery and Jim Crow to redlining and police brutality, urging collective action as trauma resurfaces across generations and communities.
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Alice L. Karakas Neuman
Lawrence
Public reaction letter on Floyd case and jail expansion
Karen L Heeb argues that George Floyd’s past does not justify his death and urges restraint by police. She supports pausing jail expansion, proposing mental health and addiction services instead, citing COVID-19 inmate reductions and the need for equal rights nationwide.
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Karen L. Heeb
Lawrence
Trauma and outrage after George Floyd killing and brutality
A reflective note on police violence against George Floyd and others. The author describes collective grief anger and the need for change while recognizing trauma and generational impact in American society.
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