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As Legislature prepares to return, let Kansas show the way again
Let’s remember a better time, a time when many of us were immensely proud of Kansas. It wasn’t so long ago, Aug. 2, in fact, that the residents of the state surprised the nation by voting to protect abortion rights, the first state to have a post-Roe referendum on abortion. Those of us who appreciate […]
Signs of the times, both in my neighborhood and life
Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Jeffrey Ann Goudie is a Topeka-based freelance writer and book critic. Before I left for a short May trip to Massachusetts, our historic Topeka neighborhood sported four […]
Let Kansas be Kansas, in all its beauty and nuance
Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Jeffrey Ann Goudie is a Topeka-based freelance writer and book critic. Last fall, eating out with friends, my pal Marcia asked us sister expats how we felt […]
If we start seeing Kansas as dots of blue and red, it looks like a place of possibilities
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Jeffrey Ann Goudie is a Topeka-based freelance writer and book critic. How we frame what we see shapes and, yes, frames us. On Election Day, my […]