"Our new test-optional reality is more complicated. Just as we have morphed back into our pre-pandemic habits in other ways, we are backsliding into our old habits with standardized college admissions tests," Eric Thomas writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
"Candidates should be judged this year on their position regarding the defense of our democracy. Did they condone the Big Lie about voter fraud, or worse, help spread the lie?" Thomas Weiss writes in this letter to the Times.
"After Kansas voters defeated an attempt to give the Republican-controlled Legislature more power on Aug. 2, Republican lawmakers are trying to take power once again in November," Amii Castle writes in this letter to the Times.
“The staff was also extremely sensitive and helpful . in consideration of cultural needs regarding certain animals that are significant culturally to different Native American tribes' beliefs,” Jennifer Attocknie writes in this letter to the Times.
In Turkey, green protests can go beyond environmental issues and include demands for more inclusive and transparent governance. But while climate activism can help keep the opposition alive, the country’s democratic future is still in question.