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JUSTICE
This Kansas jail found ways to lock up fewer mentally ill inmates
A teen’s death spurs changes. But do they go far enough?
Responding to a mental health crisis without badges or guns
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TRUSTING THE VOTE
Watch the recording of Journal executive editor Chris Green in conversation with magazine contributors and community leaders for a one hour livestream event.
The goal for Trusting the Vote was to give community members a deeper understanding of elections and voting in Kansas to spur thinking about how individuals in this state and nation might exercise leadership in navigating another daunting civic moment.
Special guests included:
- Barbara Shelly, Journal contributor
- Joel Mathis, Journal contributor
- Karen Dillon, Journal contributor
- Mark McCormick, Journal contributor
- Tabitha Lehman, former Sedgwick County election commissioner
CIVIc IsSUES: IN FOCUS
Cease Fire: The Stories
Getting past being triggered in the debate over guns and public safety.
In dealing with the Ogallala Aquifer, western Kansas is running out of water and time
In western Kansas, painful losses feel increasingly imminent. How will the people of Kansas respond?
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