Opinion

As hate speech targeting LGBTQ people increases among some far-right influencers and others online, experts are warning that extremist groups may see the rhetoric as a call to action. Such may have been the case when 31 members of the neo-Nazi group Patriot Front were arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Saturday and charged with conspiracy to riot at a Pride event, said Sophie Bjork-James, an assistant professor in anthropology at Vanderbilt University who researches the white nationalist movement, racism and hate crimes in the U.S.

To the editor: On Aug. 2, you will have a one-time opportunity to use your power, as a voter in a democracy, to vote for a constitutional amendment that will decide the future for Kansas.

As public pressure mounts for more information on the deadly Uvalde school shooting, some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released — even to the victims’ families — once the case is closed.

To the editor: America is an exceptional nation that believes “We The People” are quite capable of governing ourselves. We don’t need kings, queens or other so-called elites telling us what to do or what to think.

To the editor: We, the people, get to vote for state officials every two to four years. We do not get to vote for non-elected judges except if they should be retained.