Lawrence Resounds as LGBTQ Protections Move Forward
Editorial lauds the 6-3 Supreme Court ruling protecting sexual orientation from discrimination, noting Lawrence’s 1995 law as a pioneer. It credits activists and ordinary people, urges ongoing work against prejudice, and praises Justice Gorsuch for breaking ranks, calling for broader courage and thought.
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Aunt Jemima and racial justice push sweep across America
Leonard Pitts argues that the removal of Aunt Jemima from pancake boxes signals a broader reckoning over white privilege and systemic racism sparked by George Floyd's death. He notes NFL stance shifts, NASCAR actions, and growing Black Lives Matter momentum while acknowledging deep fear about whether progress will endure.
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Call for city county resource reallocation to cut jail population
A local call urges financial equity in housing education and health care and shift funds from punishment toward treatment. It cites Natapoff on misdemeanors and cites a Kansas City incident, arguing rethinking camping ordinances traffic enforcement and policing history while expanding crisis worker roles to protect communities fairly.
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Alexandra Natapoff
Kansas City
Public Forum on Homelessness and Mental Health in Lawrence
Lawrence community members present a public forum on homelessness addiction and mental health. Attendees praise volunteers leaders and a cooperative police presence while urging factual reporting and meaningful change Jennifer Kimball Brown signs off for the Lawrence paper.
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Jennifer Kimball Brown
Readers Debate Confederate Statues and Homeless Campgrounds
Carl Burkhead argues statue removal is self righteous. Piet Knetsch cites moral reparations and German parallels. Ray Finch worries downtown squalor from homeless camps near Ninth and Massachusetts and impacts business.
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Letters Written For Publication At Ljworld
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Old Hometown in 1870 Kansas Daily Tribune item
The June 21 1870 issue notes a 93 degree afternoon heat, a rare night blooming cereal flower eight inches across seen at Bob Wilson's, and an accident at L L and G A R machine shop injuring machinist Perley Jeffries with hopes of recovery. A Scandinavian Society picnic is planned at Haskell’s grave on June 26.
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