The Washington Post, beginning Nov. 1, 2019, will allow its syndicated columns to appear only in print. The columns will still be available as part of our e-edition newspaper online, but they will not be available as separate pieces on our website, ljworld.com. These columnists include George Will, David Ignatius, Michael Gerson and others. This does not affect other columnists like Leonard Pitts, Mona Charen, Connie Schultz and Mark Shields, who are not affiliated with the Washington Post.
It is unfortunate but also ironically appropriate that national efforts to celebrate the nation’s birth have been rattled by internal disputes over how that birth should be celebrated. “Who controls the past controls the future,” wrote George Orwell in “1984.” “Who controls the ...
To the editor: Remember the primary election in August 2022? Some legislators attempted to change the Kansas constitution to remove the constitutional right to abortion. By placing this amendment question on the primary election ballot, I believe these legislators hoped to increase the ...
To the editor: It's no surprise that few children walk to school (see LJW 7/1/26) because Lawrence, sadly, does not have a pedestrian-friendly culture. The city could help by enforcing traffic laws, especially those requiring drivers to stop at stop signs and for pedestrians in crosswalks; ...
Walking around my Wichita neighborhood over the past several days, I noticed something about the yard signs encouraging people to “Vote No” on the constitutional amendment to allow for the popular election of Kansas Supreme Court justices in one month’s time. They are, in their color, ...
“Which is better — to be ruled by one tyrant 3,000 miles away or by 3,000 tyrants one mile away?” — Rev. Mather Byles (1706-1788) Does it really matter if the instrument curtailing liberty is a monarch or a popularly elected legislature? This conundrum, along with the witty version ...
Congress loves to wrap legislation in the language of the public interest. This year’s surface transportation reauthorization bill is no exception. Supporters describe the House Transportation Committee-passed package as a major safety bill designed to make America’s transportation system ...