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: I have no doubt that the current construction on Ninth Street is entirely necessary and a wise use of our tax dollars. But I see the fallout for excellent businesses like 9th Street Mexican Tacos and it makes me angry. Rebuilding our infrastructure shouldn't be so harmful to ...
Fifth Avenue swarms with tourists grinning at the fabulous scene as retailers cash in on the cheer. Christmas in New York is a Rockettes kick line of store windows awash in fantasy and light spectaculars. But something is missing from the big show this year. That would be Donald Trump. In ...
“The presidency,” former President Franklin Roosevelt observed, “is not merely an administrative office. That is the least part of it. It is preeminently a place of moral leadership.” We learn as children to respect the office of the president and to pay attention to the conduct and the ...
To the editor: During this time of partisan rancor and governmental disfunction at the highest levels, it is reassuring to see that our local county continues to deliver outstanding service in supporting our infrastructure. I’m referring specifically to the recently completed bridge ...
To the editor: The Lawrence Journal-World on Dec. 12 ran an article headlined “Local crisis line to retire its number. The article referenced previously reported that “approximately 80% of the staff at Headquarters last year signed a letter demanding the resignation of the entire board ...
To the editor: I read with alarm the mayor’s recent vision for Lawrence: more buildings, more annexed land, more housing developments. What I did not read was a single word about climate change. Not one acknowledgment of the environmental consequences of this expansion. Not one plan for ...