Opinion

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Opinion: Artificial intelligence will never replace doctors

Some noise has been made lately about the imminent redundancy of the job of physician, thanks to the ascendancy of artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology. The latest volley in the discussion comes via a JAMA essay, terrifyingly titled, “Will Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Aided ...

Opinion: A case of educational malpractice

Everybody, according to an old saying of unknown but apparently wise origin, is an expert at raising other people’s kids. One child of recent national interest is the daughter of Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist who led “The 1619 Project,” a controversial and Pulitzer Prize-winning ...

Opinion: A race against Christian nationalism

The Rev. Adam Hamilton is running against Christian nationalism. Will he win? The pastor of the huge, nine-campus Church of the Resurrection in the Kansas City area, Hamilton was recently attacked on X by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Reposting a clip from a sermon in which Hamilton called for ...

Opinion: What’s the matter with Kansas’ senators?

The home of Dwight Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart is rarely part of the national conversation — but that could be about to change. It is becoming clear that the race for Senate this year could be a huge upset. In the 19th century, Kansas was the scene of violent clashes over slavery, which ...

Letter to the editor: A way to support data centers

To the editor: The two articles about data centers in Saturday, Sept. 19's Lawrence Journal-World are excellent and definitely worth serious consideration. An interesting statistic about data centers across America is that originally 7,000 of them were proposed; 4,000 have already been built. ...