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To the editor: Bob Lewis, a state representative from Garden City, said in a recent legislative hearing that “Lawrence is crazy.” I realize that Lewis may have been trying to be humorous, but I don’t think that this comment was appropriate in a public, legislative setting. I have lived ...
To the editor: For many years I have been concerned about the “go to” economic strategy called “GROWTH”. This basically means annexing city land and expanding infrastructure for development or adding more population density to existing parts of the city, thus increasing the population ...
To the editor: In 2015, during the Obama Administration, a historic peace treaty with Iran was achieved after 20 months of intensive negotiation. It insured that Iran, under rigorous inspections would refrain from developing a nuclear weapon. This was a remarkable diplomatic achievement, ...
To the editor: I’ve been reading about the current president’s plan for a monument to honor him. How do I keep him from using any of my tax money to pay for this travesty? Sharon L. Hettinger, Lawrence
To the editor, I so appreciated the column by Andrew Napolitano in the Friday, April 10, 2026 edition of the Lawrence Journal-World. It was an interesting way to develop a column, as it was made up entirely of questions. I counted 67 questions altogether, most of which have been heavily on the ...
To the editor: I am totally fed up with the Royals. I paid for so-called “Royals.TV” but couldn’t watch a single game on my TV. After missing a couple of weeks of games I gave up and canceled. I can watch the Chiefs without some expensive, difficult to use package. Why not the ...