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 election revealed affordability as a dominant concern, with healthcare costs as a major component. Reducing the current $5.3 trillion annual cost falls into four categories. One would be using less healthcare services. This runs the risk of allowing mild, treatable ...
For decades, big box stores have been a big argument in Lawrence. In the mid-1990s, it was Super Target. There was a lot of community angst that Super Target was going to be a super threat to downtown Lawrence. A couple of years later, it was Borders bookstore. There was a lot of angst that ...
Republicans have a lot of things to worry about after their catastrophic 2026 midterm, and one of them might be Jon Ossoff, the newly reelected Democratic senator from Georgia. The presidential buzz had begun even before Ossoff won reelection by 18 points in purplish Georgia, and will get ...
Thank you, Mr. President. That’s what courteous Democrats might say to Donald Trump for the immense (and I’m sure involuntary) assistance he lent to their historic sweep in last week’s midterm elections. After all, right up until Election Day, Trump did all he could to amplify the ...
So, that’s what a competitive Senate race looks like. Millions of dollars flood the state, broadening the campaign, multiplying attack ads and intensifying political discourse. Journalists from major news organizations descend, writing stories, spotlighting local issues and engaging with ...
The headline item from Tuesday’s elections is that Democrats wiped out Republicans in the House and the Senate. Congratulations. But do our newly minted senators, with their terms ending in January 2033, realize that they will be the cohort of legislators who face the exhaustion of Social ...
