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.
To the editor: The recent opinion piece, “What if we’d treated factories like data centers?” by Rich Lowry omitted several directly relevant facts. There would be less public pushback if data centers were treated like factories. Zoning often allows data centers to be located in or next ...
To the editor: Recently I watched as my 7-year-old grandson climbed the steps for his second-grade year in Lawrence schools. I saw all the smiles from the teachers, the hugs from the parents, the happy faces of kids who were seeing friends again from the previous year. Then, I also recently ...
To the editor: Voter rejection of the last two Constitutional amendments amounts to a landslide renunciation of the Kansas Legislature. Clearly and justifiably, the courts have broader base of public support than the current Statehouse majority. If this out-of-touch Legislature continues to be ...
To the editor: I read with alarm the article “White House moves forward with Head Start overhaul,” published in the Lawrence Journal-World Aug. 7, 2026. Mr. President, you’re overhauling Head Start? Why? Why are you focusing on this tiny program in our country’s mammoth budget? This ...
To the editor: Sen. Roger Marshall recently criticized the Rev. Adam Hamilton, his opponent in the upcoming election, as “Woke" and therefore unqualified for the position. I have known many Methodist pastors and congregants over many years, and they have all been “awake” to the teaching ...
To the editor: I read with a mixture of anger, frustration and disappointment a recent article in the LJW about the CDC’s "zombie programs." One program, authorized by Congress yet not funded ($41 million), is the Alzheimer’s initiative. My late mother suffered from dementia for about the ...